“Wool, Silk and Cotton” is a Calderdale Interfaith Initiative that aims to celebrate the textile heritage of the local area now named Calderdale (see local history) through a community textile art project. In this project individuals and groups will be invited and supported (provision of materials and design guidance) to produce decorative textile squares (12” squared) expressing some aspect of their cultural and/or local heritage in the design. The squares can be knitted, crocheted, embroidered or felted. They must mainly comprise of wool, silk or cotton.
The project will be an excellent vehicle for bringing and holding people together. We will approach many local crafting, faith and support groups to invite their participation in the project. Towards the end of the year of culture we will organise a “Stitching Together” event to join the squares into a banner that will then become a lasting shared resource for Calderdale. It will subsequently be exhibited in community centres, schools, libraries and places of worship around the borough as a tangible expression of social cohesion and cultural life.
We hope to hold the “Stitching Together” event in Halifax Town Hall.
All participating must document and film those who are agreeable and their chosen pieces.
Anne Linehan – Treasurer, Calderdale Interfaith – 07741 480557
lorettalinehan49@gmail.com