Textiles
Whitchurch Silk Mill is a bespoke weaving mill producing fine silk fabrics to order. We have a well-trained staff working on historic machinery to produce high quality fabric. We purchase silk yarn dyed to our requirements and process the yarn through to finished fabric.
This section contains information for teachers in Primary schools and teachers or their students at Secondary level and higher.
Primary schools
From Fibre to Fabric - photo story showing the processes at the mill
Teaching suggestions - for use in the classroom
Secondary schools
Weaving production - information about our business
Textile designs - images showing fabrics designed and woven at the mill
You may download information sheets on the yarns used at the mill and the fabrics produced here in Word format.
Textile Resource Pack - Now available
A resource pack containing the following is now available. Although aimed primarily at textile teachers in secondary schools, the pack provides good resource materials for teachers working with children of all ages, as well as for youth workers, textile students etc
The pack contains:
- History of Whitchurch Silk Mill
- Information about Whitchurch Silk Mill
- Yarns Information Sheet
- Fabrics Information Sheet
- Fabric samples
- Yarn samples. CD Rom of warping.
- Activity for designing a striped warp. Design a repeat stripe for a customer.
- Pattern weaving with paper to show how a 4 shaft loom works. Template for paper weaving and instructions on creating different weave patterns with a 4 shaft loom.
- Glossary of terms
- Education Activities at the Mill
- Risk Assessment Template and guildance for school visits.
Price £9.95 + £1.25 P+P
Please phone the Mill to order a copy on 01256 892065
