I drove home from Dundee on Tuesday and took in Cartwright Hall, Bradford which added several hours to the journey. The exhibition celebrated the silk manufacturing in Vctorian times in Bradford. The world's largest mill weaving velvet was Manningfields in Bradford. The exhibition showed some students design books
In addition to Victorian velvets and sumptuous wedding dresses there were several items of silk from present day workers, both in the Indian sub-continent and in Bradford. There was a very good video with lots of workers talking. There was a wall of small samples of which one is shown below. All modern and all exquisite. Vaux le voyage as Michelin says. It is on until September.
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