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Creative bespoke speciality woven cloth and finished products, designed and woven to order in Bristol, UK.

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We've already had some lovely visitors this morning, we'll hopefully see some more of you soon! Lots of yarn, blankets and cloth available. 🧶🐏🧵✂️ taken in The Bristol Weaving Mill Ltd. by @bristol_weaving

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We're open!! Come and say hello in the beautiful sunshine. We're until 3pm today, and 10am-3pm tomorrow ✂️🧶🐏 taken in The Bristol Weaving Mill Ltd. by @bristol_weaving

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Looking forward to our open day! We have new end of roll fabrics added since last time, come and take a look. There will be yarn and products for sale and weaving demonstrations! It looks like perfect weather for a textile day out... 🌞🤍🧵🧶✂️ by @bristol_weaving

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Enjoy a Bristol textile trail next weekend! Our textile neighbours @mademywardrobe and @nofrillsknitting also have a moving sale and pop-up on the same weekend as our open day. Why not make a day of it on Saturday and visit us all! Ask us on the day for directions or coffee stops. Looking forward to seeing you there 🧶🐏🪡🧵✂️

Bristol Weaving Mill are also open on the Friday, No Frills Knitting and Made My Wardrobe are open on Sunday. by @bristol_weaving

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Join us for our Autumn open days! As part of @sustainablefashionweek_uk we're opening our doors for visitors to come and say hello. Yarn, cloth and products will be available to buy, plus we'll have hand and industrial weaving demonstrations going on. We're looking forward to seeing you. Tag someone who might enjoy it! #sustainablefashionweek #bristolopendoors #bristolopenstudios by @bristol_weaving

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A pinch-me moment today! First time seeing the new Temple Quarter University of Bristol campus, and our textile pieces as part of artist Ellie Shipman’s Soft Monument, a collection of works tracing and paying tribute to the hidden role of women in shaping Bristol’s industrial history.

It’s been a dream project to work on, with a dream team - not only Ellie and our very talented weavers and designers at Dash + Miller and The Bristol Weaving Mill, but the wider community of artists, creatives, makers, designers and community groups who have been part of this process. The teams at Bristol University and The Contemporary Art Society have also been wonderful to work with, incredibly supportive and collaborative.

Panels and cushions woven in British wool from @knollyarns using a combination of handloom and industrial weaving, at our Bristol design studio and Weaving Mill, and stitched in the same building by @jokototailoring all less than a mile away from the Temple Quarter campus.

And to top it off, a write up in The Guardian (and a tiny photo too)!

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@bristol_weaving
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@contemporaryartsociety taken in Bristol Temple Meads railway station by @bristol_weaving

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Soft Monument - final reveal! Today I visited the site to put the finishing touches to Soft Monument @bristol_uni_publicart @contemporaryartsociety and document it all together with the floor cushions in situ, and seat upholstery by @catupholstery.

Here it is! Details below.

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Soft Monument, 2024 - 2026

Soft Monument is an ode to the invisible labour of women - the work which rarely receives its
own monument but is monumental in effort, sacrifice and repetition as well as joy.

The artwork traces the role of women in shaping industrial history, from Barton Hill to the
wider world. Four large-scale yet familiar objects represent weavers, welders, seamstresses,
and the domestic labour of unnamed women. Geometric repeat patterns evoke the rhythms
and cycles of industry, reminding us of the threads across generations which connect us to
place.

The monument becomes the negative space within the circle of soft, wool panels which hold
invisible conversations, ideas and reflections, honouring those whose unseen contributions
have supported people in this space to gather, connect and innovate.

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Soft Monument is made of British wool and mild steel. It was fabricated by local women-led
businesses: woven by Dash & Miller @dashandmiller and the Bristol Weaving Mill @bristol_weaving ; metalwork by Dizzi Lombardo @thirteen.thirty.0ne and Lottie Smith @foragedsmith and pieced together by Jokoto Tailoring @jokototailoring

#publicart #textilesculpture #weaving by @bristol_weaving

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a month ago

A rare opportunity!

This October, a space within our creative multi-occupancy building in central Bristol is becoming available. Please share far and wide 🙏😊🙏.

All enquiries to juliet@bristolweavingmill.co.uk

Thank-you! ❤️ taken in The Bristol Weaving Mill Ltd. by @bristol_weaving

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Today was the culmination of 2 and a half years of work: installing my public artwork Soft Monument at the University of Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.

It was incredible to see my designs come to life and wrap around the communal seating area of the Story Exchange one by one.

The amount of people who have worked so hard to bring this project to life behind the scenes is astounding, and I am very grateful and honoured to have your support and backing as the project has developed. The building will be open to the public from 7th Sept - come and see it!

Many, many thanks to:

Production team: Megan O’Shea at @contemporaryartsociety ; Martha Crean and Nicki Kent @bristol_uni_publicart ; the whole Public Art Advisory Panel and University of Bristol team; Programme Artist Jack Stiling @stilings_workshop

Engagement programme contributors: Ayeeyo and Awoowo @ayeeyoandawoowo and Barton Hill History Group (see Facebook); Dr Rhiannon Daniels and team @bristolcommonpress ; WTF Workshops @wtfworkshops and local women who learnt welding; Barton Hill Microcampus team.

Fabrication team: the entire crew at @bristol_weaving and @dashandmiller for weaving the panels; metalwork fabrication by Dizzi Lombardo @thirteen.thirty.0ne and Lottie Smith @foragedsmith ; sewing and piecing by @jokototailoring and upholstery by @catupholstery

Install support: Spike Island technical team @spikeisland ; SRM @wearemcalpine and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios @fcbstudios

Documentation: Beeston Media @beestonmedia

Thanks to many others I don’t have space to name and all those I didn’t meet who set this project in motion and kept it going. I appreciate you all!

#publicart #weaving #textileart by @bristol_weaving

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2 months ago

Mike has entered the building! 😆

More information to follow soon, it’s a really exciting development for us. For now, a huge thank-you to the team @sudburysilkmills for all their hard work helping us make this possible. 🙏❤️ taken in The Bristol Weaving Mill Ltd. by @bristol_weaving

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We were thrilled to be featured in the Summer edition of @foodlifestylesw ! There are still a few colourways of our first original BWM blankets available on our website. #foodlifestyle #summerblanket #summerevening by @bristol_weaving

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3 months ago

So excited for our next round of the Community Weave Project!

Gearing up for our autumn production, there's still time to get involved and order your own blankets or cloth using the beautiful Welsh wool shared warp.

A simple standard offering as a finished hopsack weave blanket or cloth can be easily ordered with your own weft yarns (or we can help source these).

If you are looking for a particular pattern then we are happy to chat and create a bespoke punchcard for you (slide 4!).

For any questions or further information please send us a message at info@bristolweavingmill.co.uk

#weaving #britishmade #localwool #spinners #textiledesign by @bristol_weaving

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