Educational Activities

The free pack of cards, with the eight activities in brief, cover:
Dunkirk Mill Centre visits – an impressive water wheel drives historic machinery.
Gigg Mill Centre visits – interactive weaving demonstrations.
Resource Boxes – three boxes relating to the processes of the woollen trade past and present, including technology.  One box demonstrating Cogs, Levers and Cams.
Walking the Textile Landscape – map leaflets or guided walks.
Dyeing – natural dyeing and tie-dye workshops.
Felt making – handmade felt workshops.
In a Spin – the transformation of fleece by hand-spinning methods, demonstration and interactive session.
Victorian Families at the Mill – a resource CD of photographs, census and parish records. Can be reproduced for classroom use, and comes with a booklet of notes and suggestions.