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Textile Takeover

Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0EU
A rag rug make at the Ulster Folk Museum

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Shop vintage, learn skills to repair your favourite clothes and discover sustainable textiles at Textile Takeover on Saturday 12th October. We'll be joined by a range of experts, makers, designers and sellers on this exciting day of demonstrations, talks, and stalls.

Here at the Folk Museum, we are passionate about textiles and sustainability. We can learn so much from our collections about how people created, valued, repaired and reused textiles in the past. And now, we want to share these skills with you!

Shop sustainable fashion with Sally Vintage and bag some new-to-you bargains with Switch by EnvironmentalÉadaí. Bring your damaged garments along and get one-on-one guidance from the experts at Bangor Repair Café. Try embroidery with Angeline Murphy Design and watch demos from crocheting to rag rugging, where we'll be giving scrap fabrics from our costume department a new life. Get hands-on with the linen-making process with our in-house weaver, and learn about patchworking from the Northern Ireland Patchwork Guild.

Get inspired by makers and entrepreneurs forging a sustainable fashion industry, including Mourne Textiles and Jump the Hedges.

What to know:

-Drop in at the Parochial Hall to see demonstrations, chat with our stall holders and shop vintage

-Step into the Reawakening Hub to take part in the switch clothes swap

-Head to the Picture House to enjoy a series of talks on all things textiles and sustainability

-This event includes general admission to Ulster Folk Museum’

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Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Adult£11.50 per ticket
Child£7.00 per ticket
Family£24.50 per ticket
Concession£9.00 per ticket

Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.

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