A community art project in Farsley is inviting residents to attend the culmination of its work celebrating textiles and stories.
Residents have been bringing their textiles, sharing stories and have their cherished pieces photographed. Each story is captured in a large-scale mural that resembles a patchwork quilt. The unveiling of the finished piece will take place on 3 May.
Local artist Alaina Dunne launched Spinning Tales last year, receiving funding from the Leeds Cultural Investment Programme. The project explores people’s emotional connection with textiles and fabrics.
Alaina said: “We had 70 people take part in the project over two photography session and the stories that everyone shared were emotive and uplifting.
“Coupled with the brightly covered, sometimes intricate textiles, the final pieces look like a patchwork of the community, telling the stories of peoples lives.”
The final piece will be displayed across three murals which will be situated outside each of the three primary schools in Farsley: Westroyd Primary School, Farsley Springbank Primary School and Farfield Primary School.
Alaina added: “We really hope people can see from this project how textiles give us powerful links to the past, to our families and friends, and bring us comfort and joy.
“So many of these pieces have been kept because they hold special memories, and we heard time and time again throughout the photography sessions, how important it was for people to take them out of their hiding places and hold them again.”
The celebration event will be at Westroyd Primary School on Saturday, 3 May from 1pm. There will be drinks and cakes available and people will be able to discover where their precious piece of textiles is being displayed.
“It will give us the opportunity to say a huge thank you to our photographer Tom Jackson, who took great care of all of the participants and their treasured items,” she added.
“Also to Jaynie Batty for designing the final pieces and Sunny Bank Mills and Farsley Community Hub and Library for hosting our photography sessions and finally to the Farsley Farmers Market and Leeds City Council’s Cultural Investment Programme for funding the project work.”
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