Textile Emporium at the Framework Knitters Museum

13/03/2023

Last week we welcomed back VIP guest Audrey Winkler You may be able to tell by Audrey’s brightly coloured clothes that she’s a fashion icon. As well as owning her own knitwear company and editing fashion magazines/making TV appearances she was a trustee then chairwoman for our award winning independent museum. Great to see you and your family Audrey 🧶

14/02/2020

A photo like this always gives me great pleasure. The draper's cupboard on the left is very familiar. It used to live in my shop when I had a retail outlet in Wirksworth. It is still doing yeoman service in the Textile Emporium at the Framework Knitters Museum. Recycling indeed.

09/09/2019

Artists Without Borders
Yulia Ustinova, is creating soft sculptures from crochet with a sculptural form inside. There is nothing granny about her work. It is bold, direct and brings a smile to the viewer.
Yulia has been formally trained in art and has taken her training along with using the old craft of crochet to sculpture her ‘big women’ or in Russian, “tetki” – it means uneducated and ungroomed women.
text via www.zoneonearts.com.au

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13/08/2019

Looks good enough to eat.

How wonderful is this cake that won first prize at our local district agricultural show at the weekend? Fantastic effort we say!!

22/05/2017

Do you enjoy a bit of wartime nostalgia? Then you'll love our WWII-themed event, Swing Back to the 1940s, on Bank Holiday Monday from 11am to 4pm!

There'll be swing dancing in the Chapel, hairdressers to recreate those authentic wartime hairstyles, a street party, stalls selling vintage collectibles and much more. You can even enjoy a pint of our very own real ale, Frame Breaker, in a vintage dimpled pint pot!

Best of all, the event is FREE to attend! Come along for a fun day out for all the family, whatever the weather.

10/04/2017

12/03/2017

21/02/2017

Great news – we’ve raised £713 through the Co-op Local Community Fund so far! Big thanks to all the local Co-op members who have chosen to support our Key Stage 1 and 2 education project - you're adding to our total every time you buy selected Co-op brand products.

We’ve still got 6 weeks to spread the word and get more members to back our cause. Co-op members who haven’t yet chosen a cause in our local community have built up £3,739 – and the more members that choose the museum, the larger our share will be of the final total.

So if you know of anyone who shops in our local Co-op, please ask them to choose the museum as their cause if they haven't already!

30/01/2017

Visit our Contact page for details of how to find us by car or bus.Opening times1st FEBRUARY – 23rd DECEMBERWednesday – Saturday11.00am – 4.30pm*1st APRIL – 30th SEPTEMBERAlso Sundays1.30pm – 4.30pm* *Last entry to museum at 4pmWE ARE OPEN ALL BANK HOLIDAY MONDAYS!Please note that we close in Januar...

19/01/2017

21/12/2016

It may be hidden away in a commuter village but the Framework Knitters Museum has become one of Nottinghamshire's heritage success stories. Under manager Paul Baker's five-year leadership the little...