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Episode 130: Knitting and Weaving Heritage in Yorkshire | #knitting | #weaving | #history

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Welcome along to my podcast! Today I'm taking you on a day out to an old weaving mill and share with you the interesting things that I saw and learned while I was there. I am especially excited to take you to the village of Dent, once home to the "terrible knitters of Dent" and tell you a bit about them. Time stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:14 Welcome 01:27 Drive and arrival at Farfield Mill 02:24 Farfield Mill cafe 02:48 Mill, river and water turbine 03:53 Old weaving looms 04:45 Working at the mill 06:38 Modern weaving on the top floor 07:23 Art studios and exhibition room 09:14 A wander around the shop 11:31 The Knitters of Dent 13:50 Dent village and more about the knitters 17:50 Final chat and purchases Piano today: Intro and Outro: To a Wild Rose by MacDowell Other music: For a wander around the shop, a piece by Scarlatti. Things I mentioned today: Art and craft workshops at Farfield Mill - https://www.farfieldmill.org/whats-on/workshops/ If you’d like to support me you can make a small donation on my Ko-Fi account https://ko-fi.com/mousiemakespod If you’d like to get in touch with me, my email address is: [email protected] Where you can find me: Full mousiemakes podcast playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlNpEYRfhFFUa6DcexrTs-HiIxrCiDQtZ mousiemakes podcasts 2022 playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlNpEYRfhFFXKCvqHRpcARUu_s49Vbclt Campervan Adventures playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlNpEYRfhFFWj9OEPtCdtosQrcFQrFPGi 'Gentle Words' poetry podcast playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlNpEYRfhFFUVpM3JUOYK5lkBr1WJrLFt My @mousiemakespod instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mousiemakespod

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