Textiles

Whitchurch Silk Mill is a bespoke weaving mill producing fine silk fabrics to order. We have a well-trained staff working on historic machinery to produce high quality fabric. We purchase silk yarn dyed to our requirements and process the yarn through to finished fabric.

This section contains information for teachers in Primary schools and teachers or their students at Secondary level and higher.

Primary schools

From Fibre to Fabric - photo story showing the processes at the mill

Teaching suggestions - for use in the classroom

Secondary schools

Weaving production - information about our business

Textile designs - images showing fabrics designed and woven at the mill

You may download information sheets on the yarns used at the mill and the fabrics produced here in Word format.