

Tue, 12 Nov
|Huddersfield
The Nettle Dress Screening
Join us for a screen of the Nettle Dress, a documentary that follows Allan Brown, who makes a dress from stinging nettles as a tribute to his late wife.
Time & Location
12 Nov 2024, 18:15 – 20:15
Huddersfield, The Piazza Centre, Unit 42-44 Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield HD1 2RS, UK
About the event
Join Thread Republic for our first film screening, the Nettle Dress is a captivating film that is a must see for textile enthusiasts. Refreshments provided.
Textile artist Allan Brown spends seven years making a dress by hand just from locally foraged stinging nettles. This is his medicine. It’s how he survives the passing of his wife, leaving him and their four children bereft, and how he finds a beautiful way to honour her.
Stunningly filmed by award-winning documentary maker Dylan Howitt, The Nettle Dress follows Allan's journey through seasons and years, foraging, spinning, weaving, cutting and sewing the cloth, before finally sharing a healing vision of the dress back in the woods where the nettles were picked, worn by one of his daughters.
A labour of love in the truest sense, The Nettle Dress is a modern-day fairytale and hymn to the healing power of nature and slow craft. It’s one story representing a huge groundswell of people rediscovering the joys of making. Actor Mark Rylance called the film “Exquisite and inspiring, beautiful and helpful for anyone suffering loss or grief”.
Healthy & Safety: during the workshop everyone will have their own materials and tools. Sanitiser and disinfectant will be available. If you feel unwell, please let us know and stay home. The space has level access. However, the toilet is upstairs.
Course Conditions: the workshop needs minimum numbers to run. In the unlikely event it doesn't meet this, the workshop will be cancelled and you will receieve a refund. Please don’t arrive more than 10 minutes before the workshop starts, unless previously discussed.
Refund Policy: your booking is secured by payment. If you choose to cancel, will will offer a refund up to 7 days before the event. However, after that no refund can be given.