Textile Tales project. Preserving textile workers' life stories in the East Midlands for future generations.
East Midlands, England
Joined May 2019
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Something to look for next time you're watching the rugby...textiletales.co.uk/history/t…
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We are delighted to announce that we have new #oralhistories coming into the archive from @TalesTextile documenting the stories of East Midlands textiles from 1980-2005. textiletales.co.uk/
@FWKMuseum @ntuhum @MidlandSounds @CUHLeicester @Erewash_Museum @MansfieldMuseum
Honestly didn't know what was on BBC4 tv tonight when we put up our latest post - thanks BBC! textiletales.co.uk/history/f…
What's the connection between 60's pop group Dave Clark Five and the East Midlands textile industry? textiletales.co.uk/history/s…
Cams, comb bars and driving blades - find out what the mechanics and engineers had to say about working in the textile industry: textiletales.co.uk/history/c…
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Tonya Outram @TrentUni did such a fabulous job of sharing the impact this project had on the decline of the textile industries. Not only have people learnt about East Midlands heritage, but I love that you have trained citizen historians along the way @TalesTextile @EastMidsOHA
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Some of the presentations from the Festival of Oral History 2020 are now online.
eastmidsoha.home.blog/2020/0…
#oralhistory
#FestOralHist
@uniofleicester @HyPIRUoL @CUHLeicester @OHS_Creative @OralHistorySoc @DWLresearch @MidlandSounds @TalesTextile @TapeLetters @adversecamber20
Excited to be talking about Textile Tales this afternoon at the EMOHA Oral History Festival
Getting festival-ready for our event this afternoon. The first ever East Midlands Oral History Archive's Festival of Oral History. Tickets have sold out and we're good to go.
#FestivalofOralHistory
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Watson Fothergill lace warehouse, 1897, corner of Stoney St & Barker Gate. Oriel windows, glazed turret & beautiful twin bartizans (pepper pots) #Nottingham #Nottinghamshire #architecture #Notts
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PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED | EMOHA Festival of Oral History | Thursday 30 July @ 13:30-16:00
Showcasing projects from across the region @NHSat70 @adversecamber20 @TalesTextile @TapeLetters & @HeritageFundUK.
Register now. Limited tickets.
eventbrite.com/e/emoha-festi…
Listen to some short textile tales audio clips from our roadshow interviews about working in the East Midlands textile industry textiletales.co.uk/history/l…. #oralhistories
"Gerrem off!" Read our timeline of the decline of the Textile industry during the 1980s in the East Midlands. textiletales.co.uk/history/t… #oralhistories
Some Textile Tales from Cooper and Roe. Invisible mending and Easter Bonnet parades. textiletales.co.uk @FWKMuseum @MansfieldMuseum
Happy Easter. Look at the lovely Easter bonnets from the Easter bonnet competition at Cooper and Roe, Ruddington. #oralhistory #textiles #nationallottery
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Quote of the day, in The Guardian, from a ‘tired teacher in Hastings’: I didn’t think the apocalypse would have this much admin...
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I’m a Dr.
I’m about to separate from my family within my home for ?? months.
So that I can keeping treating you, whilst trying to keep my family safe.
It hurts.
No hugs from my girls, no cuddles from my partner.
PLS socially distance NOW, to make my sacrifice worth it.
CfP - Transformative memory conference: disappearance or transformation of industries. Look forward to hearing how the textile industry compares with others... #oralhistories
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Sorting through some fab textiles at the store this afternoon! @MuseumofMaking @derbymuseums
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Had the most interesting day ‘drawing the threads’ symposium focused on #artschoolhistory #textileeducation @NTUArtandDesign with great contributions from @carolquarini @GailBaxterLace @Brittish_Design @Dorcasstories @ReginaBlaz and others
