Weaving the Future

In this heritage talk, you will explore how Britain’s textile industry is being reinvented for the 21st century. Using photographs taken over the past 120 years, Tim Smith will show how the innovative spirit that once powered the textile industry remains alive and well. Wool and cotton fuelled the first industrial revolution and, today, a vast array of fibres is driving a new revolution. Discover how traditional technologies are used in surprising ways to develop pioneering materials, from biomedical textiles used in the human body to aerospace vehicles exploring our solar system.