Programme - 16 October

13:00 – Registration and lunch

14:00 – Welcome by David Collinge, Chair of the Weavers’ Textile Committee

14:15 – Introduction by Sheila-Mary Carruthers

14:20 – “The Power and Attraction” of Colour delivered  by Harriet Wallace-Jones & Emma Sewell, Partners – Wallace Sewell

15:00 – “Manufacturing at Scale” delivered by Amanda McLaren (AW Hainsworth)

15.30 – “Finishing the Cloth” delivered by Paul Johnson, Managing Director – W.T. Johnson & Sons

15:50 – Break

16:10 – “Weaving the Future of Garment Manufacturing” delivered by Graysha Audren (Founder, WEFFAN)

16:50 – “Sustainability in Textiles” delivered by Professor Stephen Russell (Director, LITAC)

17:30 – Interactive Session with Speakers

18:15 – End of Day 1

19:15 – Reception and Dinner

Programme - 17 October

08:30 – Mill Visits, delegates will visit one of the following mills:

• Abraham Moon
• AW Hainsworth
• Camira Fabrics
• Marton Mills
• Stanley Mills

12:00 – Sandwich Lunch

13:00 – Setting the Path for your Career Trajectory by Elliot Barlow

13:30 – Career Perspectives, discussion with alumni students:

• Polly Armond (A W Hainsworth)
• Lucy Knights (Perennials & Sutherland)
• Jonny MacKinnon (Alex Begg)
• Natalie Mumford (Humphries Weaving)
• Sarah Price (Wooltex)

15:00 – Closing remarks by James Bagley