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A spectacular fabric creation rolls into a new home at the Bradford Industrial Museum.
A Good Yarn is quite the sight – a gigantic yarn ball, three metres high and wide. It was created in May and June by 2,500 residents of BD10, who plaited vast quantities of found and donated fabric into a kilometre-long rope and then wound it into a ball. And following its rolls through the streets of BD10 (on 12 July) and the city centre (on 26 July, part of BD:Festival 2025), the yarn ball is going on display at Bradford Industrial Museum.
This special temporary exhibition features the ball itself – the brainchild of artist Luke Jerram, working in partnership with theatre company Bloomin’ Buds and created with the people of Bradford. Alongside it, you can hear a new soundscape stitched together by the Broken Orchestra that features stories and memories from many of the people and community groups who made the ball – from primary schoolchildren to elderly churchgoers.
One simple piece of fabric can carry a world of meaning. A Good Yarn – both the ball and the soundscape – pay tribute to the deep personal memories that, over time, become woven into simple pieces of cloth.
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Credits: Commissioned and produced by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture. Supported by Bradford District and Craven Mind and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
