Upcoming Events
Dragon's Den - Dukinfield & Stalybridge Rotary
THREAD & BUTTER COLLECTIVE CIC are delighted to be invited to share details of our wonderful community project to restore the weaving shed at Woodend Mill, and in particular our project ‘Threads Weave Stories…A Community Quilt’. This project will run for seven months from April 2026, everyone is welcome to be involved and you can find details here https://www.threadandbutter.org/community-quilt-project
SEWCIAL STITCHES GROUP
We are delighted to be sharing details of the Threads Weave Stories…A Community Quilt with the Sewcial Stitches Group at Mossley Community Centre.
Special Stitches Group are hopefully going to contribute to this beautiful project and we look forward to sharing details as it all unfolds.
TBC Board Meeting
Meeting of the board to discuss and progress matters relating to the Weaving Shed project
Threads Weave Stories...A Community Quilt
A Community Quilt…Our project, Threads Weave Stories – A Community Quilt, is about capturing those stories — some of which are in danger of being lost or forgotten.
Over several months, we’ll run a series of free, welcoming textile workshops, where local people can come along — once, or many times — and create small fabric squares. We’ll provide materials, resources, and inspiration, and for anyone who wants to explore further, we’re happy to share our passion and research into the textile heritage of this region.
Threads Weave Stories...A Community Quilt
A Community Quilt…Our project, Threads Weave Stories – A Community Quilt, is about capturing those stories — some of which are in danger of being lost or forgotten.
Over several months, we’ll run a series of free, welcoming textile workshops, where local people can come along — once, or many times — and create small fabric squares. We’ll provide materials, resources, and inspiration, and for anyone who wants to explore further, we’re happy to share our passion and research into the textile heritage of this region.
Each square will capture something personal about our textile heritage:
a memory of mill life
a family story
a saying, a skill, a rhythm
or simply what growing up in a mill town has meant to you
You don’t need sewing experience.
You just need a story, a memory, or a curiosity.
All the squares will then be brought together to form one large community quilt — a shared piece of living heritage.
Threads Weave Stories...A Community Quilt
A Community Quilt…Our project, Threads Weave Stories – A Community Quilt, is about capturing those stories — some of which are in danger of being lost or forgotten.
Over several months, we’ll run a series of free, welcoming textile workshops, where local people can come along — once, or many times — and create small fabric squares. We’ll provide materials, resources, and inspiration, and for anyone who wants to explore further, we’re happy to share our passion and research into the textile heritage of this region.
Each square will capture something personal about our textile heritage:
a memory of mill life
a family story
a saying, a skill, a rhythm
or simply what growing up in a mill town has meant to you
You don’t need sewing experience.
You just need a story, a memory, or a curiosity.
All the squares will then be brought together to form one large community quilt — a shared piece of living heritage.
Threads Weave Stories...A Community Quilt
A Community Quilt…Our project, Threads Weave Stories – A Community Quilt, is about capturing those stories — some of which are in danger of being lost or forgotten.
Over several months, we’ll run a series of free, welcoming textile workshops, where local people can come along — once, or many times — and create small fabric squares. We’ll provide materials, resources, and inspiration, and for anyone who wants to explore further, we’re happy to share our passion and research into the textile heritage of this region.
Each square will capture something personal about our textile heritage:
a memory of mill life
a family story
a saying, a skill, a rhythm
or simply what growing up in a mill town has meant to you
You don’t need sewing experience.
You just need a story, a memory, or a curiosity.
All the squares will then be brought together to form one large community quilt — a shared piece of living heritage.
Threads Weave Stories...A Community Quilt
A Community Quilt…Our project, Threads Weave Stories – A Community Quilt, is about capturing those stories — some of which are in danger of being lost or forgotten.
Over several months, we’ll run a series of free, welcoming textile workshops, where local people can come along — once, or many times — and create small fabric squares. We’ll provide materials, resources, and inspiration, and for anyone who wants to explore further, we’re happy to share our passion and research into the textile heritage of this region.
Each square will capture something personal about our textile heritage:
a memory of mill life
a family story
a saying, a skill, a rhythm
or simply what growing up in a mill town has meant to you
You don’t need sewing experience.
You just need a story, a memory, or a curiosity.
All the squares will then be brought together to form one large community quilt — a shared piece of living heritage.
Threads Weave Stories...A Community Quilt
A Community Quilt…Our project, Threads Weave Stories – A Community Quilt, is about capturing those stories — some of which are in danger of being lost or forgotten.
Over several months, we’ll run a series of free, welcoming textile workshops, where local people can come along — once, or many times — and create small fabric squares. We’ll provide materials, resources, and inspiration, and for anyone who wants to explore further, we’re happy to share our passion and research into the textile heritage of this region.
Each square will capture something personal about our textile heritage:
a memory of mill life
a family story
a saying, a skill, a rhythm
or simply what growing up in a mill town has meant to you
You don’t need sewing experience.
You just need a story, a memory, or a curiosity.
All the squares will then be brought together to form one large community quilt — a shared piece of living heritage.
Threads Weave Stories...A Community Quilt
A Community Quilt…Our project, Threads Weave Stories – A Community Quilt, is about capturing those stories — some of which are in danger of being lost or forgotten.
Over several months, we’ll run a series of free, welcoming textile workshops, where local people can come along — once, or many times — and create small fabric squares. We’ll provide materials, resources, and inspiration, and for anyone who wants to explore further, we’re happy to share our passion and research into the textile heritage of this region.
Each square will capture something personal about our textile heritage:
a memory of mill life
a family story
a saying, a skill, a rhythm
or simply what growing up in a mill town has meant to you
You don’t need sewing experience.
You just need a story, a memory, or a curiosity.
All the squares will then be brought together to form one large community quilt — a shared piece of living heritage.
TBC Board Meeting
Meeting of the board to discuss and progress matters relating to the Weaving Shed project
Tameside Creative Network
Global Grooves, Tameside’s fantastic local Carnival company, are taking over the Tameside Creative Network for a session at their home in the Vale in Mossley! Meet their Artistic Director and creative practitioners for a workshop exploring storytelling through the medium of shadow puppetry. Come and learn about the creative process of carnival and meet the creative and producer folk behind the magic!
There will also be our usual sharing of creative resources, notices, and news from Tameside and beyond, so feel free to bring any news of your latest projects or activities to share. It’s always lovely to hear what everyone has been up to!
There will be refreshments and chances to catch up over a cuppa as usual too. Everyone is welcome!
Mossley SOUP
What is Mossley SOUP?
Mossley SOUP is a way of promoting, raising funds, and celebrating great ideas to build a better community in Mossley. Enjoy a hot bowl of soup, some entertainment and help a local community idea blossom.
TBC Board Meeting
Meeting of the board to discuss and progress matters relating to the Weaving Shed project
TBC Board Meeting
Meeting of the board to discuss and progress matters relating to the Weaving Shed project
TBC Board Meeting
Meeting of the board to discuss and progress matters relating to the Weaving Shed project
TBC Board Meeting
Meeting of the board to discuss and progress matters relating to the Weaving Shed project
TBC Board Meeting
Meeting of the board to discuss and progress matters relating to the Weaving Shed project
Public meeting to share the project
STILL StandInG.
STILL special.
STILL MoSSLey’s...
Tucked away at Woodend Mill is a rare survivor: an historic
weaving shed with its distinctive saw-tooth roof and
beautiful “northern light” windows, designed to flood the floor
with even light so weavers could spot every flaw in the cloth.
It’s been silent for years. But not for much longer.
Soon, it will hum again with making, learning and life.
We’re at the start of something special and Mossley can make it happen.
By scanning the QR code, you can help bring this place back to life. Whether
it’s the price of a brew or a bigger show of support, every donation truly
makes a difference. Be part of Mossley’s next chapter.
Thread � Butter Collective is a group of local creatives working to restore this special
building and turn it into a welcoming place for making, exhibitions, skills-sharing and
community life. A space rooted in Mossley’s textile past and open to its creative future.
We’re at the start of a big journey and we’d love you to be part of it!