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AN ARTIST has appealed for help to weave a 70ft thread through homes in Helmshore to document the importance of the weavers’ mills. In her attempt to map the industrial heritage of the village, visual ...

One man could spin 50 strands of yarn using this machine. This machine was made at the loomshop of the Rhodes family of Diggle near Saddleworth, and was used at Helmshore Textile Mill for spinning ...

Helmshore Mills still have their original working machinery in situ Two mill museums with funding issues will be supported by a council while it discusses a possible handover to the National Trust.