The third cloth is constructed from silk fabrics
representing the aspirations of the Butterfield family as they move into Cliffe
Castle. When I first saw pictures of the
Castle in its heyday, I thought it was a Disney-like fantasy house, aloof
amongst the mills of Keighley. However,
when I walked around the town and looked up at the buildings, I realised that
they shared a common architectural style.
I love the round tower and domed roof of Russell Chambers.
In modern-day Keighley, North Street is resplendent with
fragile cherry blossom in the spring. I
have embellished the wall hanging with cherry trees: these are formed from
bleached outlines of plants with scraps of silk and organdie fabric appliqued with
silver thread trunks and branches.
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