FAMILIES worked to create a joint piece of art last week.
From Wednesday, January 12, until Saturday, January 15, a large loom was placed in Broad Street Mall.
All visitors to the shopping centre could try their hand at weaving, thanks to organisers Jelly, a creative arts charity.
People were given colourful recycled fabrics to make a community textile.
The finished piece will be displayed in Jelly’s studio, located on the first floor in Broad St Mall.
And on the Saturday, the charity gave out smaller handmade cardboard looms to children and their families, so that they could take their woven art home to finish.
Emma Bradbury, from Jelly, said: “It was a lovely event.
“I have missed making and creating with our community.
She continued: “We had people join us who had never woven before and were curious to see what we were making and wanting to learn something new, and older people who shared stories with us of memories of making with their grandparents and a craft skill long forgotten.
“That is the magic of craft and making together, stories are shared, skills are swapped and new friends made.”
