Welcome to the Wrapping the Globe Presentation

The Stroud District is world-famous for the production of high quality woollen cloth. This was traded internationally.  So were other European-made woollen cloths.

Exeter-based conservator, Morwena Stephens, has been researching tradecloths from the South West of England.  This exhibition is based on her work with contributions from the other partner organisations.  It looks at:

• Cloth making
  Its history, how it was made and its properties.
  
• The ways in which tradecloth has been used by communities around the world.
  The cloth was exported to North America and Asia.  It was used to make and decorate clothing and other items.

The physical exhibition is at the Museum in the Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire from 15 October 2006 until 16 April 2006. Admission is FREE
Click on this link for further information about opening times & visiting the Museum.

There is more information about Stroud's cloth industry in Working In Stroud

Click on an image from the scrolling menu below to visit each Wrapping the Globe section