The White Rose Lecture - Huddersfield Textile Society The future of fabric inspection is here. That is the message Mark Shelton and David Buxton of Shelton Vision ( www.sheltonvision.co.uk ) gave to those attending Huddersfield Textile Society’s White Rose Lecture on the evening of 25 th November. The well-attended lecture included members of the Society as well as those from Bradford Textile Society, The Textile Centre of Excellence and the Society of Dyers and Colourists.

When people think of Huddersfield’s textile heritage, they think of fine worsteds, broadcloths, and the stamp of woollen excellence. Yet, hidden within the valleys south-west of the town lies a remarkable chapter that reminds us how Huddersfield also played a role in Britain’s cotton story — the story of Meltham Mills . From Wool to Cotton The origins of Meltham Mills stretch back to 1774 , when William Brook established a woollen mill in the Holme Valley. Like many early in

We are immensely grateful to Shelley Jones of Auckland, New Zealand , who uncovered this fascinating piece while going through family papers and kindly took the time to contact us. The find is an article from The Morley Observer  dated 22 January 1932 , reporting on a lecture given by Mr J. C. North , then President of the Huddersfield Textile Society, titled “Novel Cotton and Wool Fabric Designs.” The article is remarkable for several reasons. Today, we rarely associate Hudd