Ironstone Memories: Cleveland Fibre Arts Textile Exhibition
20th July 2026 - 31st October 2026
Ironstone Memories brings together textile art, local heritage and the story of the ironstone mining landscape.
Created by Cleveland Fibre Arts, this mixed media exhibition uses wool, stitchwork, felting, weaving, knitting and other textile techniques to explore the colours, textures and memories of East Cleveland and North Yorkshire’s ironstone past.
For 185 years, ironstone mining shaped the people, places and landscape of this region, from the mid-1800s until the last mine closed in 1964.
In this exhibition, that history is reimagined through fabric, thread, wool and stitch.
Cleveland Fibre Arts was established in the early 1990s. Its members, based around the North York Moors and East Cleveland, meet regularly to share knowledge, develop traditional rural crafts and create work inspired by the moors, coast, Cleveland Hills and local heritage.
Ironstone Memories is on display at Land of Iron from 20 July to 31 October 2026 and is included with admission.
Your Land of Iron admission ticket also includes a guided mine tour and gives you 12 months of return visits, so you can come back again during the year.
As part of the Ironstone Memories exhibition programme, Cleveland Fibre Arts are running two hands-on Iron Printing Workshops at Land of Iron.
Using iron ore pigment, gum arabic and glue, participants will create their own printed cards and pictures with guidance from members of Cleveland Fibre Arts. All materials are provided, and finished work can be taken home.
The workshops take place on:
Friday 7 August 2026, 10am to 1pm
Friday 21 August 2026, 10am to 1pm
Tickets are £5 per person, plus a 50p online booking fee. Everyone attending requires a ticket, including accompanying adults, and children must be accompanied by an adult.
Find out more and book an Iron Printing Workshop
Land of Iron’s programme of events and activities is made possible thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players.
Ironstone Memories is included with Land of Iron admission, which includes a guided mine tour and 12 months of return visits.
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