Birth of the Industrial Revolution, John Lombes, Derby. 1721
This pin is dedicated to the women and children who worked in what is now known as the world’s first factory as Silk Twisters, Silk Drawers, Silk Throwers/Throwsters, Silk Piecers, Silk Dressers, Silk Dyers, Silkers, Silk Doublers and Bobbin Net Makers
The team at Horizons Sixth Form created artistic impressions from the hey-day of the Silk Mill using a mix of traditional painting and digital art techniques.
