Uncovering Carlisle’s Textile Revolution: Upperby School

After we had completed our individual pieces for our banner, Jac arranged these into two banners and after pressing each piece to set the fabric paints, these were stitched onto black fabric in the form of a brick pattern. In several sessions we had learned about symbolism and when laid together, our pieces represented not only what we had learned about pattern making and tessellation, but the building of our knowledge of Carlisle's Textile Heritage. These were then made into two columns, depicting chimneys with the intention of being included and paraded in the Puppet Pageant Parade, along with the two small pennant banners we had made.   The two columns were then subsequently joined to form one chimney and developed by Jac into a freestanding sculpture -  to signify the Industrial Revolution and a homage to our own iconic Dixon's Chimney which dominates Carlisle's skyline even today. This forms the centre of our school's display at the exhibition.