The film will start at 7pm. There is an optional pre-film nettle soup & bread which would be served at 6pm. 

Film only £7/£5 

Film & supper £12/£10

THE FILM
A modern-day fairytale and hymn to the healing power of nature and slow craft.
Textile artist Allan Brown spends seven years making a dress from scratch, using only the fibre of
locally foraged stinging nettles. This is ‘hedgerow couture’, the greenest of slow fashion.
It is also the medicine that helps Allan survive the death of his wife, Alex, which leaves him and
their four children bereft.
'Grasping the Nettle' is at the heart of this story. The challenge of making zero carbon clothing
means relearning ancient crafts: foraging, spinning, weaving, cutting and sewing.
For Allan, making a dress this way becomes devotional and healing.
‘While making the dress over all these years, I felt like I was being transformed by the nettles
rather than the other way around,’ says Allan. ‘When Alex was ill and going through chemotherapy,
as soon as I began spinning yarn, I felt calmer. It became much more than just a piece of cloth; it's
been woven with the stories of people who know and love you.’
The dress took seven years to complete and is made using 14,400 feet of thread, with each one
representing hours of loving attention. Finally, the dress is worn in the woods where the nettles
were picked, by Oonagh, one of Allan's daughters.
Director Dylan Howitt says: ‘There’s a rich history of textiles across the UK and today so many
people are involved in the revival of foraging, traditional crafts and looking at how to make things
in a more sustainable way. The Nettle Dress is part of that conversation.

TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/728785623