The Living Looms Workshop will conserve threatened carpet looms by owning and maintaining them in production, which will produce high quality carpet and conserve skills and knowledge.
The Textile Resource Centre will provide convenient access to manufacturers of traditional textiles for curators, architects and owners of historic houses. It will also conduct research into 'lost' products and technologies.
The Building chosen to be the home of the Workshop and Centre is the Rock Works. Near the canal in central Kidderminster it is a locally Listed, but long-term derelict, Victorian carpet factory. By conserving buildings, equipment and skills we conserve memories and values: the very foundations of a community, from which sustainable regeneration can grow.