2025 Festival Dates: 5 & 6 July

Soul Stitched – Keep On Keeping On

Explore identity, community, and the legacy of Northern Soul through fabric design and badge-making.

Inspired by the bold  aesthetics of traditional Northern Soul patches, you will design and embroider a fabric badge,  fusing past and present and drawing on Blackburn’s rich Northern Soul Heritage.

The workshop will last two hours and be led by artist Stephie Jessop. Booking details coming soon


About Keep On Keeping On

This workshop comes from the team behind Keep On Keeping On – a brand new production coming to Blackburn before the Festival, from 21st-24th May. It’s a soulful, heartfelt, and hilariously chaotic tale of love, family, and survival set to the beat of Northern Soul. You can read more and book your tickets here: https://www.keeponkeepinonplay.co.uk/

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The National Festival Of Making Delivery Team

National Festival of Making is supported by the Arts Council England, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Brian Mercer Trust and Foundations and Partners. This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

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