New BBC1-NI programme to feature local designer

A former pupil of Cambridge House Grammar School, Thomas Irwin, will feature in a new four part BBC1 Northern Ireland programme.
By Elinor Glynn
Published 4th Oct 2021, 09:16 BST
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A Stitch Through Time, will begin airing on Wednesday (October 6) at 7.30pm and is part of the new BBC-NI autumn line-up.

Thomas Irwin, 21, is a Textile Art, Design and Fashion graduate from Ulster University who specialises in sustainable fashion for men.

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The programme, hosted by Claire McCollum, is made by DoubleBand Films with funding from the Northern Ireland Screen Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund.

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The new show sees four up-and-coming fashion designers from around the province go head-to-head each week to see whose creations best represent the heritage and influence of the Ulster-Scots pioneers that helped shape the global textiles industry.

The four will compete to complete technical and design-led challenges inspired by Ulster’s rich textiles heritage.

Host Claire McCollum is joined by textile historian Bruce Clark, who is a descendent of one of Ulster’s great linen families, to reveal the stories behind the design challenges.

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