About
Explore the world of textiles and sustainability at Ulster Folk Museum - shop vintage, learn how to repair clothes, watch weaving and spinning demonstrations, try embroidery and learn from fashion and textile experts
Discover how textiles were created, repaired and reused in the past, and how these skills can help us rethink today’s fashion systems. From spinning, weaving and knitting to embroidery, rag‑rugging and dressmaking, you’ll see crafts in action and meet the makers keeping them alive.
Shop vintage with Past Tense, learn practical repair and embroidery skills, and hear from leading voices in textile sustainability including Fibreshed Ireland, Galway Woolstore, and our own Curator of Textiles, Valerie Wilson.
Around the Folk Museum, you’ll also find showcases from the Northern Ireland Embroidery and Patchwork Guilds, the Ulster Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers, and Belfast School of Art.
Facilities
Event Facilities
- Booking Required
Guide Prices
| Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
|---|---|
| Adult | £12.50 per ticket |
| Child | £7.80 per ticket |
| Concession | £9.75 per ticket |
| Family | £26.70 per ticket |
Free for members.
