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Type Events and festivals
Location
Date and Times Thursday 15 May 2025 | 6.30-9.30pm
Prices £25

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Step aboard Greenwich's historic ship Cutty Sark after hours for a special night celebrating London Craft Week.

Fabric of the Land: the Cutty Sark Wool Experience knits together the history of Cutty Sark and its role transporting wool from Australia with a modern story of wool, design and innovation. 

Side-on photo of the tea clipper Cutty Sark in Greenwich, on top of a glass Dry Dock.

The night includes an exclusive screening of Fabric of the Land: The Untold Yarn, a documentary by Paul Wyatt that goes behind the scenes with London makers who work with wool. 

The film follows renowned designer Ella Doran’s journey to create products using wool sourced from sheep that roam Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

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Director Paul Wyatt, artist Ella Doran and special guests will join us after the film for a special Q&A session. The night will also include drinks, live music and poetry, plus a chance to enjoy the immersive Cutty Sark Soundscape experience.

Join us on board Cutty Sark for a unique evening of craft, history, film and music. Book tickets now, and check out the full schedule below.

Photo of a large copper hull of a ship in a 'Dry Dock', a dock with stepped sides and supports holding up the ship. The roof is made up of loads of triangular glass panels.

Event timings

6.30pm: Cutty Sark Soundscape Join us for a new digital experience that immerses you in the sounds of sailing on the ship 150 years ago. Visitors will be introduced to the experience and then left free to roam Cutty Sark outside of normal opening hours.

7.30pm: Fabric of the Land: The Untold Yarn screening, introduced by director Paul Wyatt. The film will be followed by a Q&A session featuring: 

  • Paul Wyatt (Director)
  • Ella Doran (Artist)
  • Remiiya Badru (Artist)
  • Claire Ellis-Elson (Livestock Manager from Surrey Docks Farm)
  • Majeda Clarke (Vice Chair of Crafts Council)
  • Louise Macfarlane (Senior Curator, Maritime Technologies at Royal Museums Greenwich)

8.30pm: Drinks and live entertainment Join us beneath the suspended Cutty Sark in the atmospheric Dry Dock (pictured).

Find more events in this series

This event is part of Fabric of the Land, a series of workshops and film screenings knitting together the history of Cutty Sark and wool.

10 May
Fabric of the Land: Weaving with Ella Doran
Join award-winning designer Ella Doran for a hands-on weaving workshop inspired by Cutty Sark’s history of transporting wool from Britain to Australia
17 May
Fabric of the Land: Knitting with Remiiya Badru
Join us on board historic ship Cutty Sark for a hands-on knitting workshop in a friendly and supportive environment
Plan your visit to Cutty Sark
Opening times, tickets, visitor information and helpful guides to Greenwich's historic ship

Main image courtesy of Paul Wyatt