The silk mill today
An active silk mill in the middle of Stockholm
K. A. Almgren silk weaving is the only still active silk weaving mill left in the Nordic region. Here, silk fabrics and ribbons can be woven on original machines in their original factory environment from the 1860s. It is also a place for exhibitions and programs imbued with the textile craft.
Here contemporary and history meet.
The silk mill today
Currently, a generational change is taking place in the weaving industry. In the fall of 2023, K. A. Almgren silk mill & museum started the apprenticeship, Weaving - Almgren Silk Weaving 3.0, in collaboration with the Academy of Crafts in Stockholm.
For two years, three apprentices are given the opportunity to learn the entire production process from sketch to finished silk within the framework of K. A. Almgren silk weavers' operations.
K. A. Almgren silk mill have been Royal Court supplier since 1844
Other silk factories and silk museums worth a visit
- Antico Setificio Fiorentino (Florence, Italy)
- Fondazione Lisio (Florence, Italy)
- The Humphries Weaving Company Ltd. (Sudbury, UK)
- Macclesfield Silk Museum (Macclesfield, UK)
- Maison des Canuts (Lyon, France)
- Museo Didattico della Seta (Como, Italy)
- Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua (Venezia, Italy)