Yesterday, we were told – “Tomorrow ,Redruth’s young Town Crier, Max Morrison, will wear his new Storycoat for the first time, as part of the town celebrations for St Piran’s Day.
Ten artists have so far contributed to the coat – hand-dyeing the fabric with natural dyes fixed with tin and copper, handcrafting traditional woven buttons, embroidering story patches, collecting peoples’ images for the digitally printed lining and constructing the coat itself. More hands will work on it in the future, adding stories as the years go by.
You can see elements of the artwork here, but if you want to see Max and the new coat in all its glory, you’ll need to come to the Miner’s statue by the clock tower in Redruth for 10.00am.”
So, of course, today we went to see Max in the big reveal of the new Storycoat.
Max in the old Town Crier coat
Sloughing off the old coat
Town crier in action wearing his wonderful new coat. He’s a natural!
Showing off the beautiful lining
Detail on the back, our new ButterMarket embroidered by Sara Clasper, craftivist, of Make A Mends
Each patch illustrates something of Redruth’s history and Max will be telling the stories at the various events when it will be on show. They are all remarkably beautiful. My patch will soon be finished and will be on the coat for its next outing for Murdoch Day, June 15th.
