The King’s Foundation is back in the spotlight with an important new project.
The One Show visited Dumfries House in Cumnock, Ayrshire to learn more about the Future Textiles programme which is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
Cameras were invited in to see this year’s graduation reception. The King was at the reception and congratulated this year’s graduates.Â
Held at Dumfries House, the home of The King’s Foundation, the reception featured several different textile workers.
Members of the Knitwise group created a knitted birthday cake for King Charles; he was all smiles when he saw the project and was happy to learn more about the “cake”.
The Future Textiles programme was launched in 2014, and it was established to preserve the textile industry in the United Kingdom by ensuring that knowledge is not lost and that those needing training to enter the industry can easily access it. Future Textiles includes both hand-made and machine-created textile crafts.
The Knitwise program in particular was launched in 2020 and it specifically started to help fortify the local knitting industry.
The knitted cake will be heading to The Garrison Chapel in Chelsea, a space now used by The King’s Foundation to display works from the programmes.
