# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Nettle Dress: Film & Guest Talk with Allan Brown 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: FREE, please book. Film rated 12A
Some themes discussed in the Q&A may not be suitable for young children. 

About the Event

Experience The Nettle Dress film (12A), followed by a talk and Q&A with its creator, Allan Brown. A moving reflection on craft, nature, and the process of healing through making. 

About the film

Textile artist Allan Brown spends seven years making a dress by hand just from the fibre of locally foraged stinging nettles. It’s how Allan survives the passing of his wife, leaving him and their four children bereft, and how he finds a beautiful way to honour her. Stunningly filmed by award-winning documentary maker Dylan Howitt, The Nettle Dress follows Allan’s journey through seasons and years, foraging, spinning, weaving, cutting and sewing the cloth, before finally sharing a healing vision of the dress back in the woods where the nettles were picked, worn by one of his daughters.

A labour of love in the truest sense, The Nettle Dress is a modern-day fairytale and hymn to the healing power of nature and slow craft. It’s one story representing a huge groundswell of people rediscovering the joys of making. Actor Mark Rylance called the film “Exquisite and inspiring, beautiful and helpful for anyone suffering loss or grief”.

Image Credit:
Allan's daughter Oonagh, wearing the handmade nettle dress that he made. Photo by Mark Carroll
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sleaford/the-nettle-dress-film-and-guest-talk-with-allan-brown/200029482413634
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 54

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Sleaford
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Hub-Sleaford
- **lat**: 52.998566335584
- **long**: -0.40726661682129
- **full address**: Hub-Sleaford, Sleaford, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Nettle Dress: Film & Guest Talk with Allan Brown  being held?
  - **A:** The Nettle Dress: Film & Guest Talk with Allan Brown  takes place on Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Hub-Sleaford, Sleaford, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Nettle Dress: Film & Guest Talk with Allan Brown ?
  - **A:** The Nettle Dress: Film & Guest Talk with Allan Brown  is organized by Hub-Sleaford.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Nettle Dress: Film & Guest Talk with Allan Brown  is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Sleaford, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 50+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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