K. A. Almgren silk mill & museum
What's on
The start of our apprenticeship in jacquard weaving
In the fall of 2023, we started "Almgren silk mill 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 Almgren's silk mill's business.
Handwoven silk shawls from
K. A. Almgren silk mill
A collection of unique silk shawls was handwoven at the silk mill in the spring of 2023. The design is made by Åsa Pärson, master weaver and artist and the weaver, Ellen Christensson, is an apprentice of Åsa. The warp consists of hand-dyed Japanese silk ribbons and the weft of silk yarn in red, blue and green.
The shawls, 150 cm long and 19.8 cm wide, are for sale in the museum shop.
Exhibitions
The Factory
In our permanent exhibition on level 3, you can meet some of the women who have worked here and learn more about the silk shawls and everything else they wove or sewed.
Learn about the history of our silk mill. From the start in 1833, before the breakthrough of industrialism in Sweden, through the glory days, the decline, the expansion, the TEKO crisis and the restart.
In the museum store
The sample collection
We have developed a collection with patterns from the K. A. Almgren silk mill & museum collections. The collection consists of trays, coasters and bookmarks. The patterns of the collection were designed during the 19th century and were developed with the idea of showing the different color schemes the fabrics could be produced in.
The collection is available exclusively in our museum shop.
Almgren's Washing Soap
Almgren's Washing Soap is the silk factory's own product, specially developed for efficient and gentle washing of silk. It is also good for washing other natural materials such as wool, linen and cotton as well as leather and suede.
Handwoven silk shawls from
K. A. Almgren silk mill
A collection of unique silk shawls was handwoven at the silk mill in the spring of 2023. The design is made by Åsa Pärson, master weaver and artist and the weaver, Ellen Christensson, is an apprentice of Åsa. The warp consists of hand-dyed Japanese silk ribbons and the weft of silk yarn in red, blue and green.
The shawls, 150 cm long and 19.8 cm wide, are for sale in the museum shop.
Working life museum of the year 2024
K. A. Almgren silk mill & museum was 2024 awarded "Working life museum of the year 2024", by the Swedish National association for working life museums!
The announcement came as an unexpected, yet massively joyful, surprise for former museum director Anna Hedtjärn Wester and the staff.
- We are all very happy and honoured. The award is especially meaningful to us as the Almgren silk mill embarked on a long-term project aimed at developing the museum a few years ago. We wanted to shed light on women's stories within the textile industry, produce innovating educational activities for schools, and preserve the knowledge in weaving on the Jacquard looms for the future.
