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A beautiful early artwork from our hand painted archives of 'Hoopoe'. A design as popular as it is bold, and reminiscent of historical Tudor design.

This classically British design is part of The Grand Masters Collection and available by the metre.

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2020-06-03

This vibrant page from our fabric archive certainly grabbed our attention. Beautiful samples of Damask and Lampas from 'The English Silk Weaving Company' - the mill where our founder, Reginald Warner, apprenticed.

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2020-04-16

A delicate floral design from our artwork archive depicting subtle areas of shading and depth. A fantastic artwork for a Damask silk quality fabric.

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2019-12-06

Chevron (3553-11514) and Piano Keys (872) are two classic designs from our archive that are as contemporary today as they were when first woven, over 50 years ago.

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2019-10-08

Action shot of our Technical Director Neil, installing a sumptuous Brocatelle design in our entrance hall.

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2019-08-18

Fantastic piece by Yang Yu from this year's RCA graduate show - combining Jacquard and tapestry weaving techniques to produce this unique work.


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2019-07-12

Stunning Sorrento from the Renaissance - The Grand Tour collection. Gorgeous quality produced on our 14,400 thread punch card operated loom dating back to the 1930s.
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2019-06-11

This beautiful 19th Century Dutch floral design was redrafted by Reginald Warner from the original woven by the English Silk Weaving Company. Finding hidden treasures in our vast archives is always a pleasure.

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2019-06-05

A close up of Georgian Tapestry, part of the Grand Masters collection.
An impactful design of German origin, this recreation of an original crewel work is a heavy weight cloth, perfect for domestic upholstery and woven in cotton and wool.

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2019-05-24

The Makins Paisley in Ochre, part of Renaissance - The Grand Tour Collection. Visit our website to see the full collection.

Visit us this week at Taste Of Design showing at:
Painshill, Surrey - 21st May
Leigh Court, Bristol - 22nd May

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2019-05-20

Warping the final sections on this stunning Bargello warp, part of our Contours collection
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2019-04-08

Hedera 3548/11526 elegantly coloured in French and Ripple Grey with Peach highlight and photographed at The House of St Barnabas.
See the full Saluté collection on our website: https://t.co/jtyDxcsfAS

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2019-03-17

A hand painted artwork by Reginald Warner still hangs in our design studio today, inspiring us as it did him, over a hundred years on.

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2019-03-01

Our founder, Reginald Warner, inspecting silk thread at Gainsborough's original premises on Priory Walk.

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2019-02-28

Madurai in Raspberry, part of our Renaissance - The Grand Tour collection which nods to Gainsborough’s past but with a clear eye on the future.A lovely archive design with a gentle flowing pattern.

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2019-02-12