We caught up with Ekta Kaul who will be teaching The Art of Kantha in our online class 30 & 31 March 2021. We asked her about how she got to where she is today and her inspiration…
Cotton is one of the world's most popular fibres with evidence of its use even having been linked to prehistoric civilisations. In 2016, archaeologists found fragments of indigo-dyed cotton in Huaca Prieta, northern Peru, which were dated to around 6000 years ago…
Continuing with our A-Z of inspiration leads us to B, for Boro. The term originates from the Japanese boroboro, meaning something tattered or repaired and refers to repairing or reworking textiles by patching, piecing and stitching to extend their lifetime…
The blues in Henry's Room at Goodnestone Park are rich and sumptuous and it's one of our favourites! The room is named after Henry Plumptre, the second eldest son of the 21st Baron FitzWalter Brook Plumptre and has been beautifully designed by Francesca Rowan Plowden…
Do you find inspiration from textiles? We’d love to hear what inspires you and hope that you enjoy our A-Z of textile series… From fibre to cloth to technique to the artists creating works of art…. We start with an appreciation for Appliqué…
Being textile fanatics in London, it’s impossible not to stitch together a list of our favourite fabric and haberdashery shops. We’ve travelled across the UK’s capital to visit them all…
We look forward to inviting US quilt artist Heather Jones to teach for the first time in the UK in October this year. We sat down with her and found out about how she got to where she is today.
Last year we visited the V&A’s Clotherworkers’ Centre as part of our Textile Tour of London with The Sewing Workshop. Located within Blythe House, the centre houses the V&A’s collection of fashion and textiles and is a facility for study and conservation.
Last week we spoke to Christine Mayer, who will be leading our Draping in Brighton Retreat, 5-13 June 2020. We asked her about her inspiration and work…
One of the visits on our London Textile Tour is to the Fashion and Textile Museum and the studio of British fashion designer, Zandra Rhodes. With her shocking pink hair and dresses decorated punk-style with safety pins…
It is a truth infrequently acknowledged that Jane Austen was as skilful with a needle as a pen. She regularly executed plain work, including the making of household linen and undergarments, and was an accomplished embroiderer…