The Selvedge Fair is a day of pleasure and indulgence. I am so excited about going – they are only on twice a year!
Are you an avid fan of Selvedge Fairs too? What do you most look forward to when you visit? Share your thoughts below.
Fox Flannel Archive – fabric manufactured during WW1
The Fox Flannel archive, recognised as ‘the most significant textile company archive in the British Isles’ by the County Heritage Officer in 2010, includes over 400 volumes containing business documents and samples dating back to the company’s first year of trading.
The Fox Archive from Fox Brothers & Co Ltd
This note in the archive is a document detailing the materials supplied by Fox Brothers during WW1 (1914-1918). A scan of the original document detailing the order is available for you to view on this page and shows that Fox Brothers supplied a total of over 8,000 miles of cloth to the British and Allied governments, using 10,000 tons or 900 trucks of wool…… I gasp to think of what it took to produce this amount of cloth – noisy machines and the huge workforce of women doing war work.
Tim Holtz – Creativity in Action
I spotted the wonderful Tim Holtz demonstrating at a recent trade show, CHSI 2012.
He’s the font of knowledge when it comes to all mixed media. A warm and very generous man who is happy to share all he knows about his art – and he knows a lot !
Are you a fan Tim Holtz?
I’m a long time Stitcher and have only recently discovered his work.
I love his paper based art and find the cross over into fabric based surface design quite exciting.
Are you a fan? What do you like to add surface design to? Share your thoughts below.