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The Great Beds of Humphries – Part One: Early Beds
Read moreAlmost from the beginning, Humphries Weaving has woven cloths for beds in important places which have required specialist weaving skills to restore them to their former glory. Here we bring together a vast array of cloths woven for Great Beds that can be seen in museum collections, palaces and houses.
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The Hierarchy of Ham House
Read moreHam House, just like any other grand house of its time was home to many people, from servant to owner. However, not all areas were accessible to all inhabitants. For example, the Scullery Maid wouldn’t dare set foot in the upstairs of the house. Here we will explore the heirarchy within the house.
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Richard Humphries on BBC Radio Suffolk
Read moreOn Monday 23rd May 2016 Richard joined BBC Radio Suffolk presenter Lesley Dolphin as her sofa guest to reflect on his 50 years in Textile Design and upcoming role as The Upper Bailiff of the Worshipful Company of Weavers.
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Hampton Court Palace Fire 1986
Read moreThe fire did give an opportunity for a full review of the restoration programme and the newly appointed Dr. Simon Thurley who was responsible for the massive rebuilding task. The spring of 1986 had seen the reweaving of crimson silk lustring’s in pure silk for Queen Mary’s Closet.
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Dunham Massey Hall Chapel Silk
Read moreHumphries Weaving were commissioned to replicate the silk for the chapel at Dunham Massey Hall involving custom dyed silks and a challenging process of design development. The project took a year to complete, from initial site visit to supply of the silk which has subsequently undergone a programme of installation in the chapel itself.
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Christchurch Mansion
Read moreIn 1547 Edmund Withypoll began building Christchurch mansion as it stands. The estate passed through marriage and inheritance into the hands of the Devereaux’s before being purchased in 1735 by Claude Fonnereau, a wealthy London Merchant of Huguenot decent.
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Photographic Jacquard Fabric
Read moreAt Humphries Weaving we are regularly approached by artists and designers to take their ideas and produce a custom woven Jacquard fabric.
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Weaving historic textiles for Osborne House
Read moreThe new design in the Italian style was designed by Prince Albert himself, who oversaw the building work. The building commenced in June 1845 and it took until 1850 to complete. It became Victoria and Albert’s favourite place where they spent as much time as possible.
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The Real Game of Thrones
Read moreHere we take a look at some the grandest seats Humphries Weaving have been tasked with weaving upholstery fabric for.
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The Secrets of the Norfolk Tissue
Read moreIn the July of 1997 we were approached by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston USA to reweave the Blue Room textiles and reproduce two old wall covering designs.
This lead to a summer of detective work and surprising discoveries.
