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The Historic Buildings, Parks & Gardens 2020, (Virtual HBPGE)
Read moreThis year we welcome the first Virtual HBPGE2020. The annual AGM and exhibition this year transforms itself into a digital platform showcasing some of the countries most prestigious manufacturers, designers and architects.
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Textile Fibres
Read moreWe use our knowledge of textile fibres to design and to create fabrics balancing a multitude of characteristics, considering, include lustre, weight, texture and performance.
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Half Silks
Read moreIn England half Silk Damasks reached the peak of their popularity in the early to mid-18th. Humphries are still weaving today many half silks such as Camlets, Bombazines, Taborets and Damasks.
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Working Remotely at Humphries Weaving
Read moreHumphries Weaving has the pleasure of working on many worldwide projects, where we don’t always meet face to face or operate in the same timezone. This means we have plenty of experience advising and supporting our customers working remotely.
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The Conservation of Auckland Castle
Read moreWith our Auckland Castle fabrics the interiors have been re imagined at different periods in the castles history for visitors to follow in the footsteps of the Bishops that lived there.
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Dyeworks Sustainability
Read moreHumphries Weaving continues to make improvements in all aspects of quality and sustainability in its manufacturing processes. One of the areas that has taken much of our focus has been in the dying area. The majority of the yarns dyed and woven at Humphries Weaving are natural fibres. Silk, cottons and wools are the yarns most often utilized and being 100% biodegradable, are ultimately some of the most sustainable fibres to dye and weave.
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125 years of the National Trust; Heritage Fabrics
Read moreThe National Trust is an independent charity working to preserve places of historic interest or natural beauty within England, Wales & Northern Ireland.
The Trust own over 500 heritage properties, which includes historic houses & gardens, industrial monuments and social history sites, throughout which they focus on the environmental and heritage conservation. -
Auckland Castle Fabrics
Read moreWith our Auckland Castle fabrics the interiors have been re imagined at different periods in the castles history for visitors to follow in the footsteps of the Bishops that lived there.
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Georgian Group Award Winners
Read moreThe Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2019 winners announced; Georgian Distinction
“The Georgian Group’s 2019 Architectural Awards, sponsored by Savills, attracted an outstandingly strong entry. The following winners were chosen by a panel of judges, chaired by Country Life’s Architectural Editor, John Goodall”.
We were thrilled that not one but two of the award winners are restorations that include Humphries Weaving fabric.
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Introducing our fine viscose yarn
Read moreIn recent years Humphries Weaving have seen a demand for fabrics that have the look and feel of silk, but with an increased abrasion performance. We have been exploring solutions that meet both requirements and have spent a long time testing different yarn compositions and weights within our popular historic and decorator qualities. We are now carrying out sampling for regular customers and seeing an increase in the popularity of using fine viscose yarn.
