by Applied Image | Aug 27, 2014 | In The Press, News Archives
“Silk for a few, bullets and mud for men at the front” Our research into Warner & Sons’ contribution to the war effort between 1914 and 1918 was featured in the East Anglian Daily Times on Saturday 23rd August. Click here to read Steven...
by Applied Image | Aug 11, 2014 | Blog, News Archives
It’s another take on an avian species for this month’s [common] thread, but birds are an ever popular choice for a motif and Marion Dorn’s are just fabulous. The birds in Birds (screen-printed cotton, 1936) swoop this way and that for a gloriously...
by Applied Image | Jul 31, 2014 | Blog, News Archives
In Old English, clout was a word used for patch; it later came to mean rag or fragment: ‘Ne’er cast a clout ’till May be out’ i.e. don’t discard you winter clothes until the end of May…or until the end of July, if the hailstones in...
by Applied Image | Jul 8, 2014 | Blog, News Archives
Flamingos have long had a home in the hearts of authors (think Carroll), hotel complex developers (think Vegas), and kitsch gardeners (still a thing). And from stationery and swimwear, it’s safe to say that these elegant and intriguing birds are back in favour;...
by Applied Image | Jun 29, 2014 | Blog, News Archives
Braintree’s textile industry was all kinds of fabulous. It made quite a mark on the town. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Braintree was home to (the family company of:) and who gained international notoriety for their and Their skilled even created cloth for the...
