News at Warner Textile Archive

Carson Hardstaff, student studying on the University of Essex Heritage and Museum Studies MA, joined the Warner Textile Archive to find out more about key figures in the history of textile company Helios, whose records reside at the Warner Textile Archive.

Frank Warner’s great granddaughter and her daughter Nyfain Warner Edwards.
Our team was happy to recently welcome Nell Warner and her daughter Nyfain Warner Edwards to the Warner Textile Archive and Braintree Museum.

First year Fashion Design students from Anglia Ruskin University visited the Warner Textile Archive and Braintree Museum to gain inspiration for their “Live Brief” assignment.

First year Fashion Design students from Anglia Ruskin University visited the Warner Textile Archive and Braintree Museum to gain inspiration for their “Live Brief” assignment.

First year Fashion Design students from Anglia Ruskin University visited the Warner Textile Archive and Braintree Museum to gain inspiration for their “Live Brief” assignment.

In 1957, when she was 20 years old, Barbara Springate discovered her passion for quilting. …

Museums are spaces for communication and collaboration, where objects come to life when we hold, observe or tell their stories. Learning how museum collections evolve to reflect the diverse realities of society…

Coming from a textiles background, I knew I was going to enjoy working at Warner Textile Archive…

Revealing the Imagination of the nineteenth-century silk industry
Supported by the Museum, Archive and Conservation Award from The Textile Society

Our student team, funded by Art Fund, hosted a popular talk to share their research and display on the 1920s collections…