News at Warner Textile Archive
A LIFETIME IN THE MAKING
In 1957, when she was 20 years old, Barbara Springate discovered her passion for quilting. …
Life as a Collections Volunteer
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…
Warner Textile Archive X Anglia Ruskin University
The Archive collaborated with Anglia Ruskin University to inspire the study and works of their first year students doing the courses in Fashion Design and Fashion Communication & Branding…
Placement Year at Warner Textile Archive
Coming from a textiles background, I knew I was going to enjoy working at Warner Textile Archive…
New research and wider access shared by the Warner Textile Archive as part of An Artist in Silk.
Revealing the Imagination of the nineteenth-century silk industry
Supported by the Museum, Archive and Conservation Award from The Textile Society
Successful student opportunities programme funded by Art Fund completed at the Warner Textile Archive
Our student team, funded by Art Fund, hosted a popular talk to share their research and display on the 1920s collections…
Art Fund Student Opportunities: Developments in Art Deco Textile Design
Art Fund Student Opportunities: Developments in Art Deco Textile Design.
Student Placement at the Warner Textile Archive: An Exploration of Nineteenth-Century Silk Design
Aleksandra Orekhova, University of Saint Martin’s BA in Textile Design student, joined us at the Warner Textile Archive for a two-month placement to discover more about the nineteenth-century design artwork in our collection.
Warner Textile Archive receives Museum, Archive and Conservation Award from The Textile Society
We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded the Museum, Archive and Conservation Award from The Textile Society to support our project…
Making Silks & Velvets for Royalty: Warner Textile Archive celebrates Braintree’s connection to the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953
As Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on 2nd June 1953 at Westminster Abbey she was surrounded by fabrics created by Warner & Sons. By 1953, Warner & Sons…
FREE VIRTUAL TALK CELEBRATING THE PLATINUM JUBILEE Warner & Sons: Royal Connections and Commissions
We are pleased to announce a free virtual talk to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee on Thursday 16th June 2022 at 7.30pm.
Design Icon Enid Marx in The Colourist by Annie Sloan
The Warner Textile Archive is pleased to support Annie Sloan with supplying an image of an Enid Marx design from our collection called ‘Spot & Stripe’ or ‘Medallion’ for the latest edition of The Colourist.