News at Warner Textile Archive

The Costume Society: Museum Work Experience GrantWe are pleased that our collaborative application for The Museum Work Experience Grant from The Costume Society was successful with Jessica Flewitt. A dedicated volunteer at the Warner Textile Archive, this extended...

The Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial is a major exhibition held at the Saatchi Gallery exploring how the two most powerful phenomena in the sky have inspired creativity, curiosity, and belief throughout human history and across different cultures.

Nineteen Fashion Design students from Anglia Ruskin University have completed a collaborative project exploring the relationship between historical design and contemporary fashion with the Warner Textile Archive.

Another successful collaboration between The Warner Textile Archive and the design students from Anglia Ruskin University on the Live Brief Project.

Innovation and Design in Braintree 1925-1935 in collaboration with the Warner Textile Archive
17th January 2026 – 27th June 2026

Some of the stories that have the most resonance are those from people who worked at Warner & Sons and recall their lives which were intertwined with working in Braintree.

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.