Textiles

Retrouvius - The Old Rectory Kitchen with an Aga

10 ways to mix old and new in the kitchen

A Mauchline tartanware photo album c1890 made £475 at Lyon & Turnbull in 2019

Luke Honey’s Cabinet of Curiosities: tartanware

Channel the vibrancy of a rainforest with this tropical design. Large Palm Jungle Green Tropical rug, £499, Audenza.

The best rugs and runners for autumn

Chintz is teamed with a bold striped carpet in Sister Parish’s 1970s Maine home

What are the origins of chintz?

An embroidered table cloth on a dining table

How to buy embroidered table linen

Striped nautical bedding.

Earn your stripes: nautical fabrics and cushions for your home

Red and white toile de Jouy cushion - cushion, find similar at Katharine Pole.

The history of toile de Jouy

Mixed Inchyra linens and wool

Eco-friendly fabrics to have on your radar

6_Loaf Dixie sofaedit

How to choose the perfect sofa, whatever your budget

Juliet and Franki of the Bristol Weaving Mill

Meet the Makers that weave sustainable textiles using traditional methods

May Morris embroidered the bedspread in this room at Emery Walker’s home, a friend of May’s father.

Discover the forgotten women of the Arts and Crafts movement

Doll maker Alice Mary Lynch in her Somerset studio

Alice Mary Lynch on how she makes her enchanting dolls

Josef Frank Hawai print cushion and fabric

The history of Josef Frank’s Hawai fabric

Artist Kiran Ravilious sitting at a vintage desk in her workshop

Meet designer and print maker Kiran Ravilious

Artist Lou Tonkin photographed by Jesse Wild

Meet the block-printer that creates elaborate designs inspired by the natural world