Silly Supper: Textile Heart

Our Friday drink was made merrier by three ladies, who came up chatting to us at The Workshop (one of our locals). In the course of the night and the conversation that transpired, one of the girls Jane started talking about William Morris. So I googled this Pre-Raphaelite brother up, only to find out the interesting work he had done in textile and decorative arts. Born 1834, Morris was a renowned textile designer, artist, poet, writer and socialist. He founded a decorative arts firm (which is today's Morris & Co) and Kelmscott Press that specialised in traditional book production methods. The Kelmscott Press edition of The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is still considered to be one of the most beautiful books ever produced. In terms of textile arts, many of Morris' designs are still in demand today. Here are some of his textile designs