Making a Pair of Cottage Curtains in a Day
How we made a pair of short, pencil pleat curtains in a day in a domestic setting
Q&A – Meet our New Fabric Showroom Assistant
Let us introduce you to the latest member of the Tinsmiths team, Nicki. Since she joined us in the Autumn of 2021 following the minor relocation and reopening of our fabric showroom, Nicki has taken on much of our bespoke Made to Measure service and is on hand to help...
Salt Glaze Ceramics from Knighton Mill Pottery
There have been few potters as influential as Bernard Leach. Widely regarded as the ‘father’ of British Studio Pottery, Bernard Leach was born in Hong Kong in 1887, studied art in England and moved to Japan in 1909. Leach was first introduced to ceramics...
Of the Same Stripe – Tinsmiths’ Ticking Fabric
Acquiring its’ name from the Greek theka and Latin tica both meaning covering, ticking fabric is a tightly woven simple stripe. Traditionally a dense herringbone or twill weave, used through previous centuries to cover mattresses and pillows to prevent the straw or...