Textiles

Prices for embroidered samplers can vary hugely depending on what specific features are involved as well as factors such as condition and provenance.

Annual west London extravaganza heads a look at some of the specialist fairs coming up

Specialist Bleasdale says his sewing antiques and Tunbridgeware timed online sales are working out well

By the mid-18th century, as the fashion for the pannier dress reached its peak, some women wore dresses measuring 7ft (2.13m) wide.

Well known for pottery, Sally Tuffin (b.1938) is also renowned for pioneering 1960s fashion as part of the Foale and Tuffin firm.

A usually quiet August was dramatically awakened by a series of sleepers that emerged at three UK regional auction houses.

Do embroidery and cut-paper pictures count as art? Bidders certainly appreciate their expertise

A previously lost tapestry, commissioned by Henry VIII for Hampton Court during the turmoil of the English Reformation, is a step closer to returning to the UK for public display.

The best needlework samplers continue to bring prices far above more routine examples.

The oshi-e technique, meaning ‘pressed picture’, involves folding and pressing scraps of fabric, such as kimono cloth, and washi paper to create an image.

Textile Society’s annual fair is part of a drive to help fund ways of bringing in fresh talent to the field.

Footprint design telling a story of lost love stars among a selection of ‘out of the ordinary’ collectables lots sold at auction

Around 26 specialist dealers are taking part in the 2023 edition of Asia Week New York (AWNY) from March 16-24.

Peta Smyth has been dealing in antique textiles since 1976 and her shop at 42 Moreton Street in Pimlico, west London, is renowned for its extensive array of fine textiles, attracting a loyal and diverse clientele of interior designers, antiques dealers and collectors.

Lawrences of Crewkerne kicks off 2023 with an extensive £1m (premium-inclusive) series of sales over several days

Two new dealers join the latest London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair (LARTA) this month.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

More than 20 yards of Morris & Co fabric and two Howard & Son chairs were among a group of lots consigned to auction in Wiltshire with a provenance to Haselbech Hall, Northampton, and the Bower Ismay family.

Oxfordshire dealership Witney Antiques’ latest exhibition features early example of band samplers.