I was recently asked by Max Donnelly, Curator of Nineteenth-Century Furniture at the Victoria and Albert Museum, to analyse the braid on an Aesthetic Movement chair, in a private collection, to document how it was made.
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Replacement Fringe for Fonthill Pattern Chairs
Braids & Colour Matching & Fringes & Heritage & Restoration / Reproduction, 20th January 2017

Creating replacement trimmings for antique furniture is always more of a technical challenge than a design one as it is about trying to get as close to the original as possible.
Continue ReadingConservation at Felbrigg Hall
Restoration / Reproduction & Traditional, 19th July 2016

I was recently involved in a very interesting project to conserve the red silk pelmets in the Drawing Room at Felbrigg Hall
Continue ReadingDecoding Braids
Braids & Heritage & Restoration / Reproduction, 11th September 2013

One of the more challenging aspects of my job is when I am asked to recreate a complex antique trimming
Continue ReadingAltar Cloth Braid
Heritage & Restoration / Reproduction, 12th February 2013

Conservation is one of the main reasons I am involved in projects, for Ickworth Church I helped restore an altar cloth to its former glory
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