A Distinguished British Manufacturer Of Custom Jacquard Fabrics
Expertise and imagination drives every individual project
Custom Fabric Design
Humphries Weaving is a British fabric manufacturer and has earnt an international reputation for designing and weaving fine furnishings. We have a back catalogue of over 40 years of client projects spanning historical restorations and the high end decorator market. We combine historical expertise and academic research with evolving weaving techniques to produce impeccable fabric design.
We pride ourselves on having the imagination to deliver a client’s vision; our patience, knowledge and expertise of colour, design and woven construction guides us to create accurate historic reproductions and innovative contemporary textiles.
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Georgian Group Award Winners
Read moreThe Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2019 winners announced; Georgian Distinction
“The Georgian Group’s 2019 Architectural Awards, sponsored by Savills, attracted an outstandingly strong entry. The following winners were chosen by a panel of judges, chaired by Country Life’s Architectural Editor, John Goodall”.
We were thrilled that not one but two of the award winners are restorations that include Humphries Weaving fabric.
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Introducing our fine viscose yarn
Read moreIn recent years Humphries Weaving have seen a demand for fabrics that have the look and feel of silk, but with an increased abrasion performance. We have been exploring solutions that meet both requirements and have spent a long time testing different yarn compositions and weights within our popular historic and decorator qualities. We are now carrying out sampling for regular customers and seeing an increase in the popularity of using fine viscose yarn.
Sudbury Silk Stories
Read moreSudbury Silk Stories is allowing people a glimpse inside the world of Sudbury silk. Exploring the history and changes that have taken place in the industry to ensuring it continues to hold its position creating some of the finest silk produced in Europe, sought after by royal palaces, top fashion houses and luxury hotels.
Hundreds flock to Sudbury Silk Festival
Read moreA celebration of silk weaving in Sudbury Suffolk
Similar numbers attended the main exhibition space at St Peters Church, where Humphries Weaving had a selection of Silks on display, with Bruce and Natalie answering questions throughout the day. Other exhibitors all the Sudbury Silk Mills; David Walters, Stephen Walters, Gainsborough and Vanners, which employ more than 300 people in the town and import more than 110 tonnes of Chinese silk thread to Sudbury each year.
Sudbury Silk Tales- How silk came to Sudbury
Read moreThe Suffolk town of Sudbury, bordering the Essex County, has a weaving tradition dating back centuries. Humphries Weaving is a relative new comer to Sudbury starting in 1972 after the closure of Warner & Sons New Mills at Braintree, Essex.
Sudbury Silk Festival
Read moreA celebration of silk weaving in Sudbury Suffolk
Discover the long tradition of silk weaving in the town that stretches back to the 1780’s. Records show that by 1844 there were four silk manufacturers and 600 silk looms and it is still a thriving industry today with four working silk mills; including Humphries Weaving.
