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  • Apr162021
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    Sustainability

    Our approach to sustainability is focused on four core categories; Products, Processes, Environment and Social.

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  • Mar232021
    Lancia Monte Carlo

    Lancia Monte Carlo

    In July 2019, Humphries Weaving were contacted by the production company responsible for the filming of Quests series “Salvage Hunters Classic Cars”.  Curve Media’s requirement was to source a fabric for the interior of a 1970’s Lancia Monte Carlo. Click here to read about this exciting project.

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  • Dec162020

    Year in review

    Our last day at the mill this year is Tuesday 22nd December 2020 and we look forward to returning to assist you on Thursday 7th January 2021.

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  • Nov062020
    we are hiring

    We are hiring

    We are looking for an Account Manager to join our busy and friendly team in Sudbury, Suffolk.

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  • Jul312020

    Historic Textiles for the MET

    The highly influential and venerable institution of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York celebrates its 150th year anniversary this year. We take a look at some of the projects we have collaborated on since Humphries inception in 1972.

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  • May062020
    Half Silk Damasks – wool weft woven on a mixture of custom and stock silk warps by Humphries Weaving

    Half Silks

    In England half Silk Damasks reached the peak of their popularity in the early to mid-18th. Humphries are still weaving today many half silks such as Camlets, Bombazines, Taborets and Damasks.

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  • Apr302020
    fabric for scrubs

    Fabric for scrubs

    We were pleased to be invited to contribute to an endeavour set up by our neighbours at Sudbury Silk Mills, where a team is sewing fabric for scrubs.

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  • Apr012020
    Bruce working remotely

    Working Remotely at Humphries Weaving

    Humphries Weaving has the pleasure of working on many worldwide projects, where we don’t always meet face to face or operate in the same timezone. This means we have plenty of experience advising and supporting our customers working remotely.

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  • Mar112020

    The Conservation of Auckland Castle

    With our Auckland Castle fabrics the interiors have been re imagined at different periods in the castles history for visitors to follow in the footsteps of the Bishops that lived there.

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  • Feb262020
    Dyed silk post drying - loom ready

    Dyeworks Sustainability

    Humphries Weaving continues to make improvements in all aspects of quality and sustainability in its manufacturing processes. One of the areas that has taken much of our focus has been in the dying area. The majority of the yarns dyed and woven at Humphries Weaving are natural fibres. Silk, cottons and wools are the yarns most often utilized and being 100% biodegradable, are ultimately some of the most sustainable fibres to dye and weave.

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