The Weaver's Trade

900 Years from Handloom to Hi-Tech

Published by Unicorn Publishing Group
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
LIST PRICE $45.00

About The Book

Published to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Worshipful Company of Weavers, this richly illustrated book is a tribute to the creativity, resourcefulness, and passion behind weaving in Britain today.

Published to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Worshipful Company of Weavers, this richly illustrated book is a tribute to the creativity, resourcefulness, and passion behind weaving in Britain today. Visiting a wide range of makers, from handloom weavers creating individual works of art to industrial textile mills producing cloth for the world’s leading design brands, the authors take us into a vibrant, colourful, noisy world. They visit art schools and universities; the weavers of tweed, tartan, cashmere and silk, and the makers of high-tech fabrics used in spacecraft , aeroplanes and cars, medical and engineering applications, furnishings, upholstery, fashion and accessories. They also explore a variety of sustainable, vegan and eco-friendly fabrics.

About The Authors

After studying English at Cambridge, Alex Martin taught at Sevenoaks School and then at Verona University in Italy. He has been a freelance author for the past 25 years, with 28 books published to date, including five for children, and several histories including Far Horizons, A History of the Air Squadron.

Emma Crichton-Miller is a writer and journalist. She writes about art, craft and design for the Financial Times and Apollo Magazine, among other publications. Her published books include the first monograph on Edmund de Waal (Phaidon, 2014), The Pottery of John Ward (Lund Humpries, 2022) and Force of Nature: The Art of Kate Malone (Skira Editore, 2024).

Product Details

  • Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group (October 20, 2026)
  • Length: 256 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781916846739

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