Trip to
John Boyd Textiles
on 4TH NOVEMBER 2010
VICTORIAN PRINT OF HIGHER FLAX MILLS FROM
JOHN BOYD’S WEB SITE
John Boyd Textiles was first established in Castle Cary in 1837, and is proud to
maintain the
tradition of horsehair
weaving. Horsehair fabrics are woven
with the finest and best quality tail hair from live horses and cotton or silk
warps using the original looms and techniques from 1870.
Horsehair fabric was originally used by famous furniture designs such as
Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Lutyens and Rennie Mackintosh, and are ideally suited
to most forms of upholstered furniture, antique, classical and contemporary. To
this day, horsehair fabrics are widely recognized for their unequalled lustre,
durability, care properties and value. Horsehair fabrics have been used with
many
prestigious projects throughout the world
.
John Boyd Textiles is now one of
the last companies in the world still weaving hair cloth. Although the
historical traditional fabrics are still woven today, contemporary designers
also appreciate the unique qualities of horsehair fabrics.
