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SILK TREASURE

W

ith an archive dating back to the

that the present day owners of the
Only Bernie de Le Cuona
work so elegantly. These two iconic

treasures, writes Sam Yuide.
This was precisely what happened when
the Design Director of Gainsborough,

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Resting in the archives were fabrics which

These vibrant fabrics would have
originally been seen in the lounges of
Sylvania.

viscose and silk yarns in stock and are
willing and able to weave any yarn that the
rapiers will take.

Cunard would seek out Gainsborough for
The Gainsborough Silk Weaving

been at its present location in Sudbury,
It could be described as a working

card sets still intact.

Jasper fabrics by Michael S. Smith are
available at Jamb in their Pimlico showroom.

strong under the stewardship of Russell
Sage. Russell has further enhanced these
classic Cunard fabrics, enlivening the
colours and playing with the scale of the
and interest in the new versions has been
high.
These sleeping beauties were long
overdue their elegant resurrection and

adopting traditional and current
technology, Gainsborough cater for a
the dyeing of yarns to the woven fabric

Gainsborough archive.

weaving. They have wool, cotton, linen,

www.gainsborough.co.uk

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