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  • Bulkhead Lights

    Bulkhead Lights

    With their roots back in industrial, and particularly maritime history, bulkhead lights have a rugged appeal. Developed in the early…

  • A Guide to Blinds

    A Guide to Blinds

    Roman Blinds or Roller Blinds? Blinds are the obvious choice for the hardest working areas of the home; kitchens, bathrooms,…

  • Homegrown Woollens

    Homegrown Woollens

    This is just the day, as it is about to snow, to talk about UK Wool. Wool is such a…

  • Tired of London? Not in the least.

    Tired of London? Not in the least.

    Having come across Spitalfield’s Life recently and many interesting features on the Gentle Author’s Blog, we noticed a trend in our…

  • Swatches, swatches. Wherefore art thou swatches?

    Swatches, swatches. Wherefore art thou swatches?

    Tinsmiths have always offered free cuttings of fabrics, this really helps people to make decisions and to be sure of…

  • Art Angels – Textile Cards from the V&A archive

    Art Angels – Textile Cards from the V&A archive

    One of Tinsmiths’ regular suppliers of cards, Art Angels, have produced a brilliant selection of cards using textile designs from…

  • Alice Pattullo

    Alice Pattullo

    We are delighted to introduce Alice Pattullo. Alice’s work draws from superstition, folklore and curious, but familiar, sayings, symbols and…

  • Raising the Flag

    Raising the Flag

    Having spent a few hours in Tinsmiths’ website administration software marking “home produce” with a Union Flag and the slogan…

  • We are most encouraged…

    We are most encouraged…

    Tinsmiths’ second one day Textile Print Workshop took place last Saturday. Having had very good feedback from the first course…

  • Sign Up

    Sign Up

    Following in a long tradition of meaningful three dimensional signs, we have just put in place our new High Street…