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Fabric takes centre stage in the August issue of, a thread, if you’ll forgive the pun, that runs through the magazine, both intentionally and by chance. On page 31, Victoria Maw talks to the designers and artists using antique textiles to make bespoke curtains, furnishing fabrics and works of art; on page 80, Emma Longstaff explores the wonderful history of stumpwork - hard to believe this intricate and inventive form of embroidery was dismissed by some as ‘ugly' and ‘childish'. And in her regular column, The Fabric of Life (p70), Celia Rufey presents a round-up of the best textile collections to visit in the UK.
