Travels with Textiles May 2023

Welcome to May's Travels with Textiles, the podcast just for Friends of Haptic & Hue, with Jo Andrews and Bill Taylor. This month's episode runs the entire social scale of textiles from a King's Coronation robes to an exhibition about kitchen cloths or tea towels.   We have an interview with the head of the Royal School of Needlework's studio and standards, in which she tells us about the work that went into creating both the Queen's new Robe of Estate – essentially the long purple train Queen Camilla wore after she was crowned and the modern screen behind which the King was anointed. And we look at the effort that went into making all the ceremonial textiles that were on show that day.   At the other end of the textile scale, this month's Travels with Textiles considers the importance of tea towels or dishcloths in all of our lives. These humble pieces of linen decorate our kitchens and have been carriers of some memorable art and design – truly the People's Art. And we have more of your e-mails, Book of the Month, Bill's Word of the Month, and more.