The AD Aesthete

Ep205: The Rise and Fall (and Rise!) of Trimmings


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Interiors have long been enriched with handmade tassels, fringe, lace, braid, and other trims, all of which contributed to a significant percent of many a decorating budget. But with the rise of modernism in the 1920s, the art of handmade trim fell out of fashion. Could a revival be underway now? If textile historian and consultant Annabel Westman, who is executive director of the Attingham Trust and author of Fringe, Frog and Tassel: The Art of the Trimmings-Maker, has anything to say about it, the answer is yes.

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