Today after a great night's sleep NCH went for a walk up the Fell.
Then off to Gawthorpe Hall.
It has the largest private collection of textiles in Britain, bigger than anything outside the keeping of the Victoria & Albert Museum.
The present building was built in the 1600's. There have been Shuttleworths here since the 14th Century.
I love this quote. I feel the same way - this is why I run free women's craft groups.
Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth died in 1967. She collected the textiles over her lifetime & also produced many of them herself. There is a Textile Collection group that is committed to carrying on her legacy.
She was particularly fond of crewel embroidery.
These bed curtains & a matching coverlet were stitched & designed by Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth. It took her 10 years to complete them.
The bed cover is not the same, as the one that matches is being preserved.
Here is some more from her collection.
After finishing our visit we were off home for a late lunch. Sitting in the sunshine.