Morris Archive V Melsetter Fabric & Weaves

“MELSETTER FROM MORRIS & CO. CELEBRATES MAY MORRIS, DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM AND ONE OF ENGLISH EMBROIDERY’S MOST PROMINENT FIGURES... May Morris (1862-1938) is one of English embroidery’s most influential and pioneering figures. The youngest daughter of designer-craftsman and poet, William Morris, her extraordinary upbringing, placed her at the physical and ideological heart of the English Arts and Crafts movement. As an embroiderer, designer, teacher and campaigner May’s career spanned more than 50 years. Like her father, May Morris was a dedicated scholar to her artform and her study of hi...”