First established in Castle Cary in 1837, John Boyd Textiles is proud to maintain the tradition of horsehair weaving. Horsehair fabrics are woven with the finest and best quality tail hair from live horses and cotton or silk warps using the original looms and techniques from 1870.
Horsehair fabric was originally used by famous furniture designs such as Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Lutyens and Rennie Mackintosh, and are ideally suited to most forms of upholstered furniture, antique, classical and contemporary. To this day, horsehair fabrics are widely recognized for their unequaled lustre, durability, care properties and value. Horsehair fabrics have been used with many prestigious projects throughout the world
John Boyd Textiles is now one of the last companies in the world still weaving hair cloth. Although the historical traditional fabrics are still woven today, contemporary designers also appreciate the unique qualities of horsehair fabrics. Many new designs and colours have been added to the collection in recent years.
Recently John Boyd Textiles received an
award at the Decorex Exhibition 2001 for Best Stand Design for presenting
horsehair fabrics in a contemporary setting and also the D&D Award for 'Product
Design of the Year' in 2003.
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Copyright of John Boyd Textiles Ltd 2001