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The New Watts & Co. Website - Watts & Co.
The New Watts & Co. Website
Over the last few months, you may have noticed that some things at Watts & Co. have changed — our clerical wear range, our logo, even our showroom. This week,... Read more...
Investing in the Future of Craft: a Conversation in our Workroom - Watts & Co.
Investing in the Future of Craft: a Conversation in our Workroom
In recent years, we have been training a new generation of Watts vestment-makers here at Tufton Street. We turn to Molly, one of our young vestment-makers, to find out more... Read more...
The Feast of All Saints — a Celebration in Embroidery - Watts & Co.
The Feast of All Saints — a Celebration in Embroidery
We have a particularly special creation to share from our workshop. In our latest chasuble, we are calling on the celebration of the entire communion of saints — the known... Read more...
A Radiant Tribute to Mystery: The Rublev Trinity in Thread and Icon - Watts & Co.
A Radiant Tribute to Mystery: The Rublev Trinity in Thread and Icon
To adapt Rublev’s Trinity for embroidery was no small challenge. The icon’s power lies in its restraint, in the luminous stillness of its forms. Capturing that in silk and thread... Read more...
The Peacock - Watts & Co.
The Peacock
There is something deeply symbolic about the deceased peacock that remains tangible to us as Christians. Believed to have originated in India, the primary tradition of the peacock represented royalty... Read more...
Ordination, Pugin, and his Abbey: 'where the old rites may be celebrated in ancient splendour.’ - Watts & Co.
Ordination, Pugin, and his Abbey: 'where the old rites may be celebrated in ancient splendour.’
In honour of Petertide – the feast day marking the martyrdom of the fisher of men – at Watts, we have Ordination on the mind. Whilst one may look to... Read more...
Our Lady of Walsingham - Watts & Co.
Our Lady of Walsingham
The image of Our Lady of Walsingham has very specific iconography which, through intricate embroidery work, we have sought to accurately include. Read more...
Conversion and the Chi-Rho of Constantine - Watts & Co.
Conversion and the Chi-Rho of Constantine
finding your feet in faith can feel uncertain. We are invited to share in the mystery of Christ, but at the same time look to that mystery for clarity. This... Read more...
Baptism and the Sacramental Life of the Church - Watts & Co.
Baptism and the Sacramental Life of the Church
Easter Vigil marks a special time for many. It is the theologically rich watershed period between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter Sunday, and it also signals the... Read more...
The Transfiguration Banners - Watts & Co.
The Transfiguration Banners
This stunning and intricate project is a demonstration of the beauty and meaning that can come from close collaboration with our clients. Watts & Co. were delighted to be approached... Read more...
Sir George Gilbert Scott and Domenico Brucciani: A Meeting of Anglo-Italian Craftsmanship - Watts & Co.
Sir George Gilbert Scott and Domenico Brucciani: A Meeting of Anglo-Italian Craftsmanship
Making plaster copies is millennia old, but it reached the height of its demand in Britain during the 19th century. Among the many craftsmen arriving in Britain in the early... Read more...
Gone Fishing – The Importance of the Fish in Early Christianity - Watts & Co.
Gone Fishing – The Importance of the Fish in Early Christianity
Reflecting on our Processional Banner for Mariner’s Church, Detroit in relation to the early iconography of Rome’s Christian catacombs, we will consider the early origins of the Ichthys and how... Read more...