In the late 19th and well into the 20th century

•    The finely ground beech wood handle

This pattern is unmistakably French in style

colorful parrot motif with plants and tendrils creates a very natural image

This Hencroft design from the National Trust Papers collection is an embroidered repeat pattern with stylized cowslips - discovered at Wardle's sewing school in Leek and beautifully implemented as a wallpaper design in eight stunning colorways

LITTLE GREENE Tapete - Hencroft - Maurice Reh In the late 19th andThe extensive work of William Morris and his Arts & Crafts Movement is well documented in the National Trust's portfolio, not least in his own home, the Red House in London. He was a 19th century influencer, so to speak, at Hencroft Works in Leek, where his friend Thomas Wardle taught and experimented with dyeing fabrics and wallpapers with natural inks. This Hencroft design from the National Trust Papers collection is an embroidered repeat pattern