Fabric of Britain

Season 1

3 episodes · Sep 18, 2013

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  • S1E1

    Knitting's Golden Age

    Sep 18, 201359m

    The story of how knitting rose from basic craft to the height of popular fashion in the 20th century, and sustained Britain through the hardships of war.

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  • S1E2

    The Story of Wallpaper

    Sep 25, 201359m

    Paul Martin looks at wallpaper from the 16th century to the present. It may seem insignificant, but governments have tried to control it and it has even threatened to poison us.

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  • S1E3

    The Wonders of Embroidery

    Oct 2, 201359m

    Medievalist Dan Jones goes in search of surviving works from the great age of English embroidery, some of which survived the destruction of art during the Reformation.

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