The National Trust holds highly important collections of embroidery, needlework and tapestries, while Oriental and European carpets of interest survive in many of the houses.
The importance and vulnerability of the collection is reflected by the fact that the National Trust maintains its own conservation workshop.
A selection of properties to visit with examples of textiles:
The principal collections are at Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, Cotehele in Cornwall, Knole in Kent, Ham House in London and the Rachel Kay Shuttleworth collection at Gawthorpe Hall in Lancashire.
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