Primary Research Record

Designers

1. Chelsea Cefai (owner & curator of Sheila Bownas textile archive) - emailed 31/10/13 
2. Jacquie Spall (professional seamstress) - emailed 31/10/13
3. Zandra Rhodes- emailed 1/11/13
4. Colefax and Fowler - emailed 1/11/13 replied 1/11/13
5. Jane Churchill  - emailed 1/11/13

6. Designers Guild - emailed 1/11/13

7. ROMO - emailed 1/11/13

8. Harlequin - emailed 1/11/13

9. Osborne and Little  - emailed 1/11/13

10. Villa Nova - emailed 1/11/13

11. Laura Ashley  - emailed 1/11/13 could not provide info

12. Sanderson - emailed 1/11/13

13. Cole and Son - emailed 1/11/13

New, upcoming textile designers

14. Elizabeth Ashdown  - emailed 1/11/13

15. Amy Bant  - emailed 1/11/13

16. Katy Birchall  - emailed 1/11/13

17. Phoebe Brown - emailed 1/11/13

18. Charlotte Buller - emailed 1/11/13
19. Florence Angelica Colson  - emailed 1/11/13

20. Danni Fairchild - emailed 1/11/13

21. Roozbeh Ghanadi  - emailed 1/11/13 answering on 20/11
22. Dash and Miller- emailed 1/11/13

Retailers
1. Kingdom Interiors- emailed 1/11/13 replied
2. Alexander Interiors- emailed 1/11/13
3. Essence Interiors- emailed 1/11/13
4. Roger Davis Interiors- emailed 1/11/13
5. Denise Hepburn Interiors- emailed 1/11/13
6. Cowtan and Tout- emailed 1/11/13
7. Ghirardelli Interiors- emailed 1/11/13
8. Kurtinz curtains and blinds- emailed 1/11/13
9. Fabric Warehouse- emailed 1/11/13
10. Jones Interiors Nottingham- emailed 1/11/13
11. Ruth Clifford (Home design advisor at John Lewis)- emailed 1/11/13
12. Trent Upholsteries- emailed 1/11/13 Replied (unhelpful answers...)
13. Cosmo Upholseries LTD Nottingham- emailed 1/11/13
14. My Fabric Place, Nottingham- emailed 1/11/13
15. Montgomery Nottingham- emailed 1/11/13
16. Vale Upholstery Nottingham- emailed 1/11/13
17. Upholstery All London- emailed 1/11/13
18. Joel and Sons Fabric Lonon- emailed 1/11/13
19. Berwick Street Cloth Shop- emailed 1/11/13
20. Cloth House, London- emailed 1/11/13
21. Broadwick Silks London- emailed 1/11/13
22. Borovick Fabrics- emailed 1/11/13 Refused comment
23. Simply Fabrics, London- emailed 1/11/13
24. Various John Lewis shops- emailed 1/11/13 No comment given
25. Dwell- emailed 1/11/13
26. Hopewells Nottingham- emailed 1/11/13 interviewed in shop
27. Atomic interiors- emailed 1/11/13

Customers

1. Lynn Carr (loves embroidery, part of a sewing club) - emailed 31/10/13 replied 4/11 - asking her textile club the questions on 9/11 - replied
2. Tilly and the Buttons (DIY dressmaker and blogger)- emailed 1/11/13
3. Sew Busy Lizzy (fabric obsessive and blogger)- emailed 1/11/13

Interior designers

1. Fiona Applegarth (director of Sable Interiors) - emailed 31/10/13 replied 1/11/13

2. William Robinson Interior Designers, Nottingham - emailed 31/10/13

3. Anne Tyrrell (director, owner of Anne Tyrrell Designs) - emailed 31/10/13 busy but will reply soon