William Morris was best known for his pattern designs, particularly on fabrics and wallpapers. His vision in linking art to industry by applying the values of fine art to the production of commercial design was a key stage in the evolution of design.
Morris felt that the ‘diligent study of Nature’ was important. He saw this as the spiritual antidote to the decline in social, moral and artistic standards during industrialisation.
Morris also encouraged artists to look to the past for their inspiration because he believed the art of his own age was inferior. His solution was to return to the values of the Gothic art of the Middle Ages, where artists and craftsmen had worked together with a common purpose. This was to glorify God through the practice …show more content…
Women mule spinners and their employers were the victims of violent attacks by male spinners trying to reduce the competition in their occupation. Men and women were employed as power loom operators. Power loom machines, used in the cloth making process, were adopted slowly because of imperfections in the early designs, but were widely used by the 1830’s. Cotton was the most important textile of the Industrial Revolution, but there were also advances in the machinery for silk, wool and flax production.
Many parts of society changed during the 1800’s as machine led industries became widespread. Economies, lifestyles and work place clothing were revolutionised during this period. The ways of making textiles, the tools or sewing clothes and even the purpose of clothing were all new.
The ‘flying shuttle’, ‘spinning jenny’ and ‘mule’ machines all led to innovations in weaving, which lead to mass-produced fabrics.
Cylinder printing on cotton changed the look of patterns, the Jacquard loom allowed complex patterns to be woven into the fabric and the sewing machine enabled new complicated styles and cheaper ready made
Morris felt that the ‘diligent study of Nature’ was important. He saw this as the spiritual antidote to the decline in social, moral and artistic standards during industrialisation.
Morris also encouraged artists to look to the past for their inspiration because he believed the art of his own age was inferior. His solution was to return to the values of the Gothic art of the Middle Ages, where artists and craftsmen had worked together with a common purpose. This was to glorify God through the practice …show more content…
Women mule spinners and their employers were the victims of violent attacks by male spinners trying to reduce the competition in their occupation. Men and women were employed as power loom operators. Power loom machines, used in the cloth making process, were adopted slowly because of imperfections in the early designs, but were widely used by the 1830’s. Cotton was the most important textile of the Industrial Revolution, but there were also advances in the machinery for silk, wool and flax production.
Many parts of society changed during the 1800’s as machine led industries became widespread. Economies, lifestyles and work place clothing were revolutionised during this period. The ways of making textiles, the tools or sewing clothes and even the purpose of clothing were all new.
The ‘flying shuttle’, ‘spinning jenny’ and ‘mule’ machines all led to innovations in weaving, which lead to mass-produced fabrics.
Cylinder printing on cotton changed the look of patterns, the Jacquard loom allowed complex patterns to be woven into the fabric and the sewing machine enabled new complicated styles and cheaper ready made