The Huguenot Silk Weavers of Spitalfields: from Riches to Rags - A talk by Sue Jackson

Welcomed at first with open arms and bringing luxury skills, the Huguenots’ fortunes later fluctuated wildly. This lecture will talk about their early 18th-century houses that still stand, how they were decorated and lived in; it will discuss the fashionable patterned silk dresses – who designed and made them; and how finally the trade died out, with some weavers literally dying in poverty at their looms.

Our Speaker : Sue Jackson
Originally in academic art and design publishing, Sue is a Fellow of the Huguenot Society, a Freeman of the City of London, a tutor at the City Literary Institute and a Blue Badge guide, conducting a variety of walks and visits.

Image: Weavers’ houses in Spitalfields. © Wikipedia Commons

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