Comments on: James Leman, Silk Designer

By: Rosemary Burkitt

Rosemary Burkitt — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 11:12:49 +0000

James Leman was my………Greatgrandfather. I am descended from his grand daughter Jane who married Thomas Field. Thomas was also a weaver and as he left a will I presume he was not just a weaver. It is amazing to see James’s beautiful designs all these years later.

Rosemary Burkitt

By: stella

stella — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 14:36:11 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this multi-image piece of info on this subject.
The designs are fabulous… By airing them out, so to speak, you opened your readers/subscribers windows onto ancient beauty we would have probably never known. Thank you so very much…
Victoria & Albert is such a wonderful goldmine – so nice to make a quick trip there via your post!

By: Jill Wilson

Jill Wilson — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 21:23:07 +0000

I agree that they seem incredibly modern designs (although I immediately thought Art Deco instead rather than pop art!) I’d be interested to know how big the book is and thus the scale of the designs. Another brilliant blog where the quantity as well as quality of the photos really brings the subject alive. Thank you!

By: Connie Unangst

Connie Unangst — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 00:56:36 +0000

Just bought a book on about this. It was published by the V&A. This was a great article. Thanks for sharing.

By: Mathilde Grange

Mathilde Grange — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 09:23:45 +0000

Happy night birthday! Thank you, keep up the good work.

By: R

Sat, 25 Aug 2018 08:53:13 +0000

Wonderful to see these colourful and vibrant designs. Do come to the V&A Blythe House archives too, GA! It has so many treasures, currently being readied for the move to East London and wider access in a new collections centre. Hopefully many more things with an historic connection to the East End will come to prominence.

By: Laura Williamson

Laura Williamson — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 06:08:35 +0000

I am stunned by how fresh and modern these designs are. Some have an almost Pop art/psychedelic vibe and I can imagine them being well used in the 1960’s/70s. I’m sure they would also sell well today, but would probably not be made of such fine silk. Really, really lovely things.

James Leman was clearly a man of rare talent who richly deserved his success.