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To think William Morris and Gransnet are poles apart

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trisher Sun 20-Feb-22 11:28:04

A recent thread was deleted because "it brought nothing useful of beautiful to the site". A reference of course to Morris's advice Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
I can't see what on earth this has to do with threads on GN. Many of which are just ways to pass the time, gossip or games. So can anyone find a connection between the two or am I right in thinking William Morris is now turning in his grave? Or is this perhaps a new turning for GNHQ and will all posts now be looked at for beauty and usefulness? (Possibly though the new moderator is an intern who has just finished an art degree grin)

Callistemon21 Sun 20-Feb-22 16:30:50

Josieann

oops ^In celebration of their 160th year Morris & Co. have collaborated with Next on a collection for the whole family. Explore the enduring appeal of iconic William Morris prints across mens', womens' and childrens' fashion from dresses and blouses to trousers and shirts.^

I might buy some cushion covers but I think I'll draw the line at Strawberry Thief trousers!

FannyCornforth Sun 20-Feb-22 16:24:44

Bbkenneth I have all of the WM jimjams and the robe with the deer on.

Baggs Sun 20-Feb-22 16:01:25

Nothing HQ could say about why they deleted a thread would ever stand up to granscrutiny so they, quite sensibly, just say what the hell they like as to reasons and chuck it in our faces.

And good for them, I say.

Josieann Sun 20-Feb-22 15:57:40

grin

BBbevan Sun 20-Feb-22 15:54:27

Just looked on Next for the PJs and shirt. DH says if we buy those and sit on the sofa, we won’t be able to find each other. That should be fun ?

lavendermine Sun 20-Feb-22 15:53:47

Gracie is lovely Fc and looks very comfortable.

Josieann Sun 20-Feb-22 15:42:57

oops In celebration of their 160th year Morris & Co. have collaborated with Next on a collection for the whole family. Explore the enduring appeal of iconic William Morris prints across mens', womens' and childrens' fashion from dresses and blouses to trousers and shirts.

Josieann Sun 20-Feb-22 15:42:10

This thread is BAD!
I've just stumbled on some lovely WM blouses in Next and just had to order one, and some pyjamas!
^In celebration of their 160th year Morris & Co. have collaborated with Next on a collection for the whole family. Explore the enduring appeal of iconic William Morris prints across mens', womens' and childrens' fashion from dresses and blouses to trousers and shirts.6

Josieann Sun 20-Feb-22 15:11:41

Loving the photos.
This should all be on the House and Home forum!

Those headbands and scrunchies sound lovely too. It's difficult to find nice hair accessories for little girls which aren't all shimmery or fluffy.

FannyCornforth Sun 20-Feb-22 15:07:44

Well, hasn’t this turned out nice ?

BBbevan Sun 20-Feb-22 15:04:36

We have 3 all Laura Ashley

JaneJudge Sun 20-Feb-22 15:00:55

The dog, the basket and the sofa all gorgeous smile I love the lamp too BBbevan smile

BridgetPark Sun 20-Feb-22 14:51:16

Love William Morris, my friends daughter, who is very clever, makes head bands and scrunchies using William Morris designs. They are lovingly made, with expensive material, but all the patterns are amazing. Wish I was clever....

BBbevan Sun 20-Feb-22 14:47:46

One sofa as requested

FannyCornforth Sun 20-Feb-22 14:47:21

Here’s Gracie in her bed with her toy

JaneJudge Sun 20-Feb-22 14:32:10

That sofa sounds lovely BBbevan, do you have a photo?

GrannyGravy13 Sun 20-Feb-22 14:23:07

I am not a fan of William Morris far too flouncy for my taste.

I am a plain Jane when it comes to decor, if I had my way the garden would be just green and white also.

BBbevan Sun 20-Feb-22 14:18:30

We have a sofa in Morris Pure linen ‘Marigold’ and our hall is ‘Willow bough’. Love William Morris and all he stands for. Several pieces of Arts and Crafts furniture and Libery pewter also

trisher Sun 20-Feb-22 14:15:12

Ooo those two links have upped the usefulness rating!

Whitewavemark2 Sun 20-Feb-22 14:09:26

Mines on the hall, wall, stairs and landing.

Willow bough.

Iam64 Sun 20-Feb-22 14:00:02

I’m dead common. William Morris wallpaper in two places, Morris oil cloth table cover, curtains and of course garden gloves. All different designs

Ailidh Sun 20-Feb-22 13:59:53

JaneJudge

Ailidh, have you seen the pure ones?

morrisandco.sandersondesigngroup.com/collections/pure-morris-north-fabrics/

No, I hadn't, thank you. I like the Inky Grey Acanthus Weave.....

eazybee Sun 20-Feb-22 13:56:24

The reason the whole thread was deleted had absolutely nothing to do with the William Morris quote.

JaneJudge Sun 20-Feb-22 13:51:27

Ailidh, have you seen the pure ones?

morrisandco.sandersondesigngroup.com/collections/pure-morris-north-fabrics/

Ailidh Sun 20-Feb-22 13:41:38

I took it to mean that if whatever one is proposing to post on a particular thread does not advance the conversation but rather advances a btch-fest, the it's probably best left un-typed.

I used to like William Morris rather a lot but now I find his or probably more accurately Morris-esque fabrics too busy. I like the strawberry thief, though.