News

June 2009

Thank you to everyone who visited us at Bovey Tracey over the weekend, with a special mention to those who braved the conditions on Saturday!

stand at contemporary crafts fair Bovey Tracey

Much of what was on show can be found here.

The online book mark shop is here: Papilionaceous Silk Emporium

If there’s anything you can’t find, or just want to get in touch we’d be happy to hear from you.

address on ribbon

May 2009

Coming soon:

See us on stand no.58, just inside the entrance to the central marquee

contemporary crafts

Contemporary Craft Fair 5-7 June 2009

April 2009

One joy scatters a hundred griefs (Chinese proverb)

Matilda limited edition woven silk panel

Matilda woven silk panel, currently on show at

Joy Of Life

an Open Art Exhibition at Harbour House, Kingsbridge

Friday 3 – Saturday 25 April 2009

March 2009

A date for the diary: we will be back at the Contemporary Craft Fair 5-7 June 2009

February 2009

Papilionaceous – The Start Bay Silk Weavers

Start Bay from Strete

Papilionaceous moved to the beautiful Start Bay area of South Devon in February 2001.

The wide open spaces, the ever changing sea and the relaxed pace of life all seem to complement the very detailed discipline of silk weaving.

To discover more about this wonderful coastal area visit:
The Slapton Line Partnership

and

The Venus Company

Information on our home town of Dartmouth is here: Dartmouth

photo: Robert Ely

January 2009

New Year, new bookmarks

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Featuring artwork by: Simon Drew, George Barbier, Alfons Mucha and Leonardo da Vinci (oh, and I did one as well)

Simon Drew Gallery, Graphics Gallery

All available now from the Papilionaceous Silk Emporium

December 2008

As soon as we get back after the Christmas break there will be a new set of bookmarks available – we’ll get them loaded just as soon as we can!

Meanwhile a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our readers.

November 2008

Bonnet spotting:

Bonnet: Little Dorrit (Claire Foy)
Ribbon: Papilionaceous
More: BBC Production – Little Dorrit

October 2008

Many thanks to all those who visited the stand at the Knitting and Stitching Show, and for the many nice things that you said.

knitting & stitching show

If you would like to refresh your memory, all of our bookmarks can be found via the links on the right of this page; should you wish to buy bookmarks then go straight to our silk emporium.

knitting & stitching show

For those who really couldn’t decide which ribbon to take for their hair, they are here, along with more on the rest of the display.

September 2008

twisted ribbon

Papilionaceous will be at the Knitting and Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace next month.
It runs from 9th – 12th October and will be our first visit to this London show.
Alongside our bookmarks and silk panels we will also be bringing a large selection of silk ribbons available by the metre – your only chance to stock up on these gorgeous ribbons this side of Christmas!
You will find us in the Textile Gallery, stand TGA10
For further details visit: Twisted Thread

August 2008

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The Papilionaceous silk emporium is now open for silk bookmarks online.

July 2008

Two works by Robert Ely appear in the Summer Exhibition at The Brownston Gallery in Modbury, South Devon.

matilda five ribbon silk panelstart point five ribbon silk panel

Woven silk panels by Robert Ely, 2008.
Size including frame: 305 x 385 mm
More on panels can be found here: Silk panels

June 2008

Ways With Words bookmarkPapilionaceous will be returning to the Ways With Words Literature Festival at Dartington Hall this year.

The festival runs from 11 – 20 July and we will be part of the Book and Crafts Fair in the Ship Studio.

Further details on the festival can be found here:Ways With Words

May 2008

Contemporary Craft Fair flyer

Papilionaceous will be at the Contemporary Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey 6-8 June 2008
You will find us on stand number 152 which is immediately opposite the entrance to Marquee 2.
We look forward to seeing you there.

More details can be found here: Crafts at Bovey Tracey

April 2008

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Commissioned for the 21st anniversary of Wenlock Books.

A double sided commemorative bookmark available from:

Wenlock Books
12 High Street
Much Wenlock
Shropshire
TF13 6AA
01952 727877

view bigger here

March 2008

“With the coming of Spring, I am calm again.”
Gustav Mahler

Two works by Robert Ely have been selected for the ‘Calm and Serene’ Open Art Exhibition at Harbour House, Kingsbridge, Devon.

The exhibition runs from 20 March to 12 April 2008.

For further details see: harbour house

February 2008

“Papilionaceous” is an interesting name choice for a business with its etymology meaning “butterfly.” Why did you choose that name for your business?

Find out, and read the rest of the interview conducted by BiblioBuffet’s Lauren Roberts here: On Marking Books

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Ten years ago in 1998 the first Papilionaceous silk bookmarks were produced; it was also the centenary of the death of Aubrey Beardsley. In addition, tonight (21st) sees the opening of a new production of Salome by Richard Strauss at Royal Opera House Covent Garden.

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In recognition of all of the above the first of this year’s new bookmark releases features three images by Beardsley including two from his illustrations for Oscar Wilde’s Salome.

The odd couple in the selection are from the pen of Charles Dana Gibson and feature on a double sided bookmark.

January 2008

Two new pages for the new year:

Almondy at BBC Good Food Show
details of our custom silk braces are here:
gent’s braces

black/purple cable sleeving with silver conductor
our pure silk hi-fi loudspeaker cable sleeving is here: cable sleeving

December 2007

Just confirmed a diary date for 2008 – we will be at the Contemporary Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey June 6-8 2008. More details here: Crafts at Bovey Tracey

November 2007

Thank you very much to everyone who came to see us over the weekend; if you have come here to find more of our silk ribbons have a look at the Trimmings section or go straight to the design archive by clicking below:
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click for collections

October 2007

The Papilionaceous away team will be at Crux Craft Fair in Rattery, South Devon on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November 2007.
Crux is our local fair, it has been running for many years and is always of a high standard. Details and directions can be found here: Crux Craft Fair

As is usual the fair is supporting a charity which this year is TRUST India

If you will be coming to the fair and there is anything in particular you would like to see, do let us know in advance and we will endeavour to bring it along.

September 2007

Welcome to the new Papilionaceous website.

What’s new? The silk bookmark section has been greatly enlarged due to public demand (or rather public who asked nicely). It now features all of the designs currently available including the Simon Drew collection of silk bookmarks.

New products such as the panel below will continue to appear over the next few weeks.

For our trade customers the design archive is available to view in the trimmings section.

As we are still in the process of building the site if there’s something you would like us to feature that isn’t here yet – do get in touch.

five ribbon silk panel

Woven silk panel by Robert Ely, 2007.
Size including frame: 29 x 29 cm
More on panels can be found here: Silk panels