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The Kingsley Weavers

Weavers
Eileen Baker trained as a weaver with Ethel Mairet and from about 1926 to 1931 she and her husband Leo ran the Kingsley Weavers from Westcote House in the High Street, Chipping Campden. They set up looms in a converted barn behind Dovers House on the other side of the High Street and employed local women to produce hand-woven, vegetable-dyed materials. In the summer months, they offered tea and guest-rooms at Westcote House.
Eileen and Leo Baker on their wedding day
Eileen and Leo Baker on their wedding day