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As soon as Frieda Gormley and Javvy M. Royle, the couple behind the British interiors and lifestyle brand House of Hackney, began contemplating a foray into rugs, they knew that historic and ...

AXMINSTER, England — The royal coat of arms is affixed to a sign on the front of the Axminster Carpets factory, near the train station in this town of 6,000 in southwest England. Beneath the seal are ...

The royal coat of arms is affixed to a sign on the front of the Axminster Carpets factory, near the train station in a town of 6,000 in southwest England. Beneath the seal are the words "By ...

The axe is about to fall on Axminster. After 258 years, the future of the carpet maker, whose name is synonymous with grand, large-scale woven floor coverings, is looking distinctly threadbare. The ...

Manufacture Of Axminster Woollen Carpets...Employees inspect a length of finished carpet at Axminster Carpets Ltd's factory in Axminster, U.K., on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. The price of wool has surged ...

The new owners said the 258-year-old firm will begin trading again on Monday Axminster Carpets will begin trading again on Monday after a deal was made to save the company and secure about 100 jobs. A ...