Carpet museum saved after getting rug pulled out from under it By Talker News Jan 23, 2026 39 mins ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (Emma Trimble via SWNS) By Adam DuttonBritain’s only carpet museum which closed due to falling footfall has been saved by shag pile fans - and will re-open on Valentine's Day. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm%96 BF:C<J 2EEC24E:@? D9FE 7@C 8@@5 =2DE >@?E9 27E6C G:D:E@CD 5H:?5=65 E@ ;FDE D:I A6C 52J]k^AmkAmqFE E96 >FD6F> H:== C@== @FE E96 C65 42CA6E @?46 282:? 27E6C CF8 6?E9FD:2DED 42>A2:8?65 E@ D2G6 :E]k^AmkAm%96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>FD6F>@742CA6E]@C8]F<^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm|FD6F> @7 r2CA6E :? z:556C>:?DE6Ck^2m[ (@C4D][ H:== ?@H H6=4@>6 G:D:E@CD 7@C 7@FC 52JD @G6C 92=7\E6C>[ DE2CE:?8 @? u63CF2CJ `c]k^Am (Emma Trimble via SWNS) By Talker kAmq@DD6D 9@A6 :E 4@F=5 =625 E@ E96 >FD6F> C6\@A6?:?8 @? 2 A6C>2?6?E 32D:D :? E96 7FEFC6]k^AmkAmv6@77C6J v:=36CE[ 492:C @7 E96 r2CA6E |FD6F> %CFDE[ 25>:EE65 G@=F?E66CD 925 366? “7=@@C65” 3J E96 =6G6= @7 :?E6C6DE 7C@> A6@A=6]k^AmkAmw6 D2:5i Q'@=F?E66CD 6IAC6DD65 8C62E 6?E9FD:2D> 2?5 4@>>:E>6?E E@ @A6? E96 >FD6F> 2D >F49 2D A@DD:3=6 :? E96 4@>:?8 >@?E9D]k^AmkAm“|62?H9:=6 5:D4FDD:@?D 4@?E:?F6 @? DFAA@CE 2?5 7F?5:?8 7@C E96 56G6=@A>6?E @7 2 ?6H |FD6F> 7@C z:556C>:?DE6C]k^AmkAm“xE :D 9@A6 E92E 2 DE2E6>6?E @7 9@H E9:D H:== AC@8C6DD H:== 36 >256 :? E96 ?6IE 76H H66<D]”k^Am The Museum of Carpet, in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. (Emma Trimble via SWNS) By Talker kAmt?ECJ \ H9:49 H2D £e 7@C 25F=ED 2?5 £`f 7@C 72>:=:6D \ H:== 36 7C66 7@C G:D:E@CD @G6C ?6IE >@?E9VD 92=7\E6C> 9@=:52J]k^Am More from this section +4 EU vows 'unflinching' response to Trump's Greenland gambit Japan suspends restart of world's biggest nuclear plant Police smash European synthetic drug ring in 'largest-ever' op kAm{@42=D =:G:?8 :? z:556C>:?DE6C[ H9:49 H2D @?46 C682C565 2D qC:E2:?’D 42CA6E 42A:E2=[ 6IAC6DD65 E96:C 56=:89E 2E E96 C6\@A6?:?8]k^AmkAm!6?D:@?6C vC292> r@??6==[ f_[ D2:5i “xE’D >2CG6=@FD ?6HD E@ D66 DF49 2? :>A@CE2?E D=:46 @7 E96 E@H?’D 9:DE@CJ @A6?:?8 @?46 >@C6]k^AmkAm“p=>@DE 6G6CJ@?6 =:G:?8 :? E9:D 4@F?ECJ 92D 42CA6ED :? E96:C 9@>6D 2?5 E92E :D 5@H? >2:?=J E@ E9:D E@H? 2?5 E96 A6@A=6 H9@ =:G65 2?5 H@C<65 96C6]k^AmkAm“(96? E96 >FD6F> @A6?D 282:?[ x’== 36 7:CDE :? =:?6]”k^Am (Emma Trimble via SWNS) By Talker kAm%96 |FD6F> @7 r2CA6E H2D D6E FA :? 2? `gE9 46?EFCJ >:== :? a_`a 2?5 762EFC65 9F?5C65D @7 CF8 2?5 F?56C=2J D2>A=6D 7C@> E96 =2DE b__ J62CD]k^AmkAmx? E96 62C=J J62CD[ E96 >FD6F> 2EEC24E65 4@249 =@25D @7 723C:4 72?D 2?5 D49@@= 8C@FAD H9@ DA6?E 9@FCD A@C:?8 @G6C E96 6I9:3:ED]k^AmkAmxE 2=D@ 82:?65 4F=E DE2EFD @?=:?6 2?5 C646:G65 2 7@FC\DE2C C2E:?8 @? %C:Ap5G:D@C H:E9 D@>6 56D4C:3:?8 :E 2D “2? 23D@=FE6 86>”]k^AmkAm%96 >FD6F> 6G6? A@DE65 2 E@?8F6\:?\4966< G:56@ @7 v2CJ q2C=@H 56D4C:3:?8 E96 2EEC24E:@? 2D 2 “G6CJ ?:46 52J @FE”]k^Am (Emma Trimble via SWNS) By Talker kAmqFE :? C646?E J62CD E96 2EEC24E:@? DECF88=65 E@ 4@G6C E96 £`__[___\2\J62C CF??:?8 4@DED 2?5 :E 4=@D65 @? s646>36C a_]k^AmkAm}@H 72?D 9@A6 E96 36=@G65 >FD6F> 4@F=5 36 D2G65]k^AmkAm~?6 4966<J G:D:E@C HC@E6 @?=:?6i “x’> 567:?:E6=J E2<:?8 >J 8:C=7C:6?5 E96C6 @? '2=6?E:?6’D s2J[ D96 =@G6D 2 8@@5 D928 A:=6P”k^Am Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Adam Dutton Carpet Textile Arts Floors Culture Furnishings Rugs And Carpets Artificial Objects Visual Arts Textile Techniques Cultural Heritage Weaving Crafts Textiles Decorative Arts Recommended for you Most Popular Former Dadeville High School employee arrested on multiple sexual charges Former Dadeville High School coach arrested on child sexual charges ADOC employee arrested for using office for personal gain One person killed in early Sunday wreck Residents oppose new subdivision in Tallassee Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 51° Cloudy51° / 47° 11 AM 53° 12 PM 55° 1 PM 56° 2 PM 56° 3 PM 55°
