Helen Izzard

Helen Izzard Beautifully Bespoke Interiors & handmade Soft Furnishings in Somerset, workshops, fabrics, curtains,

We offer a range of beautiful bespoke soft furnishings and accessories for your home and I am passionate about designing and creating something unique for you. All our products are handmade in my workshop in rural Somerset. Inspired by the ever changing landscape, from rambling lanes and fields filled with cow parsley and flowers, the surrounding Somerset countryside plays a large part in the insp

iration for my designs. I love to source the best quality vintage and Country inspired fabrics. I can supply fabrics from some incredibly talented British fabric designers, such as Sarah Hardaker, Peony & Sage, Vanessa Arbuthnott, Cabbages and Roses, Abraham Moon, Emily Bond, Cloth and Clover, to name but a few, which allow me to offer a wide range of fabrics and designs to suit all types of homes and interiors. I love to use these British designers as their fabrics and designs are incredibly stunning and inspirational, with a huge array of patterns and wonderful muted colours. However, these are just a few of the fabrics available, for more information please have a look at our Fabrics page. I will always remain passionate about delivering the ‘Hand Made’ values that I was taught from an early age and what inspires me to create our range. Combining this with the quality of our workmanship, it’s also what our customers love and what inspires you to come back to us time and time again! I hope you like our range of soft furnishings and accessories as much as we do and the items we have carefully chosen and hand made for you. If you have a special project that you would like to discuss or wish to discuss any design ideas, please get in touch, I would love to hear from you.

Pure wool is one of the most sustainable fabrics we can use in our interior design projects. During a recent visit from ...
02/10/2025

Pure wool is one of the most sustainable fabrics we can use in our interior design projects. During a recent visit from one of my fabric suppliers, we started to discuss sustainability and how the Government consultation on fire regulations in the upholstery and fabric industry is still rumbling along, with no clear direction or decision as yet. It was heartening to hear that fabric suppliers are debating how they change direction with some of their fabric collections, reducing their dependence on manmade fibres and focusing more on natural fabrics instead. Hurray to their dedication and foresight in this ever changing environment.

It is hard to believe that it is the last few days of September, this year has simply flown by! Autumn colours are defin...
29/09/2025

It is hard to believe that it is the last few days of September, this year has simply flown by!

Autumn colours are definitely on customers minds right now, a palette of warm blues and greens, and autumn golds mixed with warm russet reds and browns. I am really looking forward to the projects that will fill the rest of this year, with the focus on linen and wool.

A Guide To Choosing Trimmings for Curtains, Blinds & Cushions.New post on the website!There are many ways to add detail ...
08/09/2025

A Guide To Choosing Trimmings for Curtains, Blinds & Cushions.

New post on the website!

There are many ways to add detail to our interior design projects and one of my favourites is to use trimmings on soft furnishings and upholstery. I love the detail, colour, texture, and opulence, that trimmings add to our furnishings. They become part of our signature design look, by using trims made from natural yarns to add understated elegance.

There are two reasons that trimmings can elevate your interiors: you are creating something completely unique to your home, and they are an exquisite detail to transform your home into something beyond the ordinary, that no one else will have. Trimmings are the attention to detail that can often be missed, and they will elevate your interiors from the ordinary to being simply beautiful. Adding trimmings can make the difference between a good room and a great room.

If you would like to read more, please pop over to the website.
https://www.helenizzard.co.uk/a-guide-to-choosing-trimmings-for-curtains-blinds-cushions/

The first day of September and there are already hints of autumn in the early morning air. Nippy fingers and toes, not q...
01/09/2025

The first day of September and there are already hints of autumn in the early morning air. Nippy fingers and toes, not quite frosty but a definite and noticeable shift in temperature.

Autumn is the time for earthy tones, grounding green hues mixed with rich, warm spicey shades of rusty browns and muted reds. There is an imminent seasonal shift in natures colours incoming.

Our beautiful quality, plain Dune Linens, taken in the early autumn light a year or so ago.  A mix of Belgium and Irish ...
28/08/2025

Our beautiful quality, plain Dune Linens, taken in the early autumn light a year or so ago. A mix of Belgium and Irish linens, from some of the best linen mills who weave and finish the flax. Nothing short of the best for our clients.

All six linens are available on the website, by the half metre, with a minimum length of one metre. Samples are available to order too.

https://www.helenizzard.co.uk/product-category/fabrics/

Moorland Stone Fan Edge Trimming, available by the half metre.Moorland Stone is an earthy soft biscuit or soft pale ston...
21/08/2025

Moorland Stone Fan Edge Trimming, available by the half metre.

Moorland Stone is an earthy soft biscuit or soft pale stone fan edge trimming. By reducing the usual yellow hues often found in oatmeal or stone fan edge trims, we have created a fan edge with cooler tones, a perfect match for many of our natural linens. The hues of our Moorland Stone are earthy and reminiscent of cool stone, natural linen or soft mouse in colour.

The inspiration behind this delicate colour comes from the sedimentary rocks on our moors and coastlines. The wonderful river beds that weave their way across our moorlands are a great source of colour inspiration, their rocky formations and tumbling waters which cascade through the woodlands. The noise of the tumbling rivers over large boulders in the river beds can be so loud you can barely talk.

https://www.helenizzard.co.uk/product/moorland-stone-fan-edge-trimming/

Damselfly Fan Edge Trimming, available by the half metre.Damselfly is an earthy petrol blue fan edge trimming. The tones...
18/08/2025

Damselfly Fan Edge Trimming, available by the half metre.

Damselfly is an earthy petrol blue fan edge trimming. The tones are reminiscent of beautiful smokey teal blues, nephrite, or deep lake blues. We have combined various tones in the cotton yarn to create this unique colourway, which has created this wonderful blue fan edge trim.

Fan Edge trimmings are pretty and delicate additions to any soft furnishings, especially the leading edges of curtains, the edges of cushions or pelmets, as well as the lower edges of roman blinds, adding understated elegance, colour and texture.

https://www.helenizzard.co.uk/product/damselfly-fan-edge-trimming/

Some Monday morning inspiration for you. I showed this classic mood board to a client recently, beautiful fabrics and wa...
11/08/2025

Some Monday morning inspiration for you.

I showed this classic mood board to a client recently, beautiful fabrics and wallpapers from Josephine Munsey. A stunning new kitchen and boot room/utility and cloakroom, with large bifold doors and roman blinds.

Our stunning wool and cotton onion tassel trimmings, traditionally woven and hand made entirely and exclusively for us i...
05/08/2025

Our stunning wool and cotton onion tassel trimmings, traditionally woven and hand made entirely and exclusively for us in the UK.

This is Ridge Blue, an earthy deep blue teal. The tones are reminiscent of blue clay, nephrite or deep lake blue in tones. Think Fenwick & Tilbrook ‘Bridesmaid’ mixed with Josephine Munsey ‘Beakster Blue’, Bude Blue and ‘Box Blue’, each multi-tonal wool yarns adding an incredible depth when they catch the light.

You will find more colours available on the website.
https://www.helenizzard.co.uk/product-category/trimmings/

Have you seen our recent blog post? A Guide To Bespoke Roman Blinds: Everything You Need To Know.What is a roman blind? ...
28/07/2025

Have you seen our recent blog post? A Guide To Bespoke Roman Blinds: Everything You Need To Know.

What is a roman blind? Why is it a popular window dressing? Discover why this classic and timeless window dressing is a must-have for your home.

Roman blinds are a favourite window dressing, as they are both versatile and a beautifully elegant design option. I talk about the benefits, how roman blinds work, key features, the all-important child safety aspect of blinds, how they benefit insulation in older properties, suitable fabrics, and linings and how to style bespoke roman blinds for that timeless and elegant aesthetic in your home.

https://www.helenizzard.co.uk/a-guide-to-bespoke-roman-blinds-everything-you-need-to-know/

Monday morning understated fabric elegance. Beautifully simple fabrics.
21/07/2025

Monday morning understated fabric elegance. Beautifully simple fabrics.

Lets continue to look at voiles. Colefax & Fowler's best embroidered voiles, light and airy, dreamy floaty curtains and ...
17/07/2025

Lets continue to look at voiles. Colefax & Fowler's best embroidered voiles, light and airy, dreamy floaty curtains and blinds. Beautifully timeless. Teamed with classically understated cream or ivory curtain poles.

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Coleford Water, Lydeard Street Lawrence
Taunton
TA43QP

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm

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