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In the 1920s, the textile firm Morton Sundour decided to establish an experimental unit called Edinburgh Weavers. Alistair Morton was head of Edinburgh Weavers from the thirties until his death in 1963. Morton commissioned leading artists to create patterns and built up a reputation for cutting-edge design. Many painters and graphic artists, such as Victor Vasarely, continued to design textiles for the firm during the 1960s.
The colours of these textiles are more muted than the ones sold by Heals and Hull Traders. This is partly because the designs on this page mostly date from the early 1960s. Also, Edinburgh Weavers made textiles for a more traditional market and were often commissioned by architects to design fabrics for specific interiors.