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brands , so she looked at our machinery and through our archives and spoke to several people around the site . We had our longest-serving employee , Peter Ellison , bring his granddaughter to present the Princess with a posy and a charming drawing ; everyone is still walking on air from her visit !”
Returning to the need for a blend of techniques , Lisa explains how Sanderson has integrated modern methods in its wallpaper manufacturing . “ Technology in wallpaper printing has not been as widely developed , as the process demands the challenging ability of creating texture ,” Lisa explains . “ We ’ ve worked with engineers to develop modern techniques that mirror those in Standfast , and we ’ ve recently invested in a digital printer at Anstey to enhance our design and manufacturing capabilities .
“ Aside from enabling customers to color-match fabric and wallpaper from two different sites , the combination of techniques is proving to be very interesting . We can print a digital background and overprint by hand , for instance , as we still provide a full range of traditional methods like hand block printing . In fact , we ’ ve trained two apprentices in hand block printing over the last two years , as we previously had to pull a former employee out of retirement if a project required this method .”
In terms of projects , Sanderson has recently created a new collection in partnership with renowned brand ,
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