Another thing much too commonly seen, is an aberration of the human mind which otherwise I should have been ashamed to warn you of. It is technically called carpet-gardening. Need I explain it further? I had rather not, for when I think of it, even when I am quite alone, I blush with shame at the thought.

Nothing should be made by man's labour which is not worth making, or which must be made by labour degrading to the makers.

Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization.

No pattern should be without some sort of meaning.

No man is good enough to be another's master.

There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful.

Ornamental pattern work, to be raised above the contempt of reasonable men, must possess three qualities: beauty, imagination and order.