Download PDF Chelsea Textiles was formed in 1992 to faithfully recreate antique textiles, cushions andfurnishing accessories, the originals of which are becoming increasingly scarce.the art of needlepoint is a skill, long vanished in the uk, that is dying out worldwide.craftsmen in china are retiring and factories are closing, as the economy moves frommanufacture to service. in a few years, hand-crafted needlepoint will disappear, the art lost for all time. their increasing scarcity makes them highly collectible, destined to become the irreplaceable antiques of the future.