Sew What?

·S4 E30

Chinese Textiles in 18th-Century Britain: An Interview with Shilei Zeng

Nov 29, 2025
47 mins

Episode Description

In this episode, Isabella interviews Shilei Zeng, Assistant Curator of China at the Victoria and Albert Museum and final year PhD student at King's College London. The two discuss Shilei's research into the use of Chinese textiles in 18th-century Britain and beyond.

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You can find Shilei on Instagram at Instagram.com/fashioneastandwest.

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