Carolyn is a designer/maker fuelled by her passion for using traditional knitting techniques to create contemporary fashion & interior pieces. Each piece begins as a cone of yarn which Carolyn knits, row by row, on hand powered vintage knitting machines. All her products are made from pure merino and lambswool fibres which is spun & …
Galina Titova is a textile artist and an eco-printer. She exhibits her textile and paper pieces made in eco-print technique, which is a form of natural dyeing. The pigments and silhouettes of natural plant material are transferred to fabric, paper, or ceramic creating unique colour palette and shape pattern. Each imprint is distinctive and one-of-a-kind. …
Saltaire born and based artist Jayne Tunnicliffe creates unique hand stitched animal head wall mounted soft sculptures. Using a mix of upcycled and new fabrics, she creates colourful and beautiful creatures using pattern, texture and hand painted details such as antlers. Her inspiration ranges from West Yorkshire’s wool heritage and the local environment, to pop …
TRADITIONAL ART. CONTEMPORARY DESIGN. These beautiful textile accessories and jewellery were born from a Middle Eastern and mediterranean influence that’s inspired by the traditional art of knotting and Macramé. With the use of bold joy-evoking colour, the pieces aim to bring out the modern bohemian in you. Knottinger designs include simple everyday earrings to original …
Megan is a local surface pattern designer who creates a combination of hand stencilled and digital printed lifestyle products. All her hand printed designs are created using hand cut stencilling techniques in her West Yorkshire studio. She chooses to work to a sustainable ethos using eco-friendly printing inks and certified organic fabric. After printing, each …
Morag is originally from Glasgow and currently creates her textile art from her home and garden studio overlooking Kirkcudbright Bay in South-west Scotland. Morag has been creating textiles for nearly twenty years and works internationally and in her local community. Morag creates printed textiles in many ways including digitally, screen and mono-printed; naturally dyed and …
Saima creates bright, playful hand embroideries that inspire joy. Her work has a strong graphic quality that translates well into limited edition prints as well as framed artworks. She has exhibited with Sunny Bank Mills and sold her work through Glassette and The Shop Floor Project. Saima also delivers talks and workshops where she loves …
Sarah is a handweaver recently graduated from Bradford College, where she completed a Foundation Degree in Textile Practice. She is passionate about making productive use of locally sourced, environmentally sustainable materials such as wool, and supports the Campaign for Wool. She weaves colourful cushions, throws and rugs with a mid-century feel in patterns inspired, among …
Sue is a recent graduate of Bradford School of Art ‘Textile Practice’ Degree where she concentrated on fabric design. Her patterns are inspired by women cyclists from Victorian racers in voluminous dress to the vibrant colours of the modern peloton. The designs are digitally or hand screen printed on natural fabrics and used to create …
Final year, level 3 Art and Design students at Shipley College have been creating work across a wide range of contemporary craft disciplines – including printmaking, bookbinding and ceramics. Linocuts inspired by the surrounding Yorkshire landscape, screen printed designs inspired by nature adorn artworks and tote bags, handmade decks of playing cards and ceramic bowls …