Kate works in watercolour and textiles, using transparent fabrics like watercolour washes to build layers of complexity. She uses both hand and machine embroidery to provide line and density. Her work is largely figurative and she uses a variety of formats from framed pictures to hangings. She has a liking for shiny fabrics and favours …
Emma is an Illustrator and Maker of Monsters – She creates, fun and exciting unique plushies of monster firends that appeal to people young and old. Emma’s monsters are full of personality and come with a hand drawn story card, so you can get to know a little bit about their personalities and what to …
Amber Lily’s practice is primarily based on colour, texture and mark making. Her pieces are inspired by everyday surroundings, such as litter and scuffs to graffiti and plants. The organic shapes and mixture of colours are often overlooked but can be made into something beautiful and considered. She combines these with intuitive composition and expressive …
Jane is known for her infamous ‘cotton reel trees’ and vintage fabric clocks, such a hit in last years Saltaire Arts Trail. She sources wonderful fabrics to work with and adds hand-embroidered or appliquéd details to make unique little trees, including some new lino printing on fabric ranges. Jane is also continuing to work on …
Jade’s work focuses on the architecture and design of local independent businesses in and around Bradford and the locality. Using visits and photographs as a starting point, she hand embroiders all of her pieces in an illustrative style, focusing on the quirks and individuality of the buildings and businesses. She graduated from the University of …
Galina Titova is a textile artist based in York. She works in a traditional wet felting technique creating unique felted sculptures and pieces of wearable art. Drawing inspiration from architectural forms found in nature she designs and makes sculptural textile pieces on large and small scale. Images of sea creatures are used as a source …
Sarah enjoys exploring themes of forgotten story, folklore, history, the land and dreamscape in her work with a keen emphasis on ceramic and textile discipline with her current focus in handmade slipware and embroideries. Most of her ideas and musings come together first in free form machine embroideries. Some parts of these develop further into …
We are a small design studio based in Marsden, West Yorkshire. From our studio we design and sample contemporary woven cloth which is then sent to local mills to be woven. The cloth then returns to us to be cut and edged and transformed into blankets and cushions. Last year we also started a small …
Tabby textiles is a creation of textile artist and hand weaver Becky Sunter. Her woven pieces are inspired by worn and disrupted surfaces, peeling paint, rusted metals and graffitied walls. Becky observes closely the spontaneous splash of a spray can, and its relation to the surface it reacts with, a complete contradiction to the slow …
Sharon has her main focus on working with dyes and mixing colours to promote vibrancy, predominantly a mixed media and textile artist working with a range of natural wools and upcycled, natural and plant fibres. Most recently she has concentrated on longer-term individual larger projects, but she still produces a range of affordable gifts and …