Lithuanian born Virginija Knowles lives with her English family in Bradford and dedicates all her spare time to the artistic education of primary and secondary school children. Textile sculpture is a new field to Virginija, inspired by wildlife photography. Her colourful heroes are the various inhabitants of the forest, handsewn from wool felt and dressed …
Predominantly a machine embroiderer Angie has recently moved to collage, mixing paper, textile and stitch. Inspired by many subjects from celestial events, foreign climes and closer to home, gardens and natural forms. The interest in collage came from research for her other work, teaching textile workshops on Zoom. She uses a broad range of methods …
Salt Weave Studio is a woven textile design studio based in Bradford, Yorkshire. Rebecca designs all her fabrics by hand weaving in her studio, she then works with local mills to produce beautifully woven fabrics in small batches. Her range of contemporary textile products includes throws, scarfs and wraps and all are made from the …
Jude through her label ’judeworks’ creates luxurious, yet durable, handcrafted textiles, soft furnishings and accessories. Working with natural materials, predominantly lambs wool and British yarns, she creates her own fabric from 100% merino lambs wool through a process, which includes knitting and then carefully felting the fabric. This results in a fabric that is particularly …
Heather Hancock is a maker who creates original 2D and 3D handmade pieces, using stitched, collaged and drawn techniques. Heather’s work includes a variety of textile collections, 3D constructed creatures, birds, hares, foxes, bears and dolls, garden birds brooch collection, face brooch collection and a varied cohort of stitched wall hangings. Heather tries to upcycle …
Madiha is currently studying on the BA (Hons ) Visual Arts course (level 6). Mahida combines textiles and photography to create work that is visually pleasing to the eye. Her use of abstract imagery as a symbol of portraying the landmarks of Bradford is mesmeric. Using digital editing she introduces ideas surrounding topographic maps. The …
Justine is an illustrator and mixed media artist, studying on the BA Visual Arts course. This pattern collection is inspired by the traditional and contemporary mix of architecture that makes Bradford College,The work began as a series of illustrations and evolved into a collection of digital patterns.These finished patterns were printed onto fabric and fixed into …
Jade is a multidisciplinary artist with a passion for sculptural and tactile art, currently studying on the BA (Hons) Visual Arts course (level 6). Jade’s mixed media embroideries represent Bradford’s culture and heritage. Bradford is a mix of rolling patchwork hills, industrial mills, terraced housing, intricate dry-stone walls, and tangling brambles. Industry and nature in …
The Stitch Society have been providing makers with durable aprons, workwear and clothing for over ten years. Everything is made in our studio space in Yorkshire from durable fabrics as we recognise the need to create sustainable, durable workwear with minimal environmental impact. This has been our mission from the start and our commitment to …
As Maggie Magoo Designs, artist Carole Fenwick creates a variety of products filled with pattern and colour. Her ranges include printed textiles, embroidery art, stationery goods, homewares, art prints and more. Her work is primarily inspired by nature, with flowers, foliage, moths & beetles featuring throughout the designs. She is an avid collector of folk …