textile artists

Textile artist Amanda Barnes tells us how her hand-crafted menagerie of mice and other small creatures first began, and how one of her mice got a (miniature) starring role in US TV show, Criminal Minds.

While embroidery is a very traditional craft, displaying embroideries as wall art in the hoop in which they were created is relatively new. Textile artist Teresa Bettelley looks at the art of the embroidery hoop art and what makes it so appealing.

Meet Katy Livings, who creates treasured textile dolls and rabbits with the finest of details that are destined to become family heirlooms.