textiles

Meet Alison from Macclesfield Bag Works, who makes wonderful bags and purses, often using repurposed denim and fabric remnants that would otherwise go to waste.

Textile Art has spent a long time in the shadow of Fine Art but its status is now steadily being raised. Here we explore different types of textile art and look at some of the techniques practised by textile artists.

Meet Helen Milen from Studio Milena, a textile designer based in North Yorkshire who specialises in contemporary hand weaving using responsibly sourced materials.

Introducing Studio Altyra, run by Alondene Phillips, a maker who specialises in contemporary ceramics made using traditional methods.

Meet bear artist Debby Coatham from Bearlescent, who started her creative business when health issues rendered her sofa bound, and she found hand embroidery offered a much-needed form of therapy and distraction.