I have spent the last 48 years in the textile industry. Firstly, by being a designer and pattern cutter for two manufacturers in Nottingham, and then onto being a dressmaker…

Inspiration for my work comes from many sources and is often drawn from surroundings, experiences or family history. I’ll use an exhibition title or theme to spark ideas, which jump…

Denise Coupland is an artist with a passion for textiles, mark making using hand stitch and natural dyes. Denise studied as a mature student at Nottingham Trent University where she…

I love colour and I love fabrics – I can’t bear to throw even the smallest piece away. I have always had textile-based hobbies, learning to knit and crochet when…

I am a founder member of ‘Living Threads Textile Group,’ my main discipline then was machine knitting although I was also a dabbler in embroidery, crochet, dressmaking, weaving all throwbacks…

I am a mixed media artist, colour, symbolism, spiritual and world cultures, inform my functional, decorative, whimsical art pieces. Positions of responsibility in youth work, creative workshops, teaching in a…

My creative practice has developed over a number of years through different textile media. I am currently making my own silk paper from silk fibres, plus mono-printing and working into…

My work is inspired by nature. Conscious of the environment, I use recycled cotton, linen and silk fabrics which have been eco dyed with plants from my garden to create…

As a mixed media artist, I use paper, fabric and fibres in my work. When using fabric, hand dyeing helps to achieve the vibrancy and variation of colour I am…

I combine detailed hand embroidery, wet felting, textile applique techniques, machine stitching, plaiting, knitting and crochet to make artworks and ornaments. I work with natural fibres including wool, twine and…

Nottingham College of Art 1967. A one year painting and drawing course. I was one of three students to be awarded an end of year prize. Nottingham College of Art…

Keta studied illustration at university. Her work has a strong graphic bias and is usually of a textile/ quilted medium. She is a member of several quilting / textile groups…

Maggie began stitching and knitting as a child and further developed her skills at school and teacher training college, with a particular interest in ceramics, graphic design and watercolours. Following…

I have forever been making things! My first a hand stitched appliqué felt bowl of tulips and cross stitch at primary school to the obligatory apron for cooking. Things have…

My grandfather was a tailor and my father an industrial designer. Art materials were always available at home, and I enjoyed making clothes and producing fashion illustrations. After A levels…

I’ve been weaving for over 15 years, and never stop learning and experimenting. Using either my rigid heddle loom or an old 8-shaft table loom, I incorporate ‘waste’ materials into…

Watching my mother making our clothes etc., I soon learnt the business end of a needle. Also whilst I was still young, I went on a holiday to an aunt…