Cloth dolls are a huge hit in the creative world and textile artists have taken up the challenge, using them as the perfect three-dimensional vehicle for expressive textile art. A range of innovative textile techniques can be used to make stunning dolls. In ‘Cloth Dolls for Textile Artists’ the author provides patterns for different doll […]
Cas Holmes is one of the UK’s best-known textile artists with works in public and private collections. The world of travel has been a constant throughout Cas’
An evocative exploration of how travel – local and far away – can inform, inspire and enhance textile art. Travel has always featured heavily in textile art, from artists’ ‘travelling sketchbooks’ to large-scale installations mapping coastal erosion or the effects of climate change. In this book, renowned textile artist Anne Kelly shows how to […]
A guide to harnessing the world of nature to create sustainable textile art. Textile artist Alice Fox shows how to work with found, foraged, gathered and grown materials to create fabulous textile pieces that are inspired by, and made from, nature. She encourages crafters to be open minded and experimental, using local (and sometimes) […]
Artist, stitcher & collector of stories STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS!!! Cloth Stories My first book ‘Cloth Stories – Capturing domestic life in textile art’ was published by Batsford Books on 14th March 2024 and
The pleasures to be had from slowing down can be many, with connections to sustainability, simplicity, reflection, and tuning into traditional and other multicultural textile traditions.Slow Stitch is a much-needed guide to adopting a less-is-more approach, valuing quality over quantity, and bringing a meaningful and thoughtful approach to textile practice.Claire Wellesley-Smith introduces a range of ways in which you can slow your textile work down. Richly illustrated throughout, and showcasing work from the best textile artists who work in this way, this is a truly inspirational book for those looking to reconnect with their craft and to find a new way of working.
A hardback copy of Constance Howard's Inspiration for Embroidery, published by Batsford. Fifith Impression 1970. Constance Howard was an English textile artist and embroidress who encouraged the use of new techniques in her students at Goldsmiths London, where she taught for many years-one of her students was Mary Quant. This book was written for people with a good working knowledge of embroidery, but who have had little design experience. A book to inspire with over 300 drawings and photographs. A well as numerous sketches of design ideas there are photos of work completed by other embroiderers illustrating how ideas can be interpreted. This is a wonderful inspirational book intended for someone who wishes to develop their embroidery design skills. I have taken photos of the chapter headings so that you can see the breadth of the subject covered. The book is 240 pages long. It measures approx 25.5 x 19 cm. The content is very clean and good as is the bright blue cloth cover. The dust jacket is slightly creased. A joy of a reference book for anyone interested in embroidery and textile design.
This glorious book is a modern guide to weaving, an ancient craft that is reaching new heights of popularity, from acclaimed contemporary weaver and textile artist Rachna Garodia. It contains a wealth of practical advice and tons of inspiration for every aspect of this endlessly adaptable craft, from gathering materials to making and exhibiting […]
Overcome creative challenges with expert tips on starting with textile art, building a stitch practice, generating ideas, finding your voice, and realising your vision.
Techniques and projects for using shibori dyeing in textile art from textile artist Janice Gunner.
Published by Batsford
Inspired by Chunghie Lee’s work, No Name Woman exhibited at the Festival of Quilts in 2009, Sara became passionate about researching Bojagi and incorporating
Magpie of the Mind Cas Holmes artist. Author of The Found Object in Textile Art. Diary of sketches, images and ideas. www.casholmestextiles.co.uk
Overcome creative challenges with expert tips on starting with textile art, building a stitch practice, generating ideas, finding your voice, and realising your vision.
I am still trying out different ways of working in enamel using this concertina book form as a vehicle for my experiments. I have used my ...
Reviews for Cloth Stories – Capturing domestic life in textile art Reviews Review by Deena Beverley – Leading UK textile artist, author, stylist & writer. “Hearth and home are timeless sources of inspiration for textiles artists. In ‘Cloth Stories: Capturing
Writing this post is giving me a blog identity crisis. I miss having an active place to write about textiles (in addition to my Facebook Slow Cloth page) and I’m realizing I’m not satis…
Karen Suzuki is a practicing textile artist, currently working in Glasgow, Scotland. Originally she trained as a ceramicist before experiencing textiles. We see how skills can be merged together as her work has a sculptural tone and is often inspired by pottery sources such as Staffordshire sculptures. She works with hand embroidery to create her creatures, which are mostly stuffed and set as 3D pieces rather than flat works. Her work has been featured in the Batsford published book 'Be creative with textile art'.
This year as part of Creative Art’n’Soul Journaling, I’m very excited to be sharing my processes and techniques for making beautiful journals and art books as a way to record and remember the things…
Jane McKeating ist stellvertretende Leiterin der Abteilung Design an der Manchester School of Art in Großbritannien. Neben ihrer Arbeit als Dozentin bestickt und bedruckt Jane Stoffe. Sie ist Mitglied der 62 Group, einer Gruppe von TextilkünstlerInnen. Gemeinsam mit Alice Kettle hat sie zwei Bücher veröffentlicht: 'Machine Stitch Perspectives' (Verlag A and C Black) sowie Hand
Artist, stitcher & collector of stories STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS!!! Cloth Stories My first book ‘Cloth Stories – Capturing domestic life in textile art’ was published by Batsford Books on 14th March 2024 and
A fine cover this by one of the 20th century's great illustrators and graphic designers, Eric Ravilious. Ravilious was tragically killed during WW2 when he was an official war artist and was lost in action.
