Artist interviews
Crochet
Rūta Naujalytė
Lithuanian artist based in Norway creating crocheted sculptures often with macabre sensibility
Free motion machine embroidery & Digital embroidery
Jacky Puzey
British textile artist combining traditional embroidery with digital
Austrian textile artist machine embroidering animal portraits around wildlife protection and endangered species.
British textile artist using free motion embroidery often looking at flora and fauna
British textile artist using papier mache and machine embroidery to create fascinating life-like objects
British textile artist depicting people and families through screen printing, machine embroidery and appliqué
British textile artist specialising in free motion machine embroidery portraits of rock and pop icons
South African artist reinterpreting a wide range of real life images into the medium of textiles
British textile artist using free motion machine embroidery to depict landscapes and nature in stunning detail
Finnish textile artist Raija Jokinen uses flax and hand and machine embroidery to create fascinating pieces based on the human body.
Hand Embroidery
Argentinian textile artists Leo Chiachio and Daniel Giannone’s do exquisite colourful hand embroidery
Japanese textile artist based in Canada who creates colourful hand-embroidered landscapes.
Hand embroidery is the technique this American artist uses to convey hard hitting subject matter
Lithuanian textile artist currently based in New York who describes her work as ‘docu stitching’
Gretta digitally prints and embroiders onto fabric. She is interested in the “feminist crafting legacy with technology.”
Romanian artist now based in California creates colour filled geometric embroideries.
Archana grew up in India and is based in the UK. Uses hand stitch with found artefacts.
British textile artist using printing, painting and stitch to create atmospheric representations of landscapes
British textile artist who paints on cloth and uses hand stitching to draw lines in a muted palette of earth pigments.
Fine art hand embroidery from German artist whose balance of fabric and stitch evoke a sense of calm.
Rach Gooden of Stitch and Bone
Australian embroiderer who creates beautiful insects combining contemporary and vintage
Argentinian artist using a range of techniques including hand embroidery to create densely patterned and textured art
British artist predominantly using hand embroidery for her pieces which centre around form and colour.
Australian artist using stitch to create layered work from recycled and repurposed fabric about the environment
Niki McDonald
Australian embroidery aka Tapestry Girl exploring the urban landscape and experiences
Bulgarian artist based in London whose art is an energetic mix of hand embroidery, bold colour and found objects.
German textile artist creating beautiful embroidered ink paintings.
Catalina Escallon
Colombian textile artist adding colourful hand embroidery to graphic black and white imagery.
Knit
British artist using hand and machine knit looking at domestic, gender and the human condition.
Indonesian artist and his alter ego The Mogus create installations of colourful coral worlds using knit, crochet and stitch.
Natalie Fisher’s needlepoint is a celebration of colour and detail and often depicts Islamic art
Mixed Media Textile Art & Installations
Erica Green
American textile artist using wool yarn and industrial felts to create tactile art installations
American textile artist and academic with installations worldwide including in India and Kosovo. She is interested in the history and cultural associations of textiles
Hungarian textile artist who combines paper and fabric and focuses around ideas that reflect relations to urban life
American textile artist creating fiber sculptures of seedpods, birds and tiny spores and leaves using beads, yarns, and embroidery threads.
British textile artist combining found and reclaimed items with textile techniques including stitch to enhance the beauty of nature
American textile artist based in Mexico creating sculptures and installations from screen printed recycled plastic bags.
British textile artist who sews fabric into hundreds of geometric shapes to create installations and sculptures
French artist using the ancient technique of Sprang to create large colourful installations usually outdoors
Dutch textile artist constructing textile installations, mostly outdoors. Her simple technique highlights the beauty of the material.
American artist reinventing discarded items and exploring themes including erosion and translucence
British textile artist reconstructing ceramic ware using her unique patchwork technique
Australian textile artist covering issues including globalisation and often using automation in her pieces
Turkish conceptual artist interested in mapping and the cultural identity of belonging
French artist combining vintage imagery with handmade contemporary elements to create a story often encased in glass
American textile artist using machine embroidery to explore personal and political themes including gun control
Marta Santos
Spanish textile artist constructing mixed media sculptures and installations using the materials as her starting point
Vibrant and colourful soft sculptures and embroideries influenced by growing up in Taiwan.
Australian textile artist working with found and reclaimed textiles, paper and ceramics including working with discarded needlework
German textile artist living in the USA using mixed media and machine embroidery. Best known for her hanging rayon thread pieces in colour gradations
Dutch textile artist reimagining old masters in swirling colours and a mix of materials
Brazilian textile artist who juxtaposes hard and soft materials to create mesmerising pieces based on ‘the translation of society.’
American textile artist employing a range of techniques including quilting embroidery and collage for protest art and commentary
British textile artist using found and bought materials. She covers many subjects including Japanese culture
Italian artist constructing wearable art and costumes using hand and machine embroidery. Often concerned with environmental issues
American artist using hair as her material to focus on the politics that ‘surrounds hair and the black body,’
American artist based in Canada creating lifelike and magical sculptures and installations
American textile artist focusing on the connection between people and nature and using leaves as her canvas
American textile artist creating installations, wall hangings, paintings and garments investigating ‘current socio-political issues.’
Spanish textile artist and curator using a range of techniques and media to reflect on ‘human dependencies’
American artist using improvisational construction methods to create ‘fabric structures,’ based on emotions.
American artist using predominantly knotting to create dynamic and colourful pieces and installations.
Cas Holmes
British textile artist, author and tutor combining mixed media with stitch and found materials.
Quilting
American artist combining digitally printed fabric, beading and embroidery with a sense of humour
Pauline Burbidge
British quilter inspired by nature
American textile artist with a career spanning decades creating quilts, collages and mixed media pieces
American quilt artist constructing immaculate quilts with geometric patterns in vibrant bursts of colour.
American quilter featuring portraits and bold imagery who often uses reclaimed fabrics and traditional quilting patterns
American artist who quilts from her screen prints of historical images. Her quilts depict incredibly moving themes including child labour and Japanese Internment
American screen printer and quilter who creates graphic images many of which are based on New York City.
German textile artist who uses a range of techniques including quilting often with abstract designs
Born in Denmark now living in the USA, Anne creates colourful abstract quilts hand dyed fabrics
American quilter specialising in memory quilts and burial quilts which are as zero waste as possible.
American quilter creating balance between the planned geometric front of each quilt and the improvised backs that are “an emotional reaction to the geometric design of the front”
Tapestry Weaving
American tapestry weaver creating limited series of works often with grid-like patterns
Danish tapestry artist based in Spain using symbolism and stories in her epic weavings
American tapestry artist who weaves a lot of figurative work especially the female form
Norwegian tapestry artist who features strong pattern and colours. Recent winner of the Cordis Prize
Australian tapestry artist using subtle colour and tone often embracing historical subjects
Hungarian tapestry artist exploring landscapes with intricate weaving and subtle colours to create atmospheric tapestries
British tapestry artist weaving colourful abstract pieces based on what she sense from her surrounding reality
Norwegian tapestry artist Anne Stabell is inspired by nature and uses wool and nylon to create partly transparent tapestries
French tapestry artist using rich colours often in shades of blue and inspired by landscapes
Norwegian tapestry artist who references pop culture to illustrate the way society lives today.
French tapestry artist who creates elaborate, colourful and epic tapestries “trying to find comfort in the flow of time’
British tapestry artist weaving large tapestries based on light and time in striking designs
Norwegian tapestry artist using subjects such as computer games and science fiction for her epic scaled tapestries
Cezch tapestry artist interpreting the world around her in colour, detail and a sense of fun
British artist ‘exploring the interplay between memory, place and attachement.” Jane uses tapestry weaving and eco-friendly resin jesmonite
Laura from Kukka Textile & Surface Design’s fascinating tapestry project into colour vision deficiency
British tapestry artist using automation in his tapestries depicting everyday human movements.
Tapestry artist from Equador weaving colourful bold pieces influenced by folklore and superstition.
Weaving and Rugs
Textile artist now based in Norway using digital jacquard weave but embroidery and collage also feature in her art
French textile artist based in New York whose weaving evolves around ‘texture and the reflection of the light.’
Azerbaijan artist giving a contemporary approach to traditional and historical influences
Bolivian textile artist incorporates sensors and LEDs into her weaving and interactive art
Swedish artist combining weave with technology to create dynamic interactive installations
British textile artist encapsulating threads and weaving into acrylic using beautiful gradation or contrasting colours
Other
Austrian textile artist using felt to create atmospheric images that touch on fantasy.
Chilean artist using the technique of thread pulling to create colourful pieces that have an energy of their own
British artist using threads and yarns to paint with wool. Her latest series focuses on landscapes.
The only art that doesn’t use textiles on the site. Meticulously drawn images of plaid fabrics
Australian artist using indigo dye for installations and textile art that addresses environmental concerns.
French and American duo combining music with textile art to create their own unique instruments
French artist based in the UK creating baskets and embroidery in subtle colours and textures
French duo who rescue and then reinvent stitched tapestries into a wonderful mix of kitsch and historical
Swedish artist based in Amsterdam employing a range of techniques to create still life pieces based on memories, meaning and emotions
Hand weave combined with technology from New York design team
American artist primarily using rug hooking techniques to ‘challenge conventional ideas about what a hooked rug is.’
Hand weave combined with technology from New York design team
Nigerian textile artist using African fabrics and bright colours focusing on socio-cultural themes and subjects.
American artist using weaving and other techniques to create layered mood-inspiring pieces.
Japanese artist based in the UK creating serene sculptural forms from natural materials that are woven, stitched or tied.
California textile artist combining found and upcycled materials to create colourful, layered life affirming pieces using a range of techniques.