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Textile artists inspired by nature – TextileArtist
Many of us feel a strong connection with nature. And art can help us communicate that feeling of connection, whether it’s an admiration for the expanse of the great outdoors, an appreciation of nature’s textural details, or an exploration of the constant states of …
Discover: Five contemporary embroidery artists – TextileArtist
The idea of freely stitching in this way helped Lindsey to develop her own personal form of expressive, stitch vocabulary. ‘I’m an excellent over-thinker in all areas of my life, but my embroidery is the one place where I don’t feel compelled to do so.
Captivating collage: Six artists show the way – TextileArtist
Mandy Pattullo, Chinese Flower (detail), 2022. 12cm x 18cm (5” x 7”). Hand pieced and embroidered collage. Indigo dyed fabric, Chinese embroidery fragment, antique quilt fragment, sari strip and recycled clothing.
Discover: Six contemporary felt artists – TextileArtist
A spring garden. Primavera uses the colours of lime, rust and blue to form floral and leaf motifs, with both machine and hand stitch meandering between the shapes.. It was created after Jackie had received a request to make a larger than normal piece. She turned it down, but later wondered just how big a piece she could make.
Cas Holmes: Found objects in textile art – TextileArtist
Artist, writer, lecturer and author Cas Holmes needs little introduction from us – she’s one of our most experienced and popular artists.. Cas has been working with textile art since her fine arts degree in 1983 and is known for the unique surfaces she creates with paint, dye, layers and stitch – techniques she cleverly combines with discarded cloth, paper and found materials.
Recycling in textile art: Five artists – TextileArtist
Ruth Singer is based in Leicester, UK. She has exhibited her work far and wide, most recently at Llantarman Grange in Cwmbran (2022). Ruth has also authored many books, including Fabric Manipulation, and she regularly runs online workshops.Ruth also works on community projects, residencies and commissions, and she is the Chairperson of the Leicester Society of Artists.
Seven of the best textile art magazines – TextileArtist
Embroidery. Embroidery is a beautifully presented long running magazine serving lovers of embroidery and contemporary textile art. It comes from the renowned Embroiderers’ Guild in the UK and was first published in 1932. Over the decades, Embroidery has become the most well respected review of the art of embroidery and stitched textile art. This magazine inspires and impresses with its mix ...
Making creative leaps through online textile art workshops
Felt and stitch textiles with Maggie Scott . Maggie Scott’s workshop demonstrates how to make a unique tactile wall hanging using the wet-felting technique.Her design is inspired by the appliqué shapes found in the woven raffia Kuba textiles from Central Africa.
Discover: Seven contemporary textile artists – TextileArtist
Hale Ekinci Embroidery, quilting and crochet. Perhaps due to her Turkish heritage, perhaps given her breadth of experience as Associate Professor of Art & Design at North Central College in Chicago, or in her artist residencies, Hale Ekinci takes her inspiration from several disciplines.