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WEBTextileArtist is your creative partner. Explore textile techniques, elevate your stitch skills, and be inspired to make art you love.
Choosing embroidery & fabric scissors – TextileArtist
WEBEmbroidery scissors are small and sharp, designed specifically for cutting threads or tiny snippets of fabric. There are lots of options to choose from: vintage decorative designs, traditional stork scissors, rose gold scissors, matte black scissors, colourful designs, foldable travel scissors and ergonomic scissors aimed for comfort.
About – TextileArtist
WEBHow it all started. TextileArtist was born in 2013 when brothers Joe and Sam Pitcher witnessed something remarkable: their mum, Sue Stone, rediscovering her passion for textile art in her 50s. As a child, Sue had learned to sew from her own mum and loved to make clothes for her dolls. But life, as it often does, got in the way.
Recycling in textile art: Five artists – TextileArtist
WEBZwia Lipkin, Dare!, 2017. 61cm x 61cm (24” x 24”). Piecing and raw-edge appliqué with machine and hand stitching. Upcycled home decor textiles, wire, wooden beads. California-based artist Zwia Lipkin grew up in Israel where she attended a high school for the arts and received a BA in Art History and East Asian Studies.
Discover: Seven contemporary textile artists – TextileArtist
WEBMeet seven contemporary textile artists who are making statements and pushing boundaries with their work. Vanessa Barragão’s love of marine life, and her distress at textile waste, encouraged her to use only waste materials for her giant coral reef sculptures. Hale Ekinci and Gurjeet Singh both tell stories: Hale uses embroidery, quilting ...
Textile artists inspired by nature – TextileArtist
WEBHer abstract textile art is inspired by the shapes and textures of the natural environment, captured initially by her ‘macro-style’ photography. She is the author of Textures from Nature in Textile Art (Batsford, 2021). Artist website: www. marianjazmik.co.uk. Instagram: @marian_jazmik_textile_art.
Hannah Lamb: Finding Meaning in Textile Art – TextileArtist
WEBHannah Lamb lives in Bingley, near Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. She has exhibited around the UK, with the 62 Group of Textile Artists, and in 2021 had a solo exhibition at the Knitting & Stitching Shows. In 2022 Hannah was commissioned by the Brontë Parsonage Museum to create Fragment of a Dress.
Captivating collage: Six artists show the way – TextileArtist
WEBCollage is a great technique for artists wanting to both celebrate and rage against life events. Each collage element can hold its own symbolic meaning, and then collectively, raise voice to emotions that are otherwise hard to express. UK artist Marcia Bennett-Male uses textile collage as her ‘art therapy’.
Discover: Floral textile artists – TextileArtist
WEBSilk and horsehair. Leslie made Marlena’s Lotus when she took part in a three-year programme that combined meditation, movement, inner inquiry, and communication practices. A colleague, Marlena, had adored one of Leslie’s thangkas and requested she create a simpler, more affordable piece that would evoke similar spiritual teachings.
Discover: Five contemporary embroidery artists – TextileArtist
WEBTake Debbie Smyth, Lisa Kokin, Rosie James, Inge Jacobsen and Lindsey Gradolph, who have all found unique and personal ways to express their ideas. These makers are constantly experimenting and advancing their craft. Some are well versed in traditional techniques and materials, others are new to textiles.
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