Helen Banzhaf MSDC

The fashion designer, Habibe Acikgoz is based in the UK and specialises in creating stylish and comfortable pieces consisting of clothes...

Pippa's work is abstract, influenced by architectural and organic forms. Working in both 2D and 3D, she considers space, light and shadows,...

Liz is a textile and mixed media artist using silk, dye, paint, paper and stitch to create both abstract and symbolic wallhangings, panels...

Beverly Ayling-Smith is a textile artist and researcher. Her studio practice examines how cloth can connect with the emotions of the viewer

Free machine embroidered and appliqued images which exploit the exciting surface qualities of fabric and an economical use of line.

Jan is a textile artist fascinated by all forms of landscape. She creates compositions that are a synthesis of observational impressions

Vivienne is a textile artist specialising in machine embroidery. Her soulful work is figurative and the narrative of her textile imagery...

Naomi is a textile and mixed media artist looking at the sunny side of life. Her childhood in 1960’s and 70’s Devon and Cornwall has...

Anita creates one off pieces using a variety of painted papers which are embellished with stitch. Inspired by skies, particularly at...

Maria is a contemporary artist working mainly with the 'soft materials' of cloth, wool and thread, often using natural and textured fibres....

Helen's work is about absence. She explores whether an intangible echo, a sensation, remains of a being that was once there, disturbing the...

Jane works on machine embroideries from her studio in Swanage, Dorset. The theme of these embroideries is based on figures in the...

Angela Dewar is an experienced designer and embroiderer, working with a range of techniques and in many different environments.

Wendy is a textile artist inspired by landscapes, architecture and natural forms. Maps give a 'sense of place' in her designs. She...

Judy is a textile artist whose passion for making things has been influenced by her love of history. Her research into the structures of...

Alex makes mixed media work, and also figurative pieces, usually inspired by water, frequently from images of her native Scotland.

The current range of knitted textiles includes fine cashmere and silk jackets, coats and scarves, all of which are timeless design classics...

Geraldine is a textile artist who works in a range of techniques, including hand and machine stitch, wrapping and tapestry weaving. The...

Jill is a textile and multimedia artist and is never happier than playing with different mediums; from paints to woven materials. Using...

Mary is a stitched textile and mixed media artist. She explores the distorted imagery that is created by moving water or is reflected on...

Janice Gunner is a textile artist and author. Her textile practice is varied with recent explorations in cloth and stitch as a way of...

With a lifelong passion for cloth and stitch, Julie was awarded a BA Honours Degree in Embroidered Textiles in 2010. As a result of her...

Sam makes sculptures, drawings and collages, predominantly by stitching and manipulating mixed media.

Deirdre is a designer who creates couture headpieces in her London studio. Her work is often inspired by food and nature. She combines...

Ceramic Patchwork - hand-stitched ceramic re-construction.

Susan Holton is a designer-knitter who loves to create beautiful, unique, contemporary knitwear for women of all ages. She explores stitch,...

The key themes of Pat’s life have been exploring creativity in textiles, and to expand her knowledge of textile processes, with a...

Rosemary is a mixed media artist working mostly with textiles. She uses recycled materials such as plastic bags, wires from machinery,...

Sandra is a designer-maker working with textiles and mixed media. She works from personal observations recorded at home and abroad...

Aran work focuses on portraiture and depiction of human subjects in textiles. Her work is concerned mostly with visual narrative

Marian Jazmik is a contemporary textile artist who is also a keen photographer. Her work is heavily inspired by her macro photography of...

Sabine is a mixed-media textile artist working in hand stitch. Exploring narratives and memories generated by socio-political issues,...

“Alice Kettle is a contemporary textile/fibre artist based in the UK. She has established a unique area of practice by her use of a craft...

Sue Lancaster is known as a textile artist working in machine embroidery but her work starts well in advance of the production in stitch....

Jean’s multi-media approach combines fabric, print and stitch marks, and allows the interplay of layers that hint at complexity. Jean is...

Debbie's work explores landscape and place and her inspiration comes from experiencing and paying attention to her surroundings.

Dan creates bespoke art for the public realm and private clients. She first became known for her Knitted Chandeliers which sold...

Diana is a textile artist working in free motion embroidery. Diana focuses on light and the way it changes the landscape from season to...

fionaglen Designer Knitwear is a luxury knitwear label that focuses on true design and craftmanship. Established by award winning Scottish...

Sylvie uses mixed media and free-motion machine stitching to create ethereal sculptures and highly textural vistas, a translation of how...

Mixed Media artist and free-form embroiderer Jatz creates distinctive textiles and coats by combining wool with unconventional materials.

Carol is a textile artist specialising in machine embroidery. She creates unique one off pieces for public and private venues.

Jane’s background is in interior design and soft furnishings having worked as a designer as well as a teacher. More recently her academic...

A sewing machine is Yumiko’s favourite drawing and painting tool. Yumiko is constantly pushing the boundaries of stitching and painting.

Based in her home studio in rural Suffolk, Elisabeth makes stitched textiles for exhibitions, and to commission.

Deborah is a Textile Artist whose work has a style of delicacy and neatness. Her current work is an exploration based on giving familiar...

Emma Rosa creates botanical sculptures from manipulated fabric and thread.

Angela is a stitcher and felt maker. She discovered a love of felt making whilst studying for her Diploma in Stitched Textiles at Windsor....

Arlene is a textile artist and teacher of many years' experience. Much of her work is inspired by her love of roses and music. This stems...

Consuelo Simpson is a multi-disciplinary artist working in 2 and 3D, often using craft techniques. There is a somatic and mental engagement...

Chris is a textile artist specialising in hand embroidery. Inspired primarily by the natural world she works within the sphere of the...

Designer/maker of wall panels, hangings, pictures, carpets, screens, altar frontals and greeting cards. Work is mainly to commission and...

Sue Stone is best known for figurative compositions with an emphasis on narrative hand embroidery and is an experienced teacher and speaker.

Tiziana Tateo is an Italian fiber artist who, after starting out making quilts about twenty years ago, began research work and personal...

Dee is a contemporary textile artist who uses sketches, colour and texture to represent moments in time.

Dawn's work explores transparency and illusion, the imagined or reality and perception of the occupation of time and space. Within Dawn's...

Janet Twinn originally studied painting but became seduced by textiles. She makes patchwork wallhangings from her own dyed, painted and...

Susie makes embroidered animations and puppets.

Susannah is a mixed media artist specialising in hand embroidery and pencil drawing. She studied Graphic Design at Nottingham Trent...

Mixed media artist, surface pattern, paper, textiles, hand and machine embroidery.

Molly is a textile artist whose creativity is inspired by her Shropshire home and the movement and emotive posture of the human form. Her...

Stephanie is a textile Designer Maker working with a mix of materials and processes.