textile arts directory

People and places: individual artists, galleries, exhibitions and groups
Techniques: resources for embroidery, wearables, surface design, feltmaking, weaving...
Textile traditions: textiles from different historical periods and geographical origins, collecting and conservation
Inspiration: visual and creative resources, image libraries, design sources, avenues to explore
Textile connections: link collections, textile organisations, email groups, support networks

Study and research: textile education from short courses to university degrees, research resources and FAQs
Materials: textile and fibre arts suppliers, product information, reviews
Publications: publishers, magazines, blogs, books and bibliographies covering textile and fibre arts
In business: artist marketing, arts and crafts careers, small business support
At a tangent: apposite displacement activity... clothes, accessories, fairtrade crafts, digital textiles

art space - latest artist

Joanna Neil graduated from Wimbledon School of Art in 1997 with a fine art degree in painting and has recently been drawn to textiles, particularly feltmaking. "For me felt is the ideal medium to explore my ideas because of its 'range'. It can be sculptural, painterly, textural or minimal..."

focus on... Artistique embroidery courses with Liz Maidment

Liz Maidment is a creative embroidery artist who runs residential workshops from her home in Provence, based on her methods of working which incorporate spray or hand painting, collage of small pieces of fabric, hand and machine embroidery. More ...

favourite textile social networks

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partner sites

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We're proud to be providing a virtual home for Maggie Grey's Workshop on the Web - an exciting concept in online textile arts.

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supplies for fine art, fabric art and creative crafts

Art Van Go - a huge range of artists materials by mail order or at The Studios, Knebworth

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Fibre & Stitch - online magazine packed with articles on textile & paper arts techniques, mixed media textiles, surface design and more.

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River and Cloth
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Embloggery
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