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Top 10 textile printing books

Top 10 textile printing books
Textile artists and designers are increasingly working with mixed-media; many of our most innovative artists use textile printing to achieve stunning results in their art. Joanna Kinnersly-Taylor, Caren Garfen and up and coming textile artist Rachel Parker all ...

The Blood Bag Project

The Blood Bag Project
Leigh Bowser (AKA Leighlalovesyou) is a BA (Hons) Textile Crafts Graduate from the University of Huddersfield. She is the creative mind behind an important fabric art and crafts project that aims to raise awareness of a rare blood disorder. Here she tells us a ...

Reineke Hollander interview: Discarded objects

Reineke Hollander interview: Discarded objects
Reineke Hollander creates textile inspired art (paintings, sculptures and assemblages). In our interview with this fascinating artist, she explains why she doesn't consider herself a textile artist 'per se' and how she extends the life of 'found' objects. ...

Top 10 machine embroidery books

Top 10 machine embroidery books
Many leading textile artists, such as Carol Naylor and Sue Stone use the sewing machine either alone or in combination with other techniques to produce the desired effect. Whether you are looking at embroidery for beginners or you want to develop your machine ...

Molly Williams interview: Memory and metaphor

Molly Williams interview: Memory and metaphor
Molly Williams is a contemporary felt textile artist. We were introduced to her work at the Mall Galleries, London, earlier this year and were struck by the personality of the felted sculptures. She has a fascination with the human body and human experience in ...

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