A wonderful showcase of designers whose work incorporates the diverse qualities inherent in fibre. Fabrics, threads and yarns are manipulated by stitching, twisting, knitting and knotting, making an exciting exhibition of jewellery and sculptural forms. All items are for sale, some are available to purchase through the interest free Own Art Scheme. For more information or visuals please contact Hayley Walker or Jane Needham.
Working primarily with felt the work of Harriet Hill uses precise, minimal shapes and intense vivid colour; her large sculptural work encourages the viewer to become absorbed in the richness of the felted surface.
Alison Yule Textiles show woven fabric panels and window hangings, which bring fabric to life. Her richly textured fabrics create impact as she incorporates areas of texture and unusual colour combinations. Her work is a bright and cheerful collection for interiors and is both functional and decorative. Led by transformation and texture Gemma Worwood's work is both playful and beautiful. The theme of English afternoon tea combined with extracts of stories and poems make this collection of fabric work delightfully inspirational.
Hannah Sherratt's felt/fabric-mach è figures depict ordinary people in everyday situations. Fun and frivolous, her quirky ideas generate scenarios capturing moments in time. Crowds of people rushing to work and people in the midst of chaos create a fabulous showcase of work.
The varied shapes most commonly seen in pottery have inspired Hilary Anderson-Barr's knitted 3-dimensional forms. Her use of natural yarns and muted tones make a subtle display, which is exciting, and unique. Her work proves that knitting is not just functional and domestic.
Laura Blackledge has created a body of work that captures the essence of the ‘dark places' found in cities (alleyways and side streets etc). Her focus is on mark making and texture. Tall freestanding forms using only black lines on white backgrounds generate the illusion of perspective, creating an atmospheric collection of painted and stitched paper pieces.
Tadek Beutlich's 3-dimensional sculptural forms in brightly coloured wools have been knotted, knitted and woven, developing the expressive content of his work. Tadek is fascinated with the hidden mechanisms of the natural world, re-examining the structure of the woven fabric itself.
Nicola Pearson creates wonderful 3-dimensional textile illustrations, inspired by the observation of everyday activities. Her colourful characters capture moments in time, which begin to tell a story and build up Nicola's very own ‘fabricated' world.
Intricately detailed jewellery by Tanja Igic has been created with fine leather. Innovative shapes and forms in an array of beautiful colours, with elements of silver incorporated into the designs make this work visually stunning.
Betty Pepper's fabric jewellery explores different media and techniques in both 2 and 3 dimensions. Her intriguing collection is made of fabric sewn onto a silver wire skeleton which is often then housed in old books; illustrating the old saying ‘never judge a book by its cover'.
Linda Miller creates rich, colourful and humorous embroideries that contain figures set in the outdoors; always happy and smiling and usually depicted within a story. Her one-off machine embroidered jewellery uses rayon and silk threads, which create an ambient and joyful collection of work to admire.
Stanley Barrett's beautifully knitted jewellery incorporates knitted yarns with uniquely sourced buttons in an array of styles, colours and sizes. The combination of contemporary and antique makes a charming collection of work suitable for both men and women.
Ruth Waller's felted jewellery is fabulously fun. Colour combinations are endless, from highly contrasting to very subtle shades and the use of beads and rubber strands adds interest to this unique collection of work.
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