Chances are you’ve seen Ian Berry’s beautiful scenes from everyday life, or his #iclapfor project last year inspired by his son Elliot. His skill and attention to detail is incredible before you realise that it is constructed entirely from denim. However, putting his medium aside it’s his sensitivity and shining a light on scenes we take for granted that really make him stand out as a textile artist. Helen Adams caught up with him to find out more.
Textiles Transformed: Thread and thrift with reclaimed textiles by Mandy Pattullo explains that we don’t have to look far to be inspired, and that vintage materials and techniques can be combined to create treasured timeless pieces.
This month our columnist for stitching it real Alicja Kozlowska looks at Skulls in textile art. This may seem an odd subject for this time of year, but she believes we may need it after the Christmas time!
Stitch a Masterpiece by C&T publishing is exactly as it sounds; it’s a book full of famous designs from famous artists, all for you to sew. Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir – they’re all in there looking fabulous. Art lovers, grab your needle and thread!
Meet David Morrish, winner of the Wilcom Award for Digital Embroidery, Textile Art Category, in the 2019 Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery competition. His winning design, “Natural Order of Things,” depicts the demise of the Yorkshire textile industry and artisan skills as a result of industrialization. It’s another Funk Files interview by Jen Funk Weber for Mr X Stitch!
Creativity has rarely felt so important than during the pandemic. From crochet to quilting, textile art can provide solace during these turbulent times. Having so
ABSTRACT FLOWER DESIGN is a favourite of mine because it is such a versatile subject in terms of colour, shape, pattern, texture and embellishment, creating a
Mark-Making Through the Seasons by Helen Parrott Published by Batsford Introduction You may have heard of this artists previous offering, ‘Mark-Making in Textile Art’, which
If you live in the part of the hemisphere where the nights are drawing in, there is no better time to start a project. Out
Recently I got the chance to hop across to Tiburg, Netherlands to visit The Textile Museum in the city to discover some awesome work. Historically Tilburg was well known within the Textile world, thus this museum gets some awesome exhibitions as well as long running ones. TextielMuseum, draws a great many people. Textile art has played an important part in the history of the city, and you can learn all about it at the museum. There are exhibitions taking in both the past and the present of the textile industry.
Today in Let’s Book! We’re reviewing Shibori for Textile Artists by Janice Gunner. Shibori is a technique often associated with Japan, Africa, India and South America. Read on for more!
Introduction Written by Julia Triston and Rachel Lombard, the title How To Be Creative in Textile art holds a lot of promises. This is surely
