Mandy Pattullo

Many Pattullo is a textiles artist from Northumberland, her wonderful portfolio which is great for seeing different textile techniques, also has some wonderful garments that Mandy has created from upcycling garments and old quilts making them rich and wonderful visually.

Celia Pym

The art of sustainability, of treasured garments and the beauty of repairing damaged clothes is Celia Pym's talent.

"Now I darn and am looking for hole's in people's clothes and the stories that accompany them; repairing these holes and returning the mended garment. It is a way to briefly make contact with strangers. I am interested in the spaces the body occupies, the tenderness of touch and the ways in which we go about day to day life." Celia Pym

Annica Leah Cuppetelli

Annica Leah Cuppetelli is a fibre artist who often makes garments as part of her art practice. I thought her experimentation with fabric may inspire you as you enter you textile unit.
Remember it is play, manipulation and thorough exploration of a material that will bring you unique solutions, discoveries and opportunities.

Jessica Bell

"You gave me a headache and I sewed through my finger. Tomorrow I'll know if you were worth it." Jessica Bell

This work is part of a series called "Weather System" by Jessica Bell.

Jessica uses found fabrics and creates collages with them to explore different themes and ideas.

The way Jessica Bell quilts fabrics together would be a good method to use to create a new fabric from old garments and then start again.
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Renilde De Peuter

Renilde De Peuter made these textile samples in denim for an exhibition at Mr Kitly . Look at all the wonderful textures and effects Renilde achieved with this wonderful versatile fabric. Renilde De Peuter also has a wonderful blog.

Jilli Blackwood

Glasgow based textile artist Jilli Blackwood dyes cuts, sews, embroiders and weaves together amazing fabrics which she then constructs into garments or art pieces. The results are these stunning bold compositions reminiscent of sashiko kimonos.

Evelyn Morrison

These are images of Evelyn Morrison's degree show 2011 at ECA. They illustrate a progression of ideas about privacy and quietness (see quiet box 2010). Evelyn loves working in textiles and since graduating has been experimenting with random patterns created in cross-stitch.

Dawn Tan

After a week of eating and studying sweets for fashion design, I thought you might appreciate the work of Melbourne based textile artist, Dawn Tan and her 'soft friend's project' a series of sculptures based on food. Thanks

Fanny Viollet

The wonderful intricate and innovative textile art of Fanny Viollet.

Jeanette Sendler

Jeanette Sendler's portfolio has millinery, felting, tailoring, printing, weaving and many other facets of textile and fashion design. These images are from a residency that Jeanette had in Newburgh Fife in 2007. I particularly like the top image a tailored jacket constructed from pattern paper. Jeanette Sendler now works from her studio in Perth and teaches at Edinburgh College of Art.

Emilie Faif III

Pattern by Emilie Faif

Emilie Faif II

Emilie Faif 's clothing landscapes, where images of landscapes are printed on the inside of clothing and shoes for fashion designer Isabel Marant.

Emilie Faif I

French artist Emilie Faif's portfolio has blown me away tonight. Emilie creates amazing works sculptures and installations with textiles but also does performance and video art. I adore this dress growing out of (or into) an upholstered organic environment.
It's like the dress is dreaming . . . I love it!

Louise Richardson

Cobwebs and memories and the smell of dust, these are the evocative works of textile artist Louise Richardson. I love her use of photography especially on the feathers.

Riitta Ikonen I

Ritta Ikonen is a Finish artist living in London, she trained in illustration at Brighton but grew up with a sewing machine. Her work is unique and very inspiring as she creates costumes that then become performance pieces and are recorded and exhibited through photography to highlight ecological and environmental issues.

"The super-garments I make, open up new experiences. In my costumes tremendous things happen- to me and the people I work with." Riitta Ikonen

A wonderful thing to be able to say about a garment that you have made, to read more of this interview go here.

Georgia Boniface

My groups are using photo transfer over the next few days and I wanted to show them that there was more to this technique than just printing there favourite image on a T-shirt. This is the inspiring work of textile artist Georgia Boniface who incorporates photography transfers into her installations and also incorporates them onto other textile items such as cushions. Thank you so much Georgia for all your help.