A Digital World

   ‘Rhianna Ellington is a young textile and surface pattern designer based in the United Kingdom. In 2013 she graduated from Leeds College of Art with a degree in printed textiles and surface pattern design. Since then, she’s been collecting, drawing, embellishing and designing patterns in her bright and airy studio. Her designs are inspired by colour…

Exploring World Textiles

“TIGRA TIGRA is a design studio and shop which re-contextualizes art & design made in developing parts of the world. TIGRA TIGRA work with independent craftspeople and women’s cooperatives in South Africa, eastern Namibia and Bosnia. Each piece is focused on the merger of ancient tradition, modern interpretation and experimental design.” How did the idea of TIGRA…

Aurélie, A Lover of Textures

“Aurélie is passionate about textiles and the essence of her creations lies in the work of the material. Her Projects are born from experimentation and artistic research that are heavily inspired by her travels and vintage samples.” How did you get into textiles? During my studies I was initially interested in architecture and graphic communication, but…

Mary Martin Embroidery

“Mary Martin is a contemporary hand embroiderer who works out of her studio in Sharpstown, Houston, Texas USA. She has more than 40 years experience with embroidery, needlework, sewing, crocheting and crafting. Her embroidery has been exhibited internationally and is in private collections worldwide. She specialises in goldwork and blackwork embroidery, and has her own…

Embroidery by Ellie

Ellie MacDonald is an embroidery designer from Brighton How did you get into embroidery? I specifically started working with embroidery when I met Jenny King about 10 years ago. Jenny specialises in the freehand ‘Irish’ Singer, this kind of embroidery really appealed to me because of the speed and flexibility of the machine.  What other…