Results of your search for “Contemporary”

Linda Seward

I have been actively involved in sewing, needlework and handicrafts from a very young age. After graduating… (read more)

Linda Bilsborrow

I began quilting almost twenty years ago and although my left brain enjoys the pattern in traditional… (read more)

Janet Bevan

My recent work has featured World War 1 with a series of studies on this theme using a variety of techniques.… (read more)

Christine Dixon

Art and Textiles have featured significantly in my life offering careers, enjoyment, therapy and a great… (read more)

Jan Allston

Living with husband Keith in Polegate, East Sussex and having retired from a career in firstly teaching… (read more)

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Heather Hasthorpe

I have sewn since I was very young. At school I had to drop it and study more academic subjects so at… (read more)

Alicia Merrett

I am a contemporary art quilter, and for a couple of decades I have worked mainly with the techniques… (read more)

Ann Beare

I am a contemporary textile artist whose work encompasses quilting, embroidery and mixed media. I enjoy… (read more)

Dorothy Russell

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Hanne Asbey

Quilting has been my passion since the late 80ies and I am interested in all kinds of quilts. I still… (read more)

Jill Exell

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Christabel Gilbert

I began quilting in the 1970's and was the founder member of Gwent Quilters. I gave talks and taught… (read more)

Greta Fitchett

My textile work is contemporary in style, and is influenced by places that I visit. I work with a domestic… (read more)

Val Cowan

I have always loved colour, texture and pattern, quilting brings all these elements together for me.… (read more)

Marion McCrindle

I have been a member of QGBI for over ten years and am very grateful to those who introduced me. I was… (read more)

Kira Withers-Jones

Originally I completed a BA in Fashion Design but I quickly realised that I didn't have a robust enough… (read more)

Connie Wheeler

I love to learn, sit, sew & share with like minded companions. Outside of this I'm having fun trying… (read more)

Gill Towell

In 2014 Gill set up GillyMac Designs to teach local children and adults to sew. Gill quickly won national… (read more)

Leah Higgins

My textile art has developed from a life long love of working with textiles and stitch. The tactile… (read more)

Margaret Ramsay

Winner of Fine Art Quilt Masters 2017 (!) , I have been a member of the Quilters Guild of the British… (read more)

Contemporary Co-ordinator

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Region 11 Co-ordinator

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Norma Goff

I have some experience of quilting but am also a member of the Durham Embroiderers Guild so can put… (read more)

Kerry Hockham

I learnt to to knit and sew from a young age, completing my first jumper for my brother at the age of… (read more)

Mags Smith

I have been quilting since I moved to Newent in Gloucestershire almost 20 years ago. My interest in… (read more)

John Cole-Morgan

My quilting journey has been extraordinarily strange. Starting my first ever quilt in June 2014, I have… (read more)

Christine Plowman

I have been quilting for many years, mainly Contemporary and Art Quilts. I have just returned to the… (read more)

Colin Brandi

In 1989, after a chance meeting with an American Art quilt maker whilst on holiday in Scotland, I made… (read more)

Katja May

I'm an avid quilter and a researcher and lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London. My research is… (read more)

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Terry Donaldson

I am a quilter and teacher based in Fleet, Hampshire. My contemporary quilted wall hangings and smaller… (read more)

Sarah Hibbert

I live just outside London and have been quilting for 30 years off and on due to family and work commitments.… (read more)

Exe Valley Contemporary Quilt Tree Time Exhibition

Marilyn Miles

I live in Nailsworth, Nr Stroud, Glos and have been quilting since 1986 when I lived for 6 months in… (read more)

Gwyneth Rose

I have been a Patchworker since 1976. In the 1990's I taught City & Guilds Patchwork & Quilting and… (read more)

Stephanie Lockie

I have been a teacher of textiles for many years, teaching in schools and adult education in the 1970's… (read more)

Anne Riches

Having taught City and Guilds patchwork and quilting, and teaching in France where we lived for 11 years,… (read more)

Delyse Upton

My special interests: Japanese aesthetics, pictorial art and contemporary quilts, embroidery, mixed-media,… (read more)

Jill Stillman

One of my earliest memories is of playing trains under the table while my Mum used an old hand turned… (read more)

AGM Regional Challenge Winners

The Regional Challenge for the 2017 Quilters' Guild AGM and Conference at Torquay was two place mats… (read more)

Contemporary Quilt Annual Meeting 2020

This Event has been Cancelled CQ ANNUAL MEETING - REMEMBER TO REGISTER!!! for more information contact… (read more)

Contemporary Craft Show

Borde Hill Garden Contemporary Craft Show Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th June AND Saturday 26th &… (read more)

EXHIBITION THE PALM HOUSE IN CONTEMPORARY THREADS

This Event has now been Cancelled Contemporary Threads is an affiliated group of The Quilters' Guild… (read more)

Contemporary Quilters West present Unfolding Stories III

Contemporary Quilters West present Unfolding Stories IIIApril 27th – May 3rd 2018.Harbour House… (read more)

Enchanted Islands Quilts by Exe Valley Contemporary Quilt Group

These quilts were made by members of the Exe Valley Contemporary Quilt Group and have been "on tour"… (read more)

Greta Fitchett Workshop: Contemporary Log Cabin

A non traditional look at log cabin patchwork.  Asymmetrical construction, curved piecing, free cutting,… (read more)

Jan Williams

Interested in contemporary quilting, textile art, photography, art, travel, cooking. I especially enjoy… (read more)

M Drake

I live in the South West of England in Weymouth, Dorset along the Jurassic Coast. Where I live is a… (read more)

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Christine Burgess

I have been sewing since the age of seven and like a lot of people I used to make my own clothes as… (read more)

Vivien Finch

I finished a two year term as President of The Quilters' Guild at the end of April 2016, succeeded by… (read more)

Patricia Dickson

I am a Quilter and Textile Artist and on retirement I undertook the Diploma in Quilting and Design with… (read more)

Patricia Archibald

Quiltmaking and teaching are passions of mine. My love of fabric started at an early age and having… (read more)

Annette Morgan

I have lived in East Anglia most of my life, and I have lived in Thetford for the last 3 years. I am… (read more)

Elizabeth Brooke Ward

I live near Stroud,Gloucestershire. I have city and guilds qualifications in patchwork and quilting… (read more)

Regional Day Speakers October 2013

 The speakers at the Regional Day at Woolpit in October 2013 were Annette Morgan and Sandra Meech (read more)

Carol Bowden

I have been quilting since the late 1980's. The first quilt I made was for my daughter, who was born… (read more)

Sheila Dalgleish

I have been involved in some form of needlework for as long as I can remember. Eventually I realised… (read more)

Dieuwke Philpott

I'm a founder member of the Quilters Guild and am interested in both the history of quilt making world… (read more)

Jane Attwood

I have been stitching for as long as I can remember, quilting for about 17 years and teaching patchwork… (read more)

Deborah Relf

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About Contemporary Quilt

Hello and welcome to Contemporary Quilt! We are a diverse group of over 700 quilters and fabric artists… (read more)

B. Jane Nairn

I live in Essex and am a member of Region 8 and Ash Valley Quilters. I have always loved stitching and… (read more)

Join a Special Interest Group

Why not join a Special Interest Group?  Open to all Guild members, the Special Interest Groups (SIG)… (read more)

Joanna O'Neill

Having knitted, painted and stitched my way through early life, I studied for the City & Guilds Creative… (read more)

Penny Kurowski

I am interested in all kinds of patchwork and quilting, with a bias towards contemporary/art quilts.… (read more)

Tracy Fox

Hello and welcome.... My name is tracy fox and I live in Manchester, England. I am a designer maker… (read more)

Chantal David

Hello I was formerly one of the Quilters Guild Representatives for Region 4 covering West Dorset and… (read more)

Freda Haylett

I learned to quilt while sailing around the world on our 40' sailing yacht. In April 2013 I won the… (read more)

Leah Cox

Originally I'm from the Deep South of the USA - Mississippi, Arkansas, and New Orleans. Then I lived… (read more)

Julie Edwards

Member of the guild since 2005 and was on Region 14 committee from 2009 firstly as newsletter editor,… (read more)

Christiane Shrimpton

I like traditional as well as contemporary quilts. I am always interested in trying out new techniques… (read more)

Liz Howlett

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Carole Kokinis

In the 70's I started to hand sew a hexagon quilt over papers. After many house moves it was eventually… (read more)

Penny Armitage

I learned to quilt while living in Kuwait but now live on the edge of Exmoor in North Devon, in region4.… (read more)

Deborah O'Hare

I am a contemporary quilter textile artist with a love of many techniques; producing machine embroidered… (read more)

Helen Howes

I have been sewing since I was two years old.. I get fidgetty when I'm not doing that. In the last 20… (read more)

Judith Barker

I make and exhibit contemporary quilts and smaller pieces based on folk art; I've won awards in several… (read more)

Mahri Prince

I live in rural Aberdeenshire at the foothills of the Cairngorm mountains. I am inspired by the views… (read more)

Irene Paddock

I live in Frodsham and became a quilter 12 years ago when I retired. I enjoy making children's quilts… (read more)

Irene MacWilliam

I have been involved with textiles since I was five and three quarters. Since 1985 I have been a member… (read more)

Jo Stewart

I live in Scotland and only started quilting serioulsy when living in Oman from 2010 -2013. Prior to… (read more)

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Alison Mayall

I enjoy working with fabric- dyeing it, sewing it, appliqueing it and, not forgetting, quilting it!… (read more)

Gwen Harlow

Update 2019 I finally finished my own hexagon quilt just before Chrismas 2018. I am leaving the older… (read more)

Sheila Alink-Brunsdon

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Lis Binns

I have been an area rep and the website editor for Region 13. I teach regular classes at Inspirations… (read more)

Pat Ashton-Smith

Originally an embroiderer, having completed my City & Guilds Certificates in Creative Embroidery in… (read more)

Brenda Thomas

I retired in 2010, bought a sewing machine in 2011 and began making quilts in 2012. I particularly like… (read more)

Janice Gunner

I have been a member of the guild since 1982 and was President from 2005 to 2008. I have been quilting… (read more)

Ruth Bennett

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Janet McCallum

I am a graphic designer and contemporary quilter. Most of my graphic design work has been for educational… (read more)

Sally Scott

I am a quilter who loves piecing and also fabric design. I also lead a small group of new quilters who… (read more)

Elisabeth Tate

I have been quilting for 30+ years having been taught by Canadian quilt teacher Lucy Anne Holiday when… (read more)

Cathy Park

I've always stitched, but was a passionate hand embroiderer until about eleven years ago, when I reluctantly… (read more)

Barbara Weeks

I taught City & Guilds Patchwork and Quilting for almost 30 years. I love the way our craft is continually… (read more)

Jane Rollason

My work is a result of a life long love of textile art, I worked for a time as an art teacher and after… (read more)

Elaine Wragg

Discovered Quilting through a friend, now happily obsessed. Enjoy Quilt Design, Machine Piecing more… (read more)

Juliet Bartlett

Hello, my name is Juliet. I am 55 and have been married to Mark for 29 years this year. (2021) We have… (read more)

Claire Powell

I was bowled over when I saw my first quilts at the American Museum in Bath though it took me another… (read more)

Wendy Barrington

Given Guild membership for Christmas 2017. Completed a Contemporary Fine Art Degree in 2017 some of… (read more)

Sarah-Joy Ford

Sarah-Joy Ford is a Textile Artist; Post Graduate Researcher and Associate Lecturer at Manchester School… (read more)

Alan Teather

Hi folks. I have been Quilting for over 20 years now and still find things to inspire me, calm me down,… (read more)

Penny Leonard

I nave always loved textiles, but for many years my interests were limited to knitting, crochet and… (read more)

Sheena Roberts

I have been sewing since I was tiny, and creating patchwork for almost as long. I was taught by my Great… (read more)

Emm Barnes

I've been quilting since 1994 when I made a cot quilt for my older child, out of hexagons of course.… (read more)

Jenna Clements

My love of craft began in childhood, when my mum taught me how to cross stitch when I was two years… (read more)

Angela Timbrell

I am married and living in the South West of England, although originally from South Wales. I have been… (read more)

Mistianne Guzman

I am originally from the states and currently reside in beautiful Edinburgh. I consider myself a quilter… (read more)

June Robertson

I was born in Scotland and now live in Canada with dual citizenship. I sewed my own clothes when I lived… (read more)

Hannah Thompson

I joined the quilters guild on recommendation of an embroiderer friend and she was right, I love the… (read more)

Rachel Lively

Hi, I am new to the Corsham, Wiltshire area and has been quilting for about 15 years, mainly in France.… (read more)

Pascale Michalski

Based on short and marvelous stories of farms and sunsets, slow roasties and the confection of the honey… (read more)

Avril Horn

Contemporary painting and sculpture, literature, theatre, fabric dyeing, public awareness about science,… (read more)

Gilli Theokritoff

I am Gilli Theokritoff, a quilt artist, endlessly fascinated by fabric and pattern and all the possibilities… (read more)

Muriel Markland

I live in Perth (previously living in Kinross-shire) and have been quilting for over 25 years. I did… (read more)

Joan Fisher

Hi, I first became interested in textiles in Kuwait where I lived for 12 years. I was invited to a textile… (read more)

Deena Goff

The quilting world is expanding and the variety is limitless. My interests have developed from the traditional… (read more)

Exe Valley Contemporary Quilt Group

Most of our members met through being Region 4 members of the Contemporary Quilt group, which is a special… (read more)

Lynne Pretty

My work is influenced by my travels, history and architecture. Work has been shown in several exhibitions… (read more)

Chantal Guillermet

I live in the French Alps and I've been quilting for nearly 30 years now, starting with traditional… (read more)

Kate Loasby

Hi, I am interested in using mixed textiles to create quilts and quilt art. I also enjoy traditional… (read more)

Isobel Loftus

In trying to describe my passion for quiltmaking, I have four main areas which influence my creativity… (read more)

Anna Woodhead

I am a textile artist and quilt maker based in Milton Keynes. I make art quilts and mixed media work… (read more)

Gillian Salmons

I am a retired nurse, formerly specializing in family support work in the community. I have two sons,… (read more)

Annie Folkard

I took up patchwork and quilting in 2018 after many years of not even threading a needle. I originally… (read more)

Kay Leech

My background is embroidery having completed my City and Guilds Certificate and Diploma in 2014 with… (read more)

Magie Relph

I fell in love with African Textiles when I first landed in Africa in 1984. Since then I have travelled… (read more)

Anne Weldon

I have been sewing for most of my life and started quilting and patchwork when I retired. I belong to… (read more)

Yvonne Brown

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Marie Paddon

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Margaret Pratt

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Norma Hale

I worked in tailoring and couture most of my working life, love fabric textures and colour. I started… (read more)

Eva Hulley

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Vicki Watson

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Sue Horder

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Janet Edgington

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Sandra Grusd

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Wendy Green

I have recently moved from Suffolk to Norfolk. I was a committee member for Region 8 several years ago… (read more)

Jane Rogers

My name is Jane Rogers and I live in Bury St Edmunds, with my husband and our 2 cats and have done for… (read more)

Janet Strong

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Sheila Craig

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Pippa Wardman

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Mary Heseltine

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Jennifer Carter

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Marjory McKinven

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Karena Brand

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Christine Adcock

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Sarah Gravestock

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Waltham Windmill Contemporary Textile Group’s 3rd Exhibition

This event runs from 10:00am on the 25th August 2018, to 4:00pm on the 27th August 2018 and will… (read more)

Jenny Hall

I am on the committee in Region 11. Qualified and registered Quilt Judge having completed the Quilters'… (read more)

Catherine Hensman

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Judith Bentley

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REGIONAL DAY 1 DAY WORKSHOP - Julia Triston - Contemporary Applique

Following on from her talk at the Regional day on the Saturday, Julia will be teaching her contemporary… (read more)

CONTEMPORARY QUILT ANNUAL MEETING 2020 - Cancelled

Considering the information currently available on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)and the Government's proposed… (read more)

Brenda Wroe

I am a contemporary textile artist with residential ties to the UK, France and Spain. My artistic work… (read more)

New Horizons Textile Group Exhibition: Contemporary Textile work - Home and Other Things - 5th Feb to 14th May 2022

Saturday 5th February to Saturday 14th May Open Wednesday and Saturday 11am to 3pm Free Admission and… (read more)

Inaugural meeting of a Contemporary Quilt Group for Cambs, Suffolk & Norfolk

20@20 There is currently no regional CQ group serving Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire. Mary McIntosh… (read more)

Judy Fairless

I love to spend my spare time painting or sewing or walking. My husband has Austin Sevens which we race… (read more)

Azalea Mayhew

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Jennifer Roberts

I am a contemporary quilter .i am a member of Llandegai patchers in Bangor north wales. I have completed… (read more)

Janet Price

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Carole Muncaster

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Veronica Buckingham

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Jill Sharpe

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Susan Wakefield

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Christine Seager

I am a contemporary quilter. I dye and discharge my own cloth, I tend to do abstract pieces using improvisional… (read more)

Jane Wheeler

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Hilary Martin

I am interested in all aspects of textile work.My time is divided between sewing,music(I am a pianist… (read more)

Ann Ward

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Loraine Organ

I am passionate about textile art and am at the start of a journey started in lockdown. Being given… (read more)

Contemporary Quilt

Jeni Wetton

Hello, I've been quilting for about three years and love it but realise I have lots to learn so hope… (read more)

Our Special Interest Groups

To meet the needs of all our members we have five additional Special Interest Groups (SIG). Open to… (read more)

CarolAnn Allan

I am fairly new to Quilting and have only made a few (hand quilting) so have joined the Guild and Contemporary… (read more)

Contemporary quilting in Region 8

There are a number of groups in Region 8 whose focus is contemporary textiles, including quilting. For… (read more)

Contemporary Quilt Contact

Co-ordinator: Catriona McKay  contemp@quiltersguild.org.uk Treasurer: Avril Horn treasurer_contemp@quiltersguild.org.uk… (read more)

Pippa Cockhead

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Region 4 Contacts

COMMITTEE MEMBERS Regional Co-ordinator Grace Brown  reg4@quiltersguild.org.uk    Tel: 01884 820905… (read more)

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Janette Hamilton

Hello, I am a new member and I live in quite a remote but beautiful part of Scotland. I have my C&G… (read more)

Jean Stocks

Hi, I'm retired and haven't been quilting long, about 18 months. So far my quilting ranges from a centre… (read more)

Pauline Macaulay

I have been quiltmaking since the late 1970s and am interested in the social history of patchwork and… (read more)

Veronica Ryden

I have been quilting since the 1980's, discovered machine quilting in 1992, on a course at Gawthorpe… (read more)

Sarah Morison

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Helen Scott

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Judith Baser

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Mary Parry

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Susan Clowes-Phelps

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Kathryn Thompson

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Hilary Farquharson

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Christine Espinosa

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Penny Bicknell

I am passionate about fabric and design. I love the tactile quality of quilts. I enjoy passing on my… (read more)

Janine Pound

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Hilary Jackson

I am a member of 2 local quilt groups and also the contemporary group in the East Midlands (East Midlands… (read more)

Mandy Hague

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Janet Dowling

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Sylvia Lindoe

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Mike Wallace

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Carol Taylor

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Margaret Macdonald

In winter I live in Preveza, Greece and from March 2017 will be based in Polperro, Cornwall, and sailing… (read more)

Lisbet Borggreen

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Annette Bruton

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Judith Fox

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Gillian Travis

I am a textile artist based in a small village in the South Pennines near Halifax. I have a studio near… (read more)

Hilary Smith

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Valerie Barnard

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Dian Smith

Hi, I'm Dian, I am a teacher of Patchwork and Quilting, Art, Embroidery, Beading, Lacemaking and more.… (read more)

Mandy Winter

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Joy Frampton

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Brenda Mary Howell

I explore a variety of textile techniques, am experienced teaching children and adults of various abilities,… (read more)

Sue Shanley

When I was a primary school child, my mother completed a year's secondment from Secondary school PE… (read more)

Diana Judd

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Liesbeth Williams

I have lived on Ynys Môn, the Isle of Anglesey, for nearly 40 years. I work part-time with my husband… (read more)

Caroline Hannan

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Hilary Grayson

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Mary Hewson

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Barbara Scurr

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