Textile artists
Carol Naylor
Textile artist who makes machine embroidered wall hangings and framed works for public and private interiors. Working directly onto painters canvas with a variety of threads, and sometimes embedding other materials and fibres, the artist exploits the distortion of heavy stitching on the base fabric. With a painterly approach to textile art, she is
2 Jubilee Road, Chichester, PO19 7XBCaroline Hyde-Brown
Textile artist specialising in embroidered textiles that are designed exclusively for home interiors. The collection includes wall-hangings, framed pieces, cushions and lighting. Important consideration is given to colour, space, movement and balance. Recent designs include embroidered landscapes, trees, boats, beach huts and seascapes
11 Watkin Road, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2TBHelen Yardley
Produces rugs and wall hangings to commission and also offers standard products. Using thick industrial felt, the company has developed techniques of printing, stitching and dyeing to achieve a textile capable of rigid hanging. Also offers needlepoint and hand-tufted wall hangings. Works are held in collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum
A-Z Studios, 3–5 Hardwidge Street, London, SE1 3SYJill Kennedy
Batik artist with over 25 years experience working with textiles. Specialising in using wax and resist techniques with silk painting, Kennedy produces hand-painted silks, including fabric lengths, banners, wall hangings and pictures. Her design themes are mostly based on natural forms and often feature flowers and natural, organic landscape images
Jo Gallant
Textile artist who produces wall hangings on a commission basis. Previous projects include a series of three panels (300x120cm), based on the themes of sea, earth and air, commissioned for a staircase in Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. The artists love of colour, texture, flora, fauna and landscape leads to richly coloured combinations of
Ironstones, 70 High Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JLJuliet Hemingray Church Textiles
Textile designer and manufacturer producing bespoke banners, altar frontals, pulpit falls, chasuble, copes and mitres. Designs are based on traditional biblical themes and symbols of worship and are available in all liturgical colours, worked on a selection of fabrics. Large commissions are individually designed to be in harmony with the
27 The Derwent Business Centre, Clarke Street, Derby, DE1 2BUNatasha Kerr Fine Art Textiles
Fine art textile artist who produces narrative collages, on a commission basis, using photographs and antique textiles. Previous clients include The Royal Mail and Random House, as well as cruise ships, corporate organisations and private individuals. Lending itself to a range of scales and styles, the work combines visual impact with textual
G06 Northside Studios, 16-29 Andrews Road, London, E8 4QFPort Appin Studio
Textile artist who creates embroidered wall hangings, stoles and pulpit and lectern falls for churches. Commissioned pieces are tailored to suit the particular church building, taking account of historical links, geographical location and the budget available. Also produces embroidered pieces based on the landscapes of the west coast of Scotland
The Studio, The Pier, Port Appin, PA38 4DN

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