Textile artists

Fine art tapestry studio where weavers work in collaboration with artists, designers and architects to produce one-off commissions for private residences, universities and commercial and religious buildings. Materials include wool, silks, cottons and linens, which are combined to create colourful contemporary designs. Also produces hand-tufted

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

Artist whose work has developed from flat hand-painted silk hangings to dynamic sculptural structures influenced by designs for theatre productions. The structures, comprising stretched painted silk organza with metal frames, transform both public and domestic spaces, with the available light giving a continually changing picture. Commissioned

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

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

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

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

Produces batik pictures and hangings on cotton lawn, silk and certain Chinese and handmade papers using mainly cold water reactive dyes. Cantings are sometimes used, but the artist prefers to work with brushes and uses other, simpler techniques to apply the wax. Dyes can be hand-painted, although dip-dyeing in a bath is preferred as it allows the

Specialises in hand-painted silks, using kniazeff steam-fix dyes and heated wax as a resist. Barbaras batik pictures are inspired by landscape and nature. Commissions are welcome and have included holiday scenes, homes and gardens. All batiks are professionally mounted and framed behind glass. Also paints original designs on hand-rolled silk