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 7XBDovecot Studios
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
Dovecot Studios, Dovecot, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LTHelen 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 3SY

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