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Inspiration for Textile Artists
Inspiration for Textile Artists

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Check out our textile blog, full of interesting pieces of content, from arts and crafts ideas to conversations with leading members of the textile community.

Pick up stitching, yarn and hand embroidery tips and tricks in our helpful art blog. We also have inspirational stories from graduates of the School of Stitched Textiles, who share their own stories about their course experience. You can read all of this and more in our fabulous textile art blog.

Browse our wide variety of categories in this craft blog to learn more about knitting, quilting and a variety of techniques you will encounter on our beginner craft courses and accredited distance learning courses.

Victoria shares her experience of pushing the creative boundaries with our Hand Embroidery Course

Pushing The Creative Boundaries: Victoria Vinten

In this inspiring graduate story, Victoria Vinten shares her transformative journey through our Hand Embroidery Skill Stage 4 course. From dabbling in evening classes to curating work for public exhibitions, Victoria’s story is one of creative rediscovery, personal growth, and finding purpose through stitching. Having reignited her passion for textiles

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Work by Kelley Aldridge, who joins us for a chat on Textile Talk Podcast.

Textile Talk with Kelley Aldridge

We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome the immensely talented Kelley Aldridge to the School of Stitched Textiles as a tutor. With a background that blends traditional expertise, innovative teaching, and deep personal passion, Kelley is one of the most respected names in contemporary hand embroidery. A graduate of the Royal School

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10 Incredible Abstract Textile Artists

10 Incredible Abstract Textile Artists You Have to Follow

There’s something irresistible about abstract art. Its ability to bypass logic and speak straight to the senses is what captivates us most. In textile form, abstraction becomes even more powerful. It’s not only seen, but also felt. Texture, colour, rhythm and space all combine to create artworks that are as

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Textile Talk with Amanda Cobbett

In this captivating episode of the School of Stitched Textiles podcast, we speak with Amanda Cobbett, a British textile artist celebrated for her astonishingly lifelike embroidered fungi and woodland-inspired pieces. Known for pushing the boundaries of what thread can do, Amanda shares how she discovered her unique artistic voice, her

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Machine Emboridery artwork by Nienke Eernisse

From Dabbler to Designer: Nienke Eernisse’s Journey

When Nienke Eernisse enrolled on the School of Stitched Textiles’ City & Guilds accredited Machine Embroidery course at Skill Stage 4, she was searching for direction—and she found much more than she ever anticipated. With a broad interest in textiles, but little experience in machine embroidery, Nienke chose this course

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Marian Jazmik: Sculpting Texture from Nature’s Hidden Layers

We recently explored 10 Textile Sculptors that bring life to art, and like them Marian Jazmik is no exception. With a distinctive style that fuses the organic with the experimental, textile artist Marian Jazmik has carved out a remarkable career. With a life-long passion for surface, structure, and the tactile beauty

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Turning Passion into Potential

From childhood crafting sessions with her mum to exploring everything from patchwork to bookmaking, Sue Bolton has always been a maker at heart. But it wasn’t until later in life, when family responsibilities eased and time became her own, that she was able to fully embrace her creative path. Eager

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Alison Fraser shares her experience of reigniting creativity with our Textile Skill Stage 3 Course

From Finance to Fabric: Reigniting Creativity

For Alison Fraser, creativity was once second nature. Inspired by her mother’s exquisite hand embroidery, she spent her early years immersed in knitting, patchwork, and needlework projects. But like so many of us, life took her in a different direction—into a decades-long career in finance that left little time for

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Textile Talk with Karen Miller

Textile Talk with Karen Miller

Welcome to another inspiring episode from the School of Stitched Textiles Podcast – Textile Talk! In this conversation, host Gail Cowley is joined by Karen Miller, a passionate educator, quilter, and dedicated representative of Aurifil Threads. If you’ve ever stitched with Aurifil and wondered what makes it so smooth, so

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Lucy Morrison shares her journey of gaining creative confidence.

A Journey of Creative Confidence – Lucy Morrison

For passionate quilter and sewing tutor Lucy Morrison, enrolling onto the Textiles Skill Stage 2 course with the School of Stitched Textiles marked a turning point in both her creative and professional journey. Despite years of dedication to patchwork and quilting, Lucy felt the absence of a formal qualification sometimes

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