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I am really pleased to have this opportunity to recommend the Select Trail for 2014. Stroud and the surrounding area are rich in craft talent and the Select Trail provides an opportunity to explore that richness in the glorious surroundings of the town, its villages and countryside.TRANSCRIPT
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➔Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 May 11am – 6pmSaturday 17 – Sunday 18 May 11am – 6pmPlease note that certain studios will be open by appointment in the week
Two weekends of open studios & artist led exhibitions
above left to right: dorothy reglar; ursula jeakins; jenny bicat cover: polly lyster
Stroud International Textilest: 01453 751056 / 07767 763607
Please note the office is not open to visitors
Stroud International Textiles is a not for profit arts
organisation dedicated to the promotion of the arts with
an emphasis on contemporary textiles and the applied
arts/crafts. Select is an innovative annual festival that
takes place every Spring.
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textiles & contemporary crafts
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I am really pleased to have this opportunity to recommend
the Select Trail for 2014. Stroud and the surrounding
area are rich in craft talent and the Select Trail provides
an opportunity to explore that richness in the glorious
surroundings of the town, its villages and countryside.
We are really fortunate to have Stroud International
Textiles working hard for the craft community in
Gloucestershire and providing visitors with such a
fantastic experience. The Select Trail is just one way
in which they support the wealth of professional
designer-makers in the Stroud Valleys.
On the trail you’ll be able to see a wide range of crafts
and appreciate different approaches to design. There is
something enchanting and inspiring about watching an
experienced and talented maker at work – the
combination of skill, rhythmic work, and design talent.
That first-hand experience of meeting the maker,
soaking up the workshop atmosphere and the artist-led
exhibitions all adds immeasurably to the craft object.
The Select Trail offers the opportunity to do just that.
Do try and visit as many venues as possible. Make the
most of this excellent opportunity of meeting the makers.
You will be impressed and entertained and, above all,
bowled over by the quality and variety of work.
Mary Greensted
Chair Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen
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Disability access
Unfortunately some of the
studios that are part of
the Select Trail may not have
disability access. Please check
venues before visiting.
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Anne Rogers: Fine Felt Designsexhibiting in The Textile Studio
The Textile Studio, SVA, 4 John Street,
Stroud GL5 2HA
m: 07929 326853
www.studio-seven.net
www.guildcrafts.org.uk
Anne’s work explores the versatility of felt as a medium
through colour, texture and shape. She combines the
finest merino wool with lightweight silk and cotton
fabrics and wisps of silk, linen and metallic threads to
create unique new textiles with a rich depth of colour
and exciting textures. Her current collection includes
nuno-felted seamless tops and jackets, textured silk
and merino scarves, felted hats and gloves and delicate
couture lampshades.
The Textile Studio is in Stroud town centre in Stroud
Valleys Artspace, up the stairs on the first floor.w
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Jenny BicatThe Textile Studio, SVA, 4 John Street,
Stroud GL5 2HA
t: 01608 658676
www.studio-seven.net
www.guildcrafts.org.uk
Jenny Bicat trained in Fine Art. She puts colour into
cloth drawing on her knowledge of painting. In her
studio she develops, using traditional (non-digital)
screen printing techniques, intricately engineered
designs on silk and linen and calico – flat pattern pieces
that she hand sews (then makes) into unique scarves,
jackets and occasional décor pieces. She delights in
combining the best traditions of Twentieth Century art
and craft with the often sculptural experiments of
modern fashion.
The Textile Studio is in Stroud town centre in Stroud
Valleys Artspace, up the stairs on the first floor.
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Liz LippiattThe Textile Studio, SVA, 4 John Street,
Stroud GL5 2HA
m: 07929 412246
www.liz-lippiatt.com
www.studio-seven.net
www.guildcrafts.org.uk
Liz Lippiatt follows the great tradition of working with
cloth in the Stroud Valleys. Liz designs and screen-
prints silk, velvet and fine linen creating collections for
fashion and furnishings. She is renowned for her fine
devoré silk velvets. In recent years Liz has worked on
‘textile-led’ projects in collaboration with Studio Seven,
a group of seven textile artists. The group has staged
pioneering textile led performances and installations
exploring unconventional ways of showing textiles.
The Textile Studio is in Stroud town centre in Stroud
Valleys Artspace, up the stairs on the first floor.w
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Liz ValentiSticky Paper Studio, 2a Slad Road, Stroud GL5 1QN
m: 07855 128769
www.stickypaperstudio.co.uk
Liz has been a fashion designer and a lecturer in fashion
design since the 70s. Her knowledge and experience of
designing, researching, working with cloth, pattern
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cutting, construction and finish have provided a rich
background to her obsession for working with paper.
Now joyfully released from the worlds of industry and
education, she relishes the perversity of making clothes
and fabrics which, by being made in paper as well as
by being assembled behind sealed glass, are both
inaccessible and unwearable.
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From the Stroud end of the Slad Road between Lloyds
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Sue Ratcliffe27 Springhill, Stroud GL5 1TN
t: 01453 765667
Environmentally sustainable works using mixed fabric
pieces such as rich velvets, pastel cottons and rainbow
wools to build up pieces having a myriad of colours and
textures. Designs are built up in layers graduating
shades, tones and texture to create a mosaic from
fabric. Sue is a fan of Rothko and enjoys emulating the
colour phasing of his work. She has worked with
schools and projects to create pieces including memory
rugs. Member of the Waterways Craft Guild.
On foot: From Slad Road walk through Park Gardens
up to an opening in the wall at the top of the gardens.
Go through the gateway and there is a complex of
wooden houses to the immediate right which is
Springhill Co-Housing. Walk into the car park, past
the car ports on your left to the end and follow the path
round to the right. You will see some wooden steps in
front of you, go up and 27 is the right hand door.
By Car: From Slad Road drive up Folly Lane and
turn into Springfield Road which is the second
turning on the right. Park on Springfield Road if you
can but parking is limited. There is no parking in
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Matthew HarrisUplands Cottage, 99 Slad Road, Stroud GL5 1QZ
t: 01453 762539
www.matthewharriscloth.co.uk
www.caa.org.uk
Matthew Harris works with both cloth, paper and thread
to create drawings/collages and textiles. By a process
of dyeing, staining, cutting, piecing, stitching and
binding he constructs work that is primarily concerned
with the translation of drawn marks onto cloth. He has
exhibited widely in UK as well as Europe, Japan and the
US. Represented by Erskine Hall & Coe.
The studio is a short walk from Stroud town centre.
Uplands Cottage is in Slad Road, five houses along
from the Fountain pub, off the B4070 Slad Road.
Take the path to the right of the house and go up the
narrow path as far as the small green gate on the left.
Note parking is very limited in Slad Road.
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Marion MitchellStudio, 105 Slad Road, Stroud GL5 1QZ
m: 07958 949325
Marion creates small, unusual sculptures using
stoneware clay, stains, oxides and glazes. They are
inspired by how she sees and interprets the natural
world that surrounds her. Most of them are totally non
functional, but hopefully they give pleasure and
meaning to the heart and to the eye.
The Studio is a short walk from the town centre and
is situated on the B4070 Slad Road. Coming from
Stroud, there is a green gate approximately five houses
along from the the Fountain pub, on the left hand side.
Go through the gate up the path and 105 can be found
halfway up on the right.
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8 Victoria Underwood: PotteryStudio, 105 Slad Road, Stroud,
Gloucestershire GL5 1QZ
“There was a young woman from Devizes
Whose pots were of varying sizes
Some were so small
And of no use at all
And some so big they won prizes.’’
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Tara DavidsonStudio, 105 Slad Road, Stroud GL5 1QZ
m: 07948 966957
www.tarajaneceramics.com
Based in her studio in Gloucestershire, Tara loves the
smooth delicate simplicity of porcelain and the way
colour outlines the detail of the antique lace she uses.
Each piece is formed by hand incorporating lace
patterns from heirlooms and pieces found in antique
shops, flea markets and country fairs.
Studio directions: page 14
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Valerie JordanCockshoot Cottage, Sheepscombe, Stroud GL6 7QY
t: 01452 814441
www.valeriejordan.com
“As a practitioner my roots are in the tradition of
landscape and still-life painting. My recent work has
involved drawing painting, printing and sewing in direct
response to the landscape of Miami and the Cotswolds.
I layer, superimpose and repeat details from studies of
shimmering water and marine life, fish, shells flowers,
etc. within structures that echo both Eastern carpet
design and formal grid of the city. I regard these
‘landmarks’, natural and man-made, as equally transient.”
From Stroud take the B4070 through Slad to Bulls
Cross, there take the Sheepscombe Road, this road is
called Longridge, (but there are no road name signs).
Take the right off this road, just before Beech Lane, the
Select sign indicates the turn off the Longridge road.
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Art Couture PainswickArt Couture Gallery, The Painswick Centre,
Bisley Street, Painswick, Stroud GL6 6QQ
t: 01452 814522
www.acpfestival.co.uk
A collaboration between three textile artists: Jennifer
Norris, Paula Marks and Frances Day, this will be an
opportunity to watch art in action. They will be creating
a large and impressive piece of wearable art in the
gallery space run by Art Couture which will be
completed over the Select Trail weekends. Other items
of wearable art will be on display in the gallery, together
with information on the techniques and inspiration for
the piece under construction.
From Stroud enter Painswick on the A46, go through
the traffic lights in the middle of the village and take
the next right into Bisley Street. The Painswick Centre
is about 200m down on the left hand side.
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Gemma Sangwine Victoria Sangwine-GouldThe Studio at Stafford Mills 16a Stafford Mill,
London Road, Thrupp GL5 2AZ
t: 01453 751886
www.studiovee.co.uk
www.gemmasangwine.com
Be inspired by stepping into the magpie world that is the
shared studio of sisters Gemma Sangwine and Victoria
Sangwine-Gould. See how they transform reclaimed
textiles and knits, vintage fabrics, buttons, lace,
jewellery and remnants of fabrics and leathers into their
distinctive ranges of fashion and interiors accessories.w
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Studio will be open by appointment in the week
between Trail weekends. Please call before visiting
The studio is out of Stroud on the London Road A419,
past Bowbridge and The British Oak pub. Stafford
Mills is the first mill complex on the right-hand side
before ‘Karz N Trux’ motor dealers.
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Elaine DayThe Studio at Stafford Mills 16a Stafford Mill,
London Road, Thrupp GL5 2AZ
t: 01453 834130
www.elainedayjewellery.co.uk
www.craftsingloucestershire.co.uk
Elaine Day is a Jeweller and Silversmith. Working with
sterling silver, gold, precious and semi precious stones
she employs traditional techniques to produce unique
‘one off’ pieces. Her work reflects the flora and fauna
she encounters, above and below water, in a personal
and sometimes humorous way. Elaine has exhibited in
galleries around the UK and with the Gloucestershire
Guild of Craftsmen.
Studio will be open by appointment in the week
between Trail weekends. Please call before visiting.
The studio is out of Stroud on the London Road A419,
past Bowbridge and The British Oak pub. Stafford
Mills is the first mill complex on the right-hand side
before ‘Karz N Trux’ motor dealers.
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Nick Ozanne: Leto & AriadneThe Studio at Stafford Mills 16a Stafford Mill,
London Road, Thrupp GL5 2AZ
t: 01453 751886
www.letoariadne.com
www.guildcrafts.org.uk
Leto & Ariadne is the award winning studio label of
Nick Ozanne, a hand weaver who creates tactile,
wearable fabrics using luxurious natural fibres.
Trained at Winchester School of Art, Nick hand weaves
cloth for fashion and interior accessories. His work is
sold UK wide and in Paris.
Studio will be open by appointment in the week
between Trail weekends. Please call before visiting.
The studio is out of Stroud on the London Road A419,
past Bowbridge and The British Oak pub. Stafford
Mills is the first mill complex on the right-hand side
before ‘Karz N Trux’ motor dealers.
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Polly Lyster: DyeworksWoodside, Toadsmoor, Brimscombe GL5 2UL
t: 01453 885036
www.dyeworks.co.uk
Polly’s dye business started 21 years ago when she
became interested by the unique process and
properties of indigo. This inspiration has developed into
a fascination with colour. Polly dyes onto different
fabrics from antique French hemp to fine silks – working
with repeated dips into colour. Patterning is created by
clamping, stitching and folding the cloth. The results
are exquisite, exciting and desirable cloth for interiors
and clothing.
Studio found onToadsmoor Lane, 3 miles East of
Stroud, along A419, turning left to Bussage,
Eastcombe. You turn up Toadsmoor Lane, 1 mile up
the hill, through the traffic lights and Woodside is on
your right immediately after the lights opposite
Robert Stevens Tyre Garage.
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Anna Simson: CeramicsVictoria Works Studios, London Road,
Chalford GL6 8HN
m: 07970 224470
Taking inspiration from the shapes around us, in our
homes and in nature, Anna creates beautiful objects for
practical and decorative use. Fusing plain and patterned
celedon and turquoise glazes with coloured glass to
create tea-pots, mugs, bowls and vases alongside
tactile ceramic representations of seed-pods using
creative as well as traditional firing techniques.
In addition to the Weekend Trail, Anna will
frequently be in her studio midweek for visits,
although you may wish to phone first on 07970 224470
to avoid disappointment.
Victoria Works Studios is on the A419 at the junction
for Chalford Vale between Stroud and Cirencester.
It is located next to Lavender Bakehouse and opposite
Hallidays Mill. Parking is available on the roadside
and in the layby on the Stroud side of the building.
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Jill Watton CeramicsVictoria Works Studios, London Road,
Chalford GL6 8HN
m: 07891 249900
Jill makes wheel thrown ceramics in stoneware and
porcelain. They are functional everyday objects that
convey her love of throwing. Surface quality and the
natural beauty of clay and glaze are allowed to take
centre stage on the simple undecorated forms. Multiple
firings explore the properties of clay and glaze and put
their sheer materiality at the heart the work.
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Kate Montgomery: Clever Monty FurnitureVictoria Works Studios, London Road,
Chalford GL6 8HN
m: 07791 129718
www.clevermonty.co.uk
Furniture with a story to tell... Kate is a writer with a
passion for beautiful furniture. To create perfect
heirlooms, Kate writes unique pieces of fiction and
hides them in secret panels inside beautiful re-furbished
pieces of furniture. Buyers can keep a copy of the story
alongside the piece, but the original waits for the next
curious and creative person to find it. Kate’s vision is to
create collectable items for people to enjoy for
generations. Commissions are welcome.
Victoria Works Studios is on the A419 at the junction
for Chalford Vale between Stroud and Cirencester.
It is located next to Lavender Bakehouse and opposite
Hallidays Mill. Parking is available on the roadside
and in the layby on the Stroud side of the building.
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Manouche:Peter SimpsonNicky BidmeadGallery Manouche, Hallidays Mill,
London Road, Chalford GL6 8NR
t: 01453 889626
www.manouche.org
“We make mosaics, mirrors, clocks and curiosities
from predominantly recycled materials. We gather
ingredients from car boot sales, charity shops, skips
and from visitor donations. Manouche means gypsy
jazz in the style of Django Reinhardt. We endeavour to
make stuff which is beautiful, colourful, vibrant, lively,
sparky, melodic and improvised-just like the music!
We have a permanent open studio and gallery
which exhibits both our own work and
showcases the work of other artists and makers
based at Hallidays Mill and locally.”
Hallidays Mill is situated on the A419 opposite the
Lavender Bakehouse in Chalford. Studio entrance
door is on the canal towpath next door to Media
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Bill Rickinson: Ceramics2 Anchor Terrace, High Street, Chalford GL6 8DS
t: 01453 731167
m: 07791618575
Bill Rickenson’s work is in stoneware, and raku which
roughly translates as ‘seeking contentment’, and is
based on the Japanese firing technique associated with
the tea ceremony. Each piece of work is unique, some
having ‘lustre’ glazes, from the fire and smoking
process. Tall forms combine ‘throwing’ and hand-
building. Many box forms are influenced by ancient
carved wooden chests from the Swat Valley in Pakistan.
Other lidded forms have a ‘Viking’ influence.
Take A419 from Stroud. At Chalford Green, 150 yards
past Christ Church turn left into High Street (before
phone box). House approx. quarter of mile on right.
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Sarah HardakerRamside, St Loes Pitch, off Culver Hill,
Amberley GL5 5BB
m: 07975 982885
www.sarahhardaker.co.uk
“A background in print design and embroidery and a
love of natural fabrics and all things softly coloured led
me to start an interior textile company which embraces
modern digital production methods whilst still using
beautiful hand drawn designs. Soft chalky colours and
vintage inspiration combine with beautiful hand drawn
embroidery on natural linens and wools to create
interior and lifestyle products and fabrics.”
From the A46 go up Culver Hill (signposted Amberley)
immediately after the cattle grid turn left up the steep
lane, take the first road on the right and the house
and studio are the first on the right. Please park in the
driveway or on the grass verge.
From Minchinhampton Common, come down Culver
Hill and immediately before the cattle grid turn right
then as above.
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Frogmarsh Mill, South Woodchester, Stroud GL5 5ET
m: 07791 653208
www.mussimosaics.co.uk
Cleo Mussi's mosaics are reconstructed from
ceramic discard. She recycles marks, glazes, pattern
and functional forms to produce beautiful strange and
humorous pieces. These mosaics have tales to tell from
genetic engineering and environmental issues as well as
china tales from our own family histories. Cleo has
created many major commissions and has exhibited
nationwide with a series of touring installations. She has
work in private collections. Member of Contemporary
Applied Arts and The Devon Guild of Craftsmen.
On the A46 halfway between Stroud and Nailsworth.
Woodchester turning, ample parking and regular bus
service from Stroud, Merry Walks, numbers 46 & 93.
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Frogmarsh Mill, South Woodchester, Stroud GL5 5ET
t: 01452 741236
www.guildcrafts.org.uk
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Annie makes domestic earthenware for everyday use.
She uses white clay for the engraved cobalt ware and
red clay for the ‘Retro’ designs. These materials allow
Annie the freedom to paint with and draw and cut
through layers of coloured slip to create a spontaneous
design on the surface. Each piece is unique.
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Frogmarsh Mill, South Woodchester, Stroud GL5 5ET
t: 01453 753483
www.moirabuckley.co.uk
www.guildcrafts.org.uk
Moira combines ideas, materials and techniques, from
various disciplines to produce work that is enquiring and
challenging. Some inspirations materialise into items of
jewellery; other notions grow into larger creatures with
story like qualities.
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27 Fionna Heskethjoint artist-led exhibition at Frogmarsh Mill
Frogmarsh Mill, South Woodchester, Stroud GL5 5ET
m: 07817 111160
www.fionnahesketh.co.uk
www.guildcrafts.org.uk
Fionna’s jewellery reflects her interest in closely
observed form and texture. Mark-making techniques
are combined with vitreous enamel, precious and
non-precious materials. General themes and inspiration
which run through the work are notions of delicacy,
fragility, and the strangeness of materials when seen
up close and out of context.
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28 Dorothy Reglarjoint artist-led exhibition at Frogmarsh Mill
Frogmarsh Mill, South Woodchester, Stroud GL5 5ET
t: 01285 641109
www.newbreweryarts.org.uk
The garments Dorothy makes are of natural fibres and
natural dyes with an emphasis on ethical sourcing.
She works with weavers in North East Thailand and
Laos. The experience she gained throughout her career
in fashion has been put to a practical and beneficial use.
Her studio is full of collected textiles, costume, artefacts
and books which are inspirational, contributing to the
atmosphere she likes to work in. Member of OTAG,
Oxford Asian Textile Group and The Textile Society.
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Tessa Tyldesleyjoint artist-led exhibition at Frogmarsh Mill
Frogmarsh Mill, South Woodchester, Stroud GL5 5ET
t: 01453 882647
Tessa designs jewellery using semi-precious stones and
silver beads. Her approach to designing is very much
influenced by her ‘painter’s eye’ and an empathy with
colour. The combination of colour and texture creates
implied movement. Her work can be seen in galleries
and shops in Gloucestershire. Commissions welcomed.
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Susan Earlyjoint artist-led exhibition at Frogmarsh Mill
Frogmarsh Mill, South Woodchester, Stroud GL5 5ET
t: 01452 812067
m: 07791 618575
www.guildcrafts.org.uk
Susan Early makes traditional baskets and sculptural
forms using English Somerset willow and hedgerow
materials. She uses mainly English, Irish and French
techniques when making her baskets and vessels
alongside a variety of weaves. Her work is both
decorative and useful.
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Ursula Jeakinsjoint artist-led exhibition at Frogmarsh Mill
Frogmarsh Mill, South Woodchester, Stroud GL5 5ET
t: 01452 883403
www.guildcrafts.org.uk
Ursula hand-sews and binds books which are designed
to stop the eye and entice you to put pen to paper: to
write, to draw, to create – a notebook, a commonplace
book, a journal, scrapbook or personal album. Using
dyed pastes she makes cover papers with rich
sweeping colours. She also uses collage and recycled
images as well as contemporary marbled papers and
patterned papers by vintage designers such as
Ravilious and Bawden. Associate Member of the
Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen.
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Liz Brooke Wardshowing at One Fat Quarter
One Fat Quarter, Sewing Workshop,
Tradeplas Building, Stroud Road, Nailsworth GL6 0BE
t: 01453 751305
m: 07875 007674
www.lizbrookeward.com
www.lizbrookeward.com/stitch-in-time-blog.html
www.contemporaryquilt.org.uk
“I live and work in Whiteshill, near Stroud, have been a
regular artist in residence at Nature in Art, Twigworth,
Gloucester and exhibit and give talks about my work.
My large textile wall hangings and intricate embroideries
draw their inspiration from my immediate environment
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One Fat Quarter, Sewing Workshop,
Tradeplas Building, Stroud Road, Nailsworth GL6 0BE
m: 07786 547820
www.onefatquarter.co.uk
Inspired by the changing seasons and the patterns and
textures created by nature over time, Catherine's
embroideries are worked using machine and hand
stitching. Having moved to a new workshop in July 2013
she is enjoying exploring new techniques and building up
layers of fabric and stitch to create abstract landscapes.
We will be open in the week between the Trail
weekends on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
(not Wednesday) 10am–4pm
The Sewing Workshop is just outside Nailsworth on
the A46 to Stroud. From Stroud you will find it on the
left just as you enter the 30mph speed limit of
Nailsworth. From Nailsworth toward Stroud, it is on
the right just past Egypt Mill Hotel, approximately
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Nailsworth GL6 0LA
m: 07905 239628
m: 07845 781224 workshop
www.clareherrington.co.uk
Clare is a maker who aims to create items that are both
useful & beautiful, using reclaimed & remnant fabrics.
Wools are dyed, felted and made into rugs, bags and
cushions. Stunning linens transform the humble apron.
Pre loved denims with their unique characteristics
are pieced together & quilted to make throws. One off
pieces for sale, along with rug making supplies & kits.
In Nailsworth take the turning signposted Horsley
(Old Bristol Rd, on the south side of town). Ruskin
Mill is on the left after approx. ¼ mile. Parking is
either in the Town Hall car park immediately on the
right as you turn into Old Bristol Rd, or at Horsley
Mill which can be found on the left further up the
valley from Ruskin Mill. Walking from either car park
is about 8 mins. Disabled car parking is available at
the front of Ruskin Mill. The studio is above the café.
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Helen Taylor: Taylored FeltTextiles Workshop, Ruskin Mill, Old Bristol Road,
Nailsworth GL6 0LA
m: 0752 8857598
www.taylored-felt.com
Helen sculpts and ‘paints’ with wool using needle-felting
and wet-felting techniques. Rare-breed fleece and
plant-dyed fleece add a natural quality to her portraits
of animals and owls. Her sculptures and wall-hangings
have a light textured form that paradoxically captures
nature’s fine detail but soft edges. Collections for 2014
will include large scale sculptures of owls, animal
portraits and wall hangings inspired by water & sky.
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Horsley GL6 0PS
t: 01453 833960
t: 01453 836635 home
www.lucybirtles.co.uk
Handbuilt sculptural pieces in porcelain and stoneware.
“I work in a variety of sizes for interior and exterior use:
large pieces are designed to enhance a courtyard or
garden setting, and will survive all weather conditions.
I also produce a range of wheel thrown work for
everyday domestic use.”
From Horsley turn right into Narrowcut Lane,
Seven Stars is at the bottom, parking is limited so best
to park in the village where there is a carpark and
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Horsley GL6 0PS
t: 01453 833960
m: 07866 525187
www.kellykitsch.co.uk
“Kelly Kitsch began with a love of tat and a fascination
with shrines. As an avid charity and junk shop visitor, my
collection of obscure and discarded items has grown
quite large. All these items seem special to me, and I
want to give them the importance they deserve. Placing
them in their own shrines, they are treated like little
icons. Embellished with LED lights, fake flowers, tassels
and flowers, they are quirky, humorous and fun.”
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Annie HutchinsonSeven Stars Cottage, Narrowcut Lane,
Horsley GL6 0PS
m: 07792 695623
Annie Hutchinson works from her garden studio in a
village outside of Stroud. Developing her various notions
with a view to capturing an atmosphere of the nature all
around her, of times past and an essence of tales told in
childhood. Using vintage and recycled materials, Annie
makes her Anthropomorphic characters with a blend of
needle felting, hand and machine sewing techniques.
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40 Oliver Berriinterior design and project management
St Leonard’s Well, Stockley Way, Upton Hill GL4 8DF
m: 07500 775871
www.oliverberri.com
Nadia and Natasha take there inspiration from a rich
cultural palette of textile and design, the Oliver Berri duo
create beautiful interiors that are both tailored and
scaled to each unique project and individual.
For Select visitors Oliver Berri would like to offer free
interior design consultations for people who come and
find us on the trail.
Take the A46 out of Stroud to Painswick.
At Painswick turn left and follow the B4073 up past
the Rococo Gardens for approx a mile and half and we
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Atelier: Katharina & Marianne ChildTextile & Culture Club
19a Lower Street, Stroud GL5 2HT
m: 07740 944972
www.atelierstroud.com
Visit Atelier studio and celebrate the launch of this
exciting new workshop and culture club. Further details
can be found in the main brochure.
The studio is a short walk from the town. Walk up
Nelson Street, take right fork along Castle Street
which turns into Lower Street. The studio is up on the
left in front of Piccadilly Mill. There is also plenty of
parking: Lower Street is one way so enter from Field
Road opposite the hospital if driving.
[email protected]. 01453 765248
AtelierStroud.com
Located in 'Old' Stroud
Location:19A Lower Street, In front of Piccadilly Mill, Stroud GL5 2HT
SELECT T�IL 2014, Open Studios at Atelier10/11 May and 17/18 May
We will be open both weekends – come and see us! { }•
We would like to invite everybody to take part, - kni�ing, sewing, felting, crocheting, embroidery,
upholstery, doll making ... the list can go on...we are obsessed with beautiful good quality fabric, so� yarn
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SIT aims to broaden the perspective of textile arts to
other art forms and to link to crafts and the applied arts.
In 2014 we are raising the profile for design and the link
to the applied arts. Good craft isn’t just about function
it should also deliver pleasure and satisfaction. We hope
to raise debate and place good craft design central to
our well being.
SIT makes a significant contribution to the economic
and cultural prosperity of the region through our year
round programme. In the Select Trail we offer
opportunities for participating artists to develop their
creative practices and reach new audiences. This is
done through our high quality brochure and marketing
that in 2014 is extending to reach digital audiences UK
and internationally.
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Lewis & WoodWoodchester Mill, North Woodchester, Stroud GL5 5NN
t: 01453 878517
www.lewisandwood.co.uk
Discovering and nurturing artistic talent from other
applied arts such as engravers, ceramicists, muralists
and decorative painters to create a series of bold
and diverse fabrics is a unique characteristic of Lewis
& Wood’s innovative and dynamic approach to textile
design. An exhibition of collaborative work with a
number of local artists will be celebrated in the
company’s art studio. It will showcase recent work
with Cotswold wood engraver Andrew Davidson on
Royal Oak, a modern toile interpretation of the English
countryside as both a fabric and Wide Width Wallpaper;
Jenny Stringer, a Cheltenham based artist whose block
printing skills were transferred to create a beautiful floral
linen, and Tetbury based artist and florist Su Trembath,
whose new work for the 2014 English Ethnic collection
have produced abstract designs which have become
the fashionable trend statement for this year.
Full details in main brochure
photos: lewis & wood
NEW Select Trail Tours
Mini coach tours to the Trail Studios
Saturday 10 May & Sunday 11 May
Sit back, let the driver take the strain and enjoy visiting
the Select Trail artists. See page 41 of the main brochure
for more details. Tickets are £6 for each trip
To book tickets contact SIT online www.sitselect.org
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NEW Living Books
In 2014 we launch the Trail brochure as a Living Book.
For the first time you will be able to view the Select
brochures in full rich media with videos and interactive
links to our makers works. This exciting leap forward
comes at a time when SIT is radically developing its
digital services and offers our readership an improved
access to engage with us through environmentally
friendly formats.
We invite you to download our first Living Book to your
tablet or smart phone by visiting the Apple App Store or
the Google Play store. Once downloaded to your device
you will be able to store and archive all of SIT's digital
publications from now on.
Buffin Media are proud supporters of
digitialsing the Select brochures, learn
more about our digital impact on creative
industry at www.bufffinmedia.com
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photographs by Ben Wrightwww.benwrightphotography.co.uk
As an established photographer based in London,
Gloucestershire and Dorset, Ben has worked in the
advertising, editorial, fashion and corporate arenas
for two decades. Her portraits of classical artists,
actors, sports and business people have appeared
in publications worldwide.
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Acknowledgments Thank you to
Arts Council England
Renishaw plc
Stroud District Council
PatronsProfessor Simon Olding
Mary La Trobe Bateman OBE
Linda Brassington
Jilly Edwards
Margaret Benton
Lulu Guinness OBE
Editor Lizzi Walton Director
Design Chris J Bailey
Photographs Ben Wright
Published by SIT
Print Gemini-West.co.uk
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