textile trail portraits by alexander caminada

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The Stroud International Textile Festival invites you

to join us on the Textile Trail to visit artists in their studios

from the middle of Stroud, out through the Golden Valley,

and on to Cirencester.

The Textile Trail 2011 has been created for you to go from

studio to studio visiting Stroud and Cirencester textile

artists, each in their own creative and colourful environment.

You’ll be able to meet each artist and discuss their work,

discover what inspires and motivates them and buy direct

or commission new work. Enjoy visiting studios that nestle

in back gardens or sit snugly on the edge of woodland.

Alexander Caminada’s photographs in this brochure are

just a taste of what you’ll find.

Alexander Caminada’s photographs are exhibited at

Ecotricity, 7 Russell Street, Stroud GL5 3AX

Tuesday 3 May – Friday 20 May 8.30am – 5pm

closed weekends & Bank Holidays

photographs: alexander caminada ©2011

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Textile Trail Open StudiosSaturday 7 May 10am – 6pm

Sunday 8 May 12 noon – 5pm

Pick up your free day by day diary guide

to the 2011 Textile Festival

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Matthew Harris Uplands Cottage, 99 Slad Road, Stroud GL5 1QZ

e: hello@matthewharriscloth.co.uk

www.matthewharriscloth.co.uk

Matthew Harris makes work that employs dyeing, cutting

and hand stitching. It is concerned primarily with abstract

imagery and the translation of drawn marks into cloth.

By making work that is pieced, patched and assembled,

he aims to create pieces that explore repetition, pattern

and the disrupted or dissonant journey of line and image

across and through the surface of cloth. On show will be

finished cloth pieces, drawings, collages and samples.

The studio is a short walk from Stroud town centre:

Uplands Cottage is on Slad Road, five houses along from

the Fountain pub, on the left hand side. The studio is set

back, off the B4070, Slad Road. Take the path to the right

of the house and go up as far as the small green gate on

the left.

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Tim Parry-WilliamsThe Ferns, Springfield Road, Stroud GL5 1UB

t: 01453 751335

Tim is a weaver whose work explores the textures and

tendencies of carefully selected materials, together with

appropriate colour or pattern. Studio practice involves

sampling and weaving of one-off units. This is often

speculative and directly reflects contemporary cycles of

research or inspiration. On show are domestic linens,

scarves and fabric lengths. Some work is for sale.

The studio is a short walk from Stroud town centre:

at the junction of Slad Road and Lansdown turn into

Springfield Road at the Fountain pub. The Ferns is up

behind the Post Office on the left hand side.

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The Textile Studio SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA

www.studioseven.net

The Textile Studio at Stroud Valleys Artspace is a vibrant

workshop run by Liz Lippiatt who designs and makes

beautiful silkscreen printed devoré and cloth for fashion.

She shares the studio with Corinne Hockley, who works in

mixed-media textiles, and fellow print artists Francesca

Chalk and Sarah Jenner. The Studio is also a base for the

Studio Seven textile group who work on their cutting edge

collaborative projects in the workshop.

The Studio is open to view and purchase exquisite textile

pieces from Liz Lippiatt, Corinne Hockley, Anne Rogers,

Jenny Bicat, Sarah Cant, Francesca Chalk, and

Sarah Jenner, and to revisit work from past projects.

SVA is in Stroud town centre and clearly signposted.

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Nick OzanneLeto & Ariadne, 16a Stafford Mills, London Road,

Thrupp, Stroud GL5 2AZ

t: 01453 751886

m: 07595 568320

www.letoariadne.com

Leto & Ariadne is the studio label of Nick Ozanne, a

handweaver who creates fashion and interior accessories.

Using only natural fibres such as silk and wool, each piece

is woven in the studio on traditional woodframed looms

and finished by hand. Come along to meet the weaver in

action and to feel the cloth!

The studio is out of Stroud on the London Road A419,

past Bowbridge and the Royal Oak pub. Stafford Mills

is on the right.

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Gemma & Victoria SangwineThe Studio at Stafford Mill, 16a Stafford Mills,

London Road, Thrupp, Stroud GL5 2AZ

t: 01453 751886

www.studiovee.co.uk

In their treasure trove of a studio, Gemma and Victoria

lovingly hand make fashion and interior accessories from

vintage, remnant and recycled fabrics, salvaged trimmings,

lace, ribbon and buttons. Items produced range from

cushions and lavender bags to corsages and reclaimed

wool garments. Come and watch them at work, swap

techniques, browse their products for sale or even

commission a unique piece to your own specification.

The studio is out of Stroud on the London Road A419,

past Bowbridge and the Royal Oak pub. Stafford Mills

is on the right.

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Dorothy ReglarStudio 1, New Brewery Arts, Brewery Court,

Cricklade Street, Cirencester GL7 1JH

t: 01285 641109

e: dorothyreglar@aol.com

www.newbreweryarts.arts.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.

Her studio is full of collected textiles, costume, artefacts

and books which are inspirational, contributing to the

atmosphere she likes to work in.

New Brewery Arts is in Cirencester town centre and

clearly signposted. Bus 28a leaves Stroud at 10.11am

& 2.11pm on Saturday, no Sunday service.

Studio opening times outside the Textile Trail:

Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm

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Sarah BeadsmooreStudio 10, New Brewery Arts, Brewery Court,

Cricklade Street, Cirencester GL7 1JH

t: 01285 640 403

e: sarah@beadsmoorewoventextiles.co.uk

www.beadsmoorewoventextiles.co.uk

Sarah is a well established maker at New Brewery Arts.

She weaves on a traditional 8 shaft floor loom, mainly

making beautiful scarves with a soft drape and lustre.

Colour and texture tends to direct her work. All the silk is

hand dyed in her studio. Sarah is happy to take

individual orders for particular sizes, colour ways, scarves

and all manner of interior furnishings. She has recently

been working in the Shetland Isles on a residency

developed by Stroud International Textiles and Creative

Industries Shetland.

New Brewery Arts is in Cirencester town centre and

clearly signposted. Bus 28a leaves Stroud at 10.11am

& 2.11pm on Saturday, no Sunday service.

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Sarah BrookerStudio 11, New Brewery Arts, Brewery Court,

Cricklade Street, Cirencester GL7 1JH

t: 07790 546026

e: sarahbrooker@yahoo.co.uk

www.newbreweryarts.org.uk

Sarah studied Fine Art before exploring feltmaking on a

postgraduate textiles course at Goldsmiths College.

She sees the feltmaking process akin to mixing paint: her

work reflects the vibrancy and energy usually associated

with painting. From her studio at New Brewery Arts she

undertakes commissioned wall hangings and framed works.

New Brewery Arts is in Cirencester town centre and

clearly signposted. Bus 28a leaves Stroud at 10.11am

& 2.11pm on Saturday, no Sunday service.

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Mirjami DesignStudio 7, New Brewery Arts, Brewery Court,

Cricklade Street, Cirencester GL7 1JH

t: 07923 429904

e: contact@mirjamidesign.com

www.mirjamidesign.com

Laura Mirjami designs and makes teddy bears,

paperweight animals and other collectible gift items

inspired by nature. The design patterns are all original and

fabrics used are mainly British woollen fabrics from a local

mill, other materials are recycled wherever possible.

New Brewery Arts is in Cirencester town centre and

clearly signposted. Bus 28a leaves Stroud at 10.11am

& 2.11pm on Saturday, no Sunday service.

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Bella PeraltaSherra Studio, Tunley, Cirencester GL7 6LP

t: 01285 760259

e: bellaperalta@mac.com

www.bellaperalta.com

A wonderful opportunity to visit the old Sherra workshop of

Joan and Gerald Carter, well known for its fine handwoven

fabrics. Currently Bella is focusing on open weave wall

pieces in silk and linen, as an expression to convey that

which is seen and that which is felt. These will be exhibited

along with woven, wearable scarves and wraps from

vintage yarns.

From Chalford on the Stroud to Cirencester Road A419,

follow signs to Daneway, turn left up hill, 2nd driveway

after 1 mile, on right through the wood, park outside gate.

From Stroud to Bisley, Waterlane, straight down winding

hill past 3 cottages on left, next driveway into the wood.

Look for Sherra sign.

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Stroud International TextilesSIT

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 related applied

arts. We run an annual

international festival

every May and an

innovative and inspiring

year round programme

that includes educational

and skills opportunities.

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t: +44 (0) 1453 751056 m: 07767 763607

e: info@stroudsit.org

w: www.stroudinternationaltextiles.org.uk

design: chris j bai ley ©2011 printed with vegetable based inks publ ished by stroud internat ional text i les ©2011