I’m a printed textile designer who specialises in the traditional method of screen print to create a range of contemporary prints for a range of products. Intrigued by the shapes and patterns that surround us in the everyday, I draw my inspirations from these to create graphic and abstract surface pattern prints. I enjoy experimenting with a whole variety of colour combinations, from sophisticated subtle palettes to bright and bold. Each one of my products is unique as they are all hand made from start to finish and no two prints are ever exactly the same.

I am a surface designer and maker, I studied my craft at Glasgow School of Art. My studio looks out over the rooftops of Dunfermline and it has been this skyline, its patterns, shapes and rhythms that have inspired me to develop this collection of prints. My hometown has a rich architectural diversity and history. I am interested in the streets we walk down, the building above our eyeline and the everyday environment in which we live in towns and cities. I photograph, appliquéd and lino print the images that I capture and then manipulate them digitally to create interesting patterns. I use appliqué, machine embroidery and freeform patchwork to turn theses prints into unique one off bespoke pieces for clients as well as a ready-to-buy collection of colourful homewares and accessories. All my products are handmade by me in my studio, I am a detail freak and love the process of design to finished product. I sell my work in Art Galleries and Shops across the UK.

Using a Vintage colour palette, Inga’s design inspiration comes from pattern, colour, texture, nature, and the Arts & Crafts movement. She carves her unique designs from lino blocks and then prints onto fabric woven locally in Fife, using non-toxic, water-based inks which she then creates into her range of sustainable homewares and accessories Inga is passionate about doing what she can to help protect the environment. Her creative process aims to be sustainable, minimising wastage, and using plastic free packaging which is recycled or recyclable.

With an interest in creating surface pattern inspired by Scottish nature and architecture Eve Campbell creates printed wallhangings and ceramic tiles. Through paper stencilling and screen printing her prints capture the colours, shapes and patterns of nature on Scotland's West Coast. Eve graduated in Textile Design from The Glasgow School of Art in 2018 before setting up a small print studio in Tighnabruaich on the West Coast of Scotland. From there she create my textiles and ceramics, interpreting nature in abstract form for homes and spaces. 

Helen Ruth is a luxury accessories label specialising in digitally printed silk and wool scarves, printed and hand-finished in Scotland. Each scarf starts with original hand-drawn illustrations, usually in pen and ink. These artworks are then converted to digital files to be coloured, repeated, mirror imaged, collaged and combined with found imagery and photography to create the intricate and layered prints of the scarves. Each scarf tells its own story – a well known and loved tale, an old saying or a personal childhood memory, giving the wearer an emotional connection to the piece. Often spiking beautiful design and illustration with subtle sinister undertones, there is always more than meets the eye!

Texture and pattern have always held a lifelong fascination for me. Studying Textiles at Ravensbourne and then Camberwell College of Arts gave me a further opportunity for research and insight into surface design and construction of cloth. I Began to develop a wide interest in applied arts and design. However, print has been my enduring passion since graduating. Etching, Collagraph, monoprint and relief techniques and more recently a return to screen printing. I have worked in Contemporary Galleries; CCA Galleries, Cambridge. Edinburgh Printmakers, Dovecot Studios, all of which contributed to my interest and development in working with contemporary artists either through installation of exhibitions or organising events & educational programmes. This has in turn brought me full circle to return to teaching and making and designing Art Textiles.

Katie Charleson designs and produces screen- printed textile home accessories and bespoke interior commissions. All designs are hand printed by Charleson, fulfilling her vision of luxury craft products that are vibrant artworks in their own right. Katie’s interests and inspirations are rooted in the balance and composition of colour, shape, light and texture. Missing her print studio, Katie spent her time in lockdown developing ways to work with existing archival samples and remnants; developing a collection of tactile, textural, textile collages. For Cloth#20 these will be on offer as well as her range of cushions, throws, table linens and other homewares.

The Fife village of Ceres, where I am based, was once a centre of the Scottish linen industry, still visible in converted, or deserted, spinning mills and weavers’ cottages that abound in the area, with the last working linen mill in Scotland, Victoria Linen Works Ltd, still weaving in nearby Kirkcaldy. I have investigated and documented the surviving traces of that industry since moving here and many of the items on offer at CLOTH#20 carry images that celebrate this heritage, digitally printed on Scottish Linen and assembled into bags and accessories by Kalopsia in Edinburgh. Please check my Instagram for sales and contact details.

I make small collections of simple women’s clothing from my home studio in Edinburgh. I often work with acid dyes and silk noil, a combination I love as it produces rich vibrant colours and soft warm textures. I start my designs in a sketchbook, using paint to figure out colour combination and ratio. I then dye my fabrics using a dip-dye technique to create gradients of colour. The shape of my tops is influenced by the simple elegant cut of a Japanese kimono, this pattern enables me to use the whole width of the fabric thus creating very little waste. For fabrication I work with small batch manufacturer Kalopsia Collective.

Monica has always had a passion for colour and style. Her mother was a milliner and earliest memories were of being in the workroom of a couture house in Mayfair in the equivalent of Fashion Week. Monica is constantly trying out new ideas on cloth... using a variety of methods including screen printing from photographs, and painting directly onto the fabric with dyes and paints and also the infinite possibilities of digital print. Travelling influences her work and many surface designs come directly from that. Her range of unique shirt / jackets are becoming collectibles. They will make you feel stylish with very little effort and allow you to stand out from the crowd. 

Originally from Glasgow and now residing in Kirkcudbright, South-west Scotland, Ive been creating surface patterns and patchworking unique and limited edition fabrics as a Textile Artist/Designer for 13 years. My previous life as a Graphic Designer was interesting. However I enjoy the variety my process of working gives me: my own photography researching concepts; simple line drawing; digital design; colouring and repeating patterns; abstract painting techniques and mark-making; patchworking. Inspiration comes form art history, diverse cultures and nature. My own travels are an integral part of the stories i patchwork. Colour is at the forefront of everything I do - I embrace it fearlessly to create my bold, bright fabrics.

Niki Fulton designs botanical, geometric and abstract prints for her range of scarves and ties. The Horizon Collection is inspired by the wild beauty of the Hebridean landscape fused with a Japanese sense of order and space, The Geometric Collection by architecture and poetry and The Leonardo Collection by colour symbolism in Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper painting. Her work has been stocked in V&A Dundee, Royal Academy of Arts London, National Galleries of Scotland and Watanabe Tokyo. Read the story behind each print to discover which one resonates with you.

Paper Houses Design is a textiles lifestyle brand, creating bold patterns on everyday products by Mhairi Allan. It starts with a wander, looking for inspiration often from man-made structures in the landscape. These overlooked structures are explored through media and developed into patterns. The new collection FORM looked at brutalist elements, these are often thought of as harsh and ugly but perceptions can change when forms swap textures or alter colour. All collections are made consciously, honing craft knowledge and modern technology to be sustainable. Patterns are designed to transcend seasons and products are created to be practical.

I wade through boggy lochans and poke my camera into ditches to capture the tiny floral jewels and treasures that make up the macro landscapes of North West Scotland. This hands-on approach to image making translates onto fine digitally printed dupion silks and sumptuous velvets, capturing the photographic detail of mosses, shells, lichens and delicate peatland wild flowers. Every fabric piece is handmade into bags, clutches and accessories by my own hands, using my vintage Husqvarna sewing machine.

The name 'Things in the Studio' developed out of the way in which I produce my prints, and my artwork in general. My studio is full to the brim with stuff. Bits and pieces that I have acquired over time and that have come to accumulate in my space. These things are the material of my work. My practice revolves around and moves forward through my interactions with this stuff. My making happens in reaction to these collected materials; these objects, these fragments that surround me and inform me. The way that I make things is through mutual dialogue with these materials. A lot of the time that just means playing and seeing what happens. Things seem to eventually come together.

“A contemporary spin on timeless design” After studying textile design at the Scottish College of Textiles, specialising in print design, I moved to Sydney in the 1990s where I worked for Australian artist Ken Done. The labels Surface Art, Essaye share a common “thread” – they’re all about the fabric. Surface Art and Essaye designs are inspired by nature and objects, as well as popular art and design movements, the colours and light of Australia…… and of course we proudly make all products right here in Sydney!

Tablet+HAAR is the print studio run by surface pattern designer Katie Ebben Smith. She specializes in hand screen printed products - printing mostly on natural linen, felt and paper- using environmentally friendly water-based inks. She is influenced by the coastal landscape of the beautiful East Neuk and has a passion for vibrant colour. Her most recent work has been inspired by her cut flower garden and the fields surrounding Crail. Her work includes wall hangings, soft furnishings and accessories as well as well as fine art prints. She named her studio after two of her great loves: the haar – which rolls in land creating a mysterious atmosphere that she finds inspiring and Scottish tablet, which makes her teeth ache but just one square inch keeps her happily pulling screens for hours.

Taisir Gibreel is the brand name for luxurious silk and wool scarves - and silk shift dresses - silk tops – kaftans for independent retailers, stockists and e-commerce customers all over the world. Taisir Gibreel currently supplies her range of fashion accessories to several independent stockists throughout the UK, including the House of Bruar in Scotland; Johnstons of Elgin; Restoration Yard; Galleries and independent retailers in the UK.

I studied at the Scottish College of Textiles in Galashiels situated in the Scottish Borders, graduating in 1984. The following year I set up my printed textile studio Tessuti Scotland in Edinburgh. From here I hand dye and hand silk screen print a range of distinctive fabrics and fashion accessories using natural fabrics - silk, lambswool, wool and cashmere. I print using the 'discharge' method which produces rich colours and retains the original soft handle of the fabrics. I'm inspired by the colours and motifs prevalent in mid-century design. I regularly exhibit at shows both nationally and internationally and undertake commissions also.

Ursula has an MA in Illustration from The University of Edinburgh. She makes drawings and prints using the Scottish landscape, flora and fauna for inspiration and explores colour and form found in nature to make repeat patterns. She specialises in the technique of Lino hand block printing and uses this style to produce designs for wallpaper and textiles. When installed in interiors these prints aim to bring wild plants and animals indoors reminding us of our relationship to nature wherever we are. Ursula has worked on illustration design commissions for public spaces within healthcare, the hospitality sector and published books.