Kate Whitehead: May 2017

Friday 12 May 2017

SPOTLIGHT ON TEXTILES...

2017 is a bumper year for talented Textiles designers at The Contemporary Craft Festival with around 35 makers ready to exhibit their work for you to see.

We're also really excited to be welcoming internationally renowned textile artist Dionne Swift who will be sharing her methods with us through demonstrations throughout the weekend.

HELEN ROUND
With a passion for print and a life time love of beautiful fabrics, Helen has designed and created a collection of special handmade pieces for the home.

GRACE AND FAVOUR
From their studio close to the hills of Dartmoor, Grace and Favour Home design and make a stunning range of homewares and gifts from reworked maps, postcards, tickets an other vintage items.

KATE WHITEHEAD
New in this year's StartUP tent, Kate Whitehead will be exhibiting her reworked textile designs. Inspired by forgotten, often overlooked fabrics, Kate's designs specialise in bringing simple materials back to life...

PRILLY LEWIS
Machine knitter and felt maker Prilly Lewis designs and makes beautiful clothing, home ware and accessories using British lambswool creating
individual and quirky designs...