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On this page, my aim is to provide some useful links that I think will have direct relevance to people who visit the site and have an interest in textile art, as well as African fabrics and textile heritage.
Therefore, I will keep the list relatively short and and selective. I will only include a link if I think it is both relevant and useful.
Listings are alphabetical by surname.
Internet
Words and Pixels
Are you a quilter, textile artist or small business? Are you interested in having your own website to promote your work?
My husband Bob Irwin, The Saturday Boy, specialises in creating quality, affordable websites for small businesses,
including some of the textile artist listed here.
www.wordsandpixels.co.uk
Textile Artists, Quilters and Teachers
Susan Briscoe
Susan is a talented and established textile artist, quilter, teacher and author based in Wales. Much of her work is inspired by her passion for Japan.
www.susanbriscoe.co.uk
C. June Barnes
June Barnes is a quiltmaker and teacher based in East Sussex.
www.cjunebarnes.co.uk
Jane Callender - Callishibori
Jane is a wonderful textile artist who specialises in creating Indigo Shibori.
She offers excellent workshops, as well as a range of Indigo and Shibori products on her website.
www.callishibori.co.uk
Helen Deighan - Crossways Patch
Helen is a well-known dyer, quilter, teacher and author, based in Hampshire.
www.crosswayspatch.co.uk
Janice Gunner
Janice is an award-winning quiltmaker, City and Guilds tutor and author based in London.
Her website has excellent images of her work and information about her workshops in the UK and Europe.
www.janicegunner.co.uk
Annette Morgan
Annette is a well-known UK textile artist and teacher. Her website has some great images of her brilliant quilts.
www.annettemorgan.co.uk
Roselle Artwear
Roselle Abramowitz designs artwear clothing that is truly stunning and unique.
Though she lives a long way from Africa in Stowe, Vermont, USA, she often uses my African textiles in her designs.
www.roselle-artwear.com
African Textiles and Design
Adire African Textiles
Informative website and online shop devoted to the creative work of textile artists, dyers, weavers and embroiderers of West Africa.
Operated by Duncan Clarke, who has published several books about African textiles.
www.adireafricantextiles.com
Textile Travel
Creative Arts Safaris
Fiona Wright specialises in hands-on learning safaris focusing on the creative arts, especially textiles.
She has run highly successful tours in India, Rajasthan, Bhutan, Vietnam, Syria, Morocco and Europe.
Magie Relph and Bob Irwin have joined the Creative Arts Safari team.
They will be leading the first Glorious Ghana tour in January 2011.
www.creative-arts-safaris.com
Textile Organisations
The Quilters' Guild of The British Isles
The Guild is a leading organisation devoted to promoting the arts and crafts of patchwork, quilting and appliqué in the UK.
www.quiltersguild.org.uk
The Embroiderers' Guild
The UK's national organisation for embroidery.
www.embroiderersguild.com
Fabrics and Supplies
Kekfesto Cotton
Hand-printed, blue dyed fabrics imported from Hungary. These fabrics are part of the same "blue dye" tradition as my Shwe Shwe fabric from South Africa.
www.kekfestocotton.co.uk
Kiwiana
Hand-dyed, hand-painted textiles from New Zealand.
www.kiwianauk.com
Quiltessential
Ann Mayner stocks quality patchwork and quilting fabrics, including limited edition Japanese fabrics, black and white prints, and batiks.
Located in historic Arkwright's Mill in Cromford, Derbyshire.
www.quiltessential.co.uk
Trapsuutjies Fabric Paint
Laura Liebenberg stocks high quality fabric paints, plus stamps and stencils.
Her website features illustrated tips and techniques in English, Dutch and French.
Trapsuutjies Textielverf
Charitable Organisations
Meltham Mustard Seed
A local charity in my own village in the Pennines of West Yorkshire, England. Meltham Mustard Seed helps raise and educate orphaned children in Uganda.
www.melthammustardseed.co.uk
Send A Cow
Send a Cow enables poor farmers in Africa to become self-reliant by providing them with livestock, training and advice.
I support Send A Cow by donating a percentage of sales from my safari and wild skins craft prints.
www.sendacowgifts.org.uk