The Textile Trail brochure is published by Stroud International Textile Festival and show the work of photographer Alexander Caminada. The images will also be shown in an exhibition at Ecotricity in Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.

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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.
textile trail
2011
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,
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Textile Trail Open Studios or commission new work. Enjoy visiting studios that nestle
Saturday 7 May 10am – 6pm in back gardens or sit snugly on the edge of woodland.
Sunday 8 May 12 noon – 5pm
Alexander Caminada’s photographs in this brochure are
£0 just a taste of what you’ll find.
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Pick up your free day by day diary guide
to the 201 Textile Festival
1 Alexander Caminada’s photographs are exhibited at
Ecotricity, 7 Russell Street, Stroud GL5 3AX
Tuesday 3 May – Friday 20 May 8.30am – 5pm
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ph otograph s : alexan der cam in ada ©2011

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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-Williams
The 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 Ozanne
Leto & 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 Sangwine
The 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 Reglar
Studio 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 Beadsmoore
Studio 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 Brooker
Studio 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 Design
Studio 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 Peralta
Sherra 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
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.
t: +44 (0) 1453 751056 m: 07767 763607
e: info@stroudsit.org
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w: www.stroudinternationaltextiles.org.uk
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