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Abstract

Dive into abstract textile art, where colour, form, and texture converge in imaginative and non-representational fabric creations.

            Stop stalling, start stitching

            Creative development

            Hands picking out spools from a collection of threads

            Andrea Barrios Aguilar: Colour alchemist

            Artist interview

            A close up of an intricate textile design artwork in contrasting bold colours.

            Organising your workspace

            Creative development

            A row of files on a shelf

            Beverly Ayling-Smith: Stitching grief’s raw edges

            Artist interview

            Beverly Ayling-Smith, Wall of Memory (detail), 2017. 270cm x 175cm (9' x 5.75'). Painting, hand and machine stitch. Bedsheet, paper, bitumen, silk threads, machine embroidery threads.

            Alice Burnhope: Sensory stitching

            Artist interview

            Alice Burnhope stands inside her textile artwork 'Stone Upon Stone' looking up.

            Archana Pathak: Transient threads

            Artist interview

            A close up detail of a stitched artwork representing a delicate mountain range on linen

            Shervone Neckles: Textile tastes of the Caribbean

            Artist interview

            A close-up detail of a pair of purple shoes on an artwork made from paper and cotton

            Anthony Stevens: Stitching life’s great conundrums

            Artist interview

            Anthony Stevens

            Lauren Austin: Black girl quiltist

            Artist interview

            Lauren Austin

            Daniella Woolf: The creative paper trail

            Artist interview

            Daniella Woolf