Jayne Emerson – Fabric Recipes

For over 25 years Jayne has created the seeds of ideas for fashion and interior companies, mixing up textile techniques with vintage and reclaimed fabrics. She calls these samples ‘Fabric Recipes’ and will be here to share her inspiration with us!

A day of experimentation, play and word prompts. Mixing up techniques, breaking the rules and not thinking about end results. Bring your sewing machine and any fabric/thread scraps you want to use. Jayne will bring her fabric stash, embellishers, smocking machine, hand looms and a whole heap of ideas and inspiration!

Jayne is a practising textile designer, author and tutor based in north Gloucestershire, UK. She has an MA in Fashion from Central St Martins and a 1st class degree in Textiles from Loughborough College of Art and Design.

For the past 25 years she has created innovative textile samples that explore the boundaries of modern embroidery, patchwork and needle felting. These ‘seeds of ideas’ have sold to clients including Chanel, Calvin Klein, Nina Ricci, Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga.
Jayne regularly teaches experimental textile workshops and taught Kirstie Allsopp how to needle felt on TV. She has written six books Simply Felt (with Margaret Docherty), The Impatient Patchworker, The Impatient Embroiderer, New from Old, Simply Needle felt and Boho Felt Crafts with Rachel Henderson.

She is the creator of four online courses, Gel Printing on and with Textiles, Water Soluble Magic, No Rules Patchwork and Experimental Needle Felting. She is the founder of No Rules Textile Society, an online membership for impatient, creative, textile rebels!