FIBRE.ART.WALES - artists

BAILEY CURTIS - CV

1988 Foundation Art, Cheltenham College of Art
1995 Diploma in Stitched Textiles, East Berkshire College
City & Guilds Embroidery part I, Gloucester College Of Art
City & Guilds Creative Textiles part II, London College Of Furniture

Awards:
1995 Embroider's Guild - choice for Graduate Showcase at 'Knit & Stitch' Show

Collections:
Jae Maries

Exhibitions:
2004-06 ORIGINS, F.A.W UK touring exhibition, The Knitting & Stitching Show, London
2004-06 HOMELANDS, F.A.W UK touring exhibition
2004 Eden project, Cornwall, site specific exhibition with South West Textiles
2004 'Celebrating Ten - Dethlu Deg', Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, Mid Wales
2004 FIBRE. ART. WALES IN IRELAND, Lisburn Arts Centre, Belfast
2004 PRISM, The Mall Galleries, London
2003 'Fibre Visions', F.A.W UK touring exhibition
2003 PRISM, The Mall Galleries, London
2002 Dwelling Places, Madeira Show, Harrowgate, UK.
2002 Fibre Art Wales At The Grand, The Grand Theatre, Swansea.

Publications:
2004 HOMELANDS, Fibre.Art.Wales Publication
2004 Appliqué and Beyond', written by Annette Morgan
2003 'Inspiration to Stitch', published by Bailey Curtis
2003 The Quilter' magazine article
200 'Dyeing to Colour,' published by Bailey Curtis

Workshops:
Feltmaking; Dyeing; Print & Stitch

Lectures:
Felt; dyeing & colour use

Societies:
Society of Designer Craftsmen - member, Embroider's Guild, International Feltmakers, South West Textiles Group;
Studio 'B', Losing The Thread, FIBRE.ART.WALES

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Workshops -
Bailey is an Internationally known textile artist, who ran Omega dyes, a mail order dye business for ten years. She is now author
and publisher of three books, 'Dyeing to Colour', Inspiration to Stitch' and has just written, with Annette Morgan 'Appliqué and Beyond'.

Fine Felts and Silk Papers
This is the ideal course for embroiderers! These fine felts and 'papers' are easy to make, can be applied on to fabric or layered on top
of each other and stitched, ready for use with hand or machine embroidery or 3D projects.

Feltmaking
This one or two day course is ideal for beginners and those who have done some felting before.
Starting with basic felting process and once mastered, moving on to more intricate techniques such as appliqué and 3D effects.

Experiments in Dyeing
This course gives you the information that you need on dyes and dyeing so that you can dye with confidence enableing you to
enhance future work. The course covers the use of ACID dyes, REACTIVE and DIRECT dyeing and the Shibori method of tie-dyeing.

Dye and Simple Print
This course suitable for all levels being a good introduction to dyeing and printing. Colour your cloth by dipping, tie-dyeing, painting,
sponging and stippling or a combination of these techniques.

For more information on the above courses please contact - Bailey