Four contemporary textile artists, who studied together on the Embroidery Degree at Manchester Metropolitan University 2001-2004, we push the boundaries of our embroidery origins. Our approaches to the application of stitch, although all diverse in style, share a mutual appreciation of natural materials and integrity of design. Form, texture and fabric manipulation derived from drawing and observation is elemental in the foundations of our practice. Combined with an awareness of colour and historical context we exhibit within the ever evolving contemporary textiles world and bring the exciting potential of textiles to a wide and varied audience.

The name TELA is taken from the Latin word for cloth or fabric and reflects the central and essential role of textiles in our work .

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Please send your comments to Margaret Taylor. This document was updated 27/02/2007.