Amanda Jane Textiles

In praise of fabric ‘lucky bags’

I have a great affection for ‘lucky bags’ and fortunately there is a shop not too far away from where I live which sells them. I go at least twice a year to take a good look through the enticing bags of off-cuts, which are kept in a tall basket at one end of theContinueContinue reading “In praise of fabric ‘lucky bags’”

Why I design textiles

Many of my fabric designs are very personal. It took me a long time to become a designer (I didn’t go to art college until I was in my thirties!) Ideas and images bubble up from my memories and my designs often include things that are important to me. For example, ‘Cornish sandcastles’ evokes theContinueContinue reading “Why I design textiles”