Gillian Bates

Gillian Bates is a professional designer/maker based on the sunny south coast of England. Since gaining her degree in 2007, she is happily indulging in her passion for all things textile creating contemporary textile art.

“Gillian Bates creates unique textile canvases. Beautifully drawn with stitch and coloured with fabric, they depict and capture her current obsession with British iconography.

"I gain so much pleasure from the creating, whether it’s a craft project or just simply a cake! I love the process of making, taking the time to enjoy the process as well as the results. "