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Around the world there is a recognition that heritage is more than buildings, and that traditional crafts are a key part of our living heritage. There is great public interest in tratitional crafts and the Heritage Crafts Association belives that a revival is underway.
Debbie is a member of the Heritage Crafts Associstion
Selvedge Magazine covers fine textiles in every context from fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and shopping.
Louisa and Lewis create beautiful pictorial rag rugs, take a look at their superb gallery of rugs
Heather Ritchie's not for profit organisation, helps provide opportunities for women and children in some of the poorest communities in Africa, to make rugs, wall hanghings and decorative items for sale locally, nationally and hopefully through fair trade organisations world wide.
Sissinghurst Castle Gardens in Kentish countryside, showcases the beautiful gardens designed by Vita Sackville-West, one of the National Trust's most visited places.
A place I often visit - to get inspiration!
Hand blended, gorgeous smelling face creams and toiletries. No nasty chemicals! Made in small batches for freshness.
Can't possibly create anything without my daily hit of the products!
Bohemian house of the Bloomsbury literary and Art group of the 1900's and home to artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant.
Debbie Siniska has reproduced several Bloomsbury style rag rugs- commissioned by Charleston and the Tate Gallery shop in London. Debbie occasionally runs workshops at Charleston, and created a facsimile of an old Bloomsbury rag rug for Charleston Farmhouse - that now lies in Maynard Keynes bedroom. Debbie has her textiles in Charleston's shop.
You can see Debbie's Bloomsbury inspired rag rugs on
www.Instagram.com/debbiesiniska
and also here on my 'Gallery'page.
Great place to visit - Eco shop, exemplary tea rooms, enchanting gardens and a great barn space for events.
Tanya is a painter and mixed media artist
'Art, Closer to Home'
This is a new gallery in Seaford High Sreet, East Sussex, housing a diverse range of disciplines, including rag rugs, felt, paintings, ceramics, digital artwork, hand spun and woven rugs and throws, cushions and artisan bags, pewter work jewellery, willow basketry, automata, glass work and silver jewellery
by members of The Sussex Arts Collective.