
Hilary Phillips
I'm a Cumbrian girl living on the south coast of England in Worthing, West Sussex. I've been a Creative Textiles & Art teacher for a very long time and I love what I do. I trained at Leicester polytechnic, graduating in 1987 with a BA Hons in Structural Textiles with a Weave specialism.
In 1992 I trained to be a teacher at Leeds University and have been teaching Creative Textiles and Art in secondary schools ever since.
My love of making & stitching has been with me since I was a little girl. I can remember quite clearly desperately wanting to make something & having no needle and thread so I stuck all the fabric together with sellotape as that's all we had!
I'm inspired by texture, colour, pattern and am quite 'linear' in my own work. I try to be minimal everyday but often fail miserably as I love random things and everything I own often has a lovely background story. I'm a huge fan of Charity & vintage shops and love a good Boot sale.
I have three grown up children, a lovely home and some fabulous friends. I love Kate Bush, rock music, the 1970's, interior design & have far too many shoes, scarves & cushions.
Moth Studio Workshops
I hold Creative Stitch & Printed textile workshops in my garden studio. It's light, airy & well equipped and a joy to be in throughout the year.
Class sizes are small with a maximum of 6-8 people. There are large tables, lots of chairs and in warm weather you can sit outside on the sofas.
Light refreshments and drinks are always included in the price of the workshops.
Information about courses, prices and dates can be found via the workshop link .
Please message me if you would like to hire the studio for your own creative daytime or evening event.
I am happy to host birthday, hen or special occasion creative parties here at the studio. Please contact me if you are interested, with your ideas, requirements & suggestions.
Transfer printing with plants and natural forms
Truly beautiful effects can be achieved using this wonderful printing technique. The process is relatively simple using disperse dyes painted onto paper and transferred onto polyester based man made fabrics using heat.
For this workshop we experiment with a variety of dried plants which are used as a resist. we also use paper cut outs, feathers and lace..
This workshop will provide you with a range of stunning & original fabric samples that can be embellished further using stitching, heat transfer foils and screen printing using Thermofax screens.
Mark making & textures with transfer paint & papers
Mark making using paper and transfer paints are a great way to experiment and explore textural possibilities. My mark making workshops are a fun way to create original pieces of artwork that can be heat printed onto a variety of manmade fabrics and stitched into or developed further at a later date.
Experimenting with a range of found and hand made mark making tools, this workshop will enable you to create textures to print which will then provide you with a fabulous range of printed fabric samples that can be used at a later date.
Guest artists @Moth Studio Textiles - Lisa Reddings 'The Indigo Wares'
Moth studio was delighted to host Lisa from The Indigo Wares. Her skill and enthusiasm in delivering this fantastic workshop was totally infectious and all the workshop attendees had a fantastsic time!
Check out her website for details of her workshops and her store where she sells ethical and sustainably sourced textiles, fashion and accessories.
.www.indigowares.com
Guest Artists @Moth Studio Textiles - Anne kelly 'Seaside Stories'
As well as running courses myself, I love to invite Textile artists to use the studio to hold workshops too.
Please contact me if you are a Textile artist who would be interested in holding a workshop here at Moth studio.
