We are a small all-woman team making sustainable underwear for a living wage.

Gemma Textiles create simple, sculptural garments individually hand made using reclaimed and naturally dyed textiles.

Now retired from a 40 year (interrupted) sole trading career as a Couturier, Bespoke Soft Furnishing and Soft Set Designer and Maker I am free to engage fully in politicised creativity. My political and artistic energy is ; Locally invested, tactile, 3D, deconstructed, re-made, non-heirarchical, inclusive, diverse, non-denominational, pan-gendered, green, for the many and .com_passionate (apart fr…

WhelansWeaving is a colourful handwoven brand, encompassing interior home products (throws, blankets, cushions & rugs) and scarves. Each piece is woven in the finest natural materials by Claire’s own hand in her home studio. Commissions welcome.