Some of the countries leading artist-makers will be appearing at the Stroud International Textile Festival in May 2009. 

The Festival is now in its fourth year, and is the UK’s only Festival that celebrates and profiles contemporary textile art  linked through to traditional textile culture. It takes place in venues throughout the Stroud Valleys in Gloucestershire. 2009 will see new work from Matthew Harris – Trace Elements ;  Jacy Wall – tapestries;  Hilary Bower- textiles & mixed media; Mary Butcher – willow and reclaimed materials; Michael Brennand-Wood, Margot Selby, Rachel Gornall andRuth Waller & Lee Hewett will delight and surprise our senses with colour, texture and movement;  and Dawn Dupreewill be bringing printed textiles alive.