Textiles X Art cats The seek-and-find illustrations are packed

The seek-and-find illustrations are packed with the faces and places that have graced a story of progress and strength

The Three Graces are in black and set against a contrasting white background

The volume is accompanied by a poem in which Tracey Emin (b

Painted about 1934

Baillie Scott

Textiles X Art cats The seek-and-find illustrations are packedWhy are so many contemporary artists turning to thread, fabric and fibre to make their most powerful work? Textile art has surged into the spotlight, shedding its long standing association with domesticity and craft to take centre stage in galleries, biennales and critical discourse. Ramona Barry and Beck Jobson explore this vibrant resurgence, and the way artists across the globe are embracing traditional techniques like weaving, embroidery, quilting