Textile Artist, Surface pattern designer
I hand dye wool to go with my knitting patterns, the first image is of lace yarn ready for Buxton Wool Gathering.
Lace weight yarn at 800m per 100g.
Beautiful, rich colours, available to buy on my Etsy shop.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AngelaGardnerStudio
Free postage for Buxton Wool Gathering weekend
Hand dyed 4ply merino. 4 colours of this yarn is used for the Geode Shawl
Silky Lace weight yarn, 800m per 100g
50% silk, 50% merino
Hand dyed for sale in my Etsy Shop
There are 4 x 25g skeins of the same colour, different shades. Patterns that use these mini skeins are Sliverdale Sands Shawl,
Ripple Tide Shawl, and Scarf, and the Stripey cowl
British 4 ply wool in natural colours. Available in 25g skiens and 100g skiens
Natural aran
pale grey
light grey marl
mid grey
dark grey
natural black
All of the knitting patterns on here are my own designs.I love playing with texture to create different fabrics. There are easy patterns and more challenging ones.
I hand dye wool to fit some of the patterns that I have, so that you can buy a kit, complete with needles if you want them. Everything you need to make one of my designs in one cotton project bag.
All of my patterns are available on Ravelry
Is a large shawl/jacket/poncho it has lots of buttons which gives it multiple styling options.
One panel can be buttoned to itself as a poncho, or a shrug jacket.
Two panels can be buttoned together for a large poncho, throw or jacket.
Knitted in simple stripes with one pattern row. This uses a gradient pack of 4 colours with 1 main colour. The holes allow you to get creative with styling it to suit you. The pattern is on Ravelry
This shawl is made from Shetland Lace wool from Hawkshaw Sheep. It is knitted from the bottom with 2 stitches up to the top with a knitted on lace edge to finish, the pattern is available on Ravelry, and the wool/ kit form Hawkshaw Sheep
This is a long rectangle shawl, with the addition of buttons turns into a wearable garment.
This uses my favourite diamond motif and has a nice combination of stocking stitch and lace knitting
Knit in Exquisite yarn from West Yorkshire Spinners, the lace yarn is 20% silk, has a lovely sheen and feels cosy with the wool content.
This is a fitted dress knit in the round from the top down. It is written as a one size pattern with instructions for customizing it to fit your shape. The yarn used is Woolyknit Aran available in lots of lovely solid colours to make a statement.
The ripple tide shawl has is an interesting shape, with the edge having fan/wave shapes free on the edging .
The ripple tide scarf uses the same stitch pattern, but with the edge fan shapes attached .
These patterns are available as kits, using 100g of a natural coloured 4 ply wool, and 100g yarn bundle which comprises of 4 x 25g of hand dyed wool in gradient shades.
This shawl is inspired by the sands of Morecambe Bay.
An assymetrical triangle, using my hand dyed yarn bundle in 4ply.
Available as a kit in any hand dyed colour with a hand printed cotton bag.
This cowl uses Yealand Manor Yarn Aran, knit on large needles, a quick taster project with lace knitting
This uses the same stitch pattern as the ripple tide shawl, but is a longer thinner scarf with the edge wavy shapes as part of the scarf, not separate as the shawl is.
The cowl uses a 100g bundel of mini skeins that I dye, 4 colours of 25g knit in stripes using knit rows and purl rows in different orders to create a variety of textures.
This cowl is knit as one long piece then stitched together at the end.
Dalgali Scarf has a lovely springy texture, and an assymetrical triangle making it a nice shape to make.
This is an easy pattern. If you can knit and purl, you can make this.
It takes 200g of chunky wool, this pictured is marble chunky. I also have a chunky wool, Yealand Manor Yarn that I hand dye to make this design.
These fingerless gloves are easier to knit than they look. Using straight needles, Stocking stitch and reverse stocking stitch, it is the stitching it together at the end that creates the magic.
This shawl is knitted in a diamond shape, staring from one point, with the longest width at half way, then decreasing back to the other point. the pattern is written so that using any yarn, weighing it at certain stages, will ensure that you have enough for the finish.
This is a triangle shaped shawl, the sample is knit in a cotton and silk mix to give it a nice drape.
The pattern is a simple knit with a drop stitch detail
This is a diamond shaped shawl, the sample is knit in a cotton and silk mix to give it a nice drape.
It is a sample knit with a drop stitch detail
I am very sad to let you know that the Meet the Makers shop in Lancaster will be closing on the 1st of March.
I will be filling this page with everything I had in the shop. I know it is not the same as shopping in person, but you can see things on here and ask for variations to be made especially for you.
Here is a link to my Etsy Shop
Reusable face wipes with organic bamboo toweling fabric on one side and my own prints on the other.
A pack of 5 face wipes is £6
Fabric box to store them in £10
Mesh wash bag £3
Box set with 2 packs of face wipes, the box and a FREE wash bag £22.
These can be made in any of my fabrics, please ask
This is a most useful small bag.
Zip pocket in the back, nicely phone sized.
Inside card slot pockets.
Closed with a magnetic clasp
Long adjustable strap.
Make a choice from my fabric swatches, or the sample bags.
£30 shop now
A very spacious small bag with a long strap.
It stands steady with a wide base. Inside pockets and card slot is very useful.
The front and strap uses Angela Gardner designed fabric, with a plain canvas for the base and back with a contrast cotton lining.
The cost is £35
Reflections of a holiday, Aquacalda being a small fishing village.
The knitted panel is mounted on a circular white board measuring 120cm
I made this for the Artybird exhibiton called beyond the possible at Farfield Mill Sedburgh from 15th July - 12th September 2021
Felt lampshades
My felt lamps are made using merino wool and natural fibres such as silk, cotton and linen in natural shades of white.
Lampshades can be made to be bottom mounted or top hung for a ceiling light.
Small wooden bead bases turn the lampshade into a lamp, all you see is the beads in natural wood colour. These can be made to go with any size of lampshade to make it into a complete lamp, with white flex and a switch on the cable.
Lampshades can made to commission click here
Tall lamps are 50cm tall and 15cm diameter. With small wooden bead feet.
Price for the complete lamp £125
Other sizes made to order: 70cm tall, 25cm diameter, 80cm tall, 30cm diameter
These lamp shades simply have the daylight shining through them, all can be fitted with the small wooden bead feet that give you the electrical fitting.
As complete lamps they stand 50cm tall and 15 cm diameter.
From left to right the designs are
Hydrangea, 3 calla lily, single calla lily, oriental lily, orchid.
These lampshades are 10cm diameter and 29cm tall
The electric fitting for the lamp come with small wooden bead feet.
The designs above are opening lily, orchid, left side calla lily.
below, lily bud, hydrangea, calla lily
Lamps shades are £50 each
As a complete lamp £70 each
40cm x 30cm oval 30cm tall.
These can be made bottom mounted or top hung, as a lamp with the bead feet or lampshade on it’s own.
Aquacalda is a small fishing village on the Scillian Island of Lipari where a yellow boat bobbing around on the calm deep green sea gave such wonderful reflections in the water.
It inspired me to create these patterns, and so much more.
Each pattern is named after a place on these Aoelian Islands.
Felt art work is inspired by flowers, water and sunsets
This series of felts are taken from one photogragh of my favourite flower. Exploring the shapes and the sinuous, strong lines that make up this beautiful lily.
The felt is made from bergschaff wool which has a wonderful intensity to the colour. Layers of the wool are built up to produce a thick, strong felt, which I have embroidered giving a quilted texture to the pieces.
Each one can be hung on it's own, or mounted on a black canvas.
Prices Single felt £60
Single felt on canvas £70
Set of 3 unmounted £160
Set of 4 unmounted £210
These lily felts are mounted on a black canvas. They can be also purchased unmounted.
