Metamorphosis – Farfield Mill Textile Competition 2026

11 March – 31 May 2026

This exhitibtion is the shortlisted entries chosen by our 3 judges.
They can been viewed in the Loft Gallery on Level 4 at Farfield Mill.
The Winners will be announced on 23 May 2026

Adapt or Perish – Jen Cable

Adapt or Perish – Jen Cable

Ferrous – Susan Hotchkis

Ferrous – Susan Hotchkis

A Short Bright Flight – Lyssa Robinson

A Short Bright Flight – Lyssa Robinson

Hecate: Phases of transformation – Maggi Toner-Edgar

Hecate: Phases of transformation – Maggi Toner-Edgar

Close Knit Family – Jamie Stevenson

Close Knit Family – Jamie Stevenson

With Age Comes Beauty – Jamie Stevenson

With Age Comes Beauty – Jamie Stevenson

Metamorphosis … Lapwing Fields – Trish McCarthy

Metamorphosis … Lapwing Fields – Trish McCarthy

Blooming Practice – Maggy Johnston

Blooming Practice – Maggy Johnston

Trade Winds. Second Life – Maggy Johnston

Trade Winds. Second Life – Maggy Johnston

Parthenon Kintsuge – Tanya Bentham

Parthenon Kintsuge – Tanya Bentham

Bark Embroidered – Saffron Clusker

Bark Embroidered – Saffron Clusker

The Sewing Machinist Chair, Chair, Chair ……. – Christina Wigmore

The Sewing Machinist Chair, Chair, Chair ……. – Christina Wigmore

Millennia Metamorphosis – Cathy Needham

Millennia Metamorphosis – Cathy Needham

Cascading Tussock Caterpillar Cape – Rosalind Price-Cousins

Cascading Tussock Caterpillar Cape – Rosalind Price-Cousins

Seasons – Jane Rollanson

Seasons – Jane Rollanson

METAMORPHOSIS: The Line Becoming – Siobhan Burton

METAMORPHOSIS: The Line Becoming – Siobhan Burton

When Stone Whispers – Bregje Pinkse

When Stone Whispers – Bregje Pinkse

Points of Departure – Jane Claire Wilson

Points of Departure – Jane Claire Wilson

Elemental – Caroline Goodrick

Elemental – Caroline Goodrick

Bubbles – Susan Bradshaw

Bubbles – Susan Bradshaw

Tide Line Bounty – Chris Clowes

Tide Line Bounty – Chris Clowes

Mum – Sarah Ainsworth

Mum – Sarah Ainsworth

Unravelling – Amber Hards

Unravelling – Amber Hards

Fall Leaves Fall – Carol Dash

Fall Leaves Fall – Carol Dash

Kafka’s Sick Bed – Finn Dobson

Kafka’s Sick Bed – Finn Dobson

Tide of Blossoms – Claire Manners Wood

Tide of Blossoms – Claire Manners Wood

Transforming Pain into Art – Yoneko Shiraishi

Transforming Pain into Art – Yoneko Shiraishi

The Long Becoming – Sharon Baxter

The Long Becoming – Sharon Baxter

Gneiss Rocks – Teresa Bray

Gneiss Rocks – Teresa Bray

Fossils – Julieanne Long

Fossils – Julieanne Long

Nature’s Embrace – Dawn Johnstone

Nature’s Embrace – Dawn Johnstone

Cycle of Silk – Jan Hoyle

Cycle of Silk – Jan Hoyle

From Field to Fibre III – John Stanley

From Field to Fibre III – John Stanley

From Field to Fibre – One – John Stanley

From Field to Fibre – One – John Stanley

Sweet Peas – Eliane Craddock

Sweet Peas – Eliane Craddock

Dance Till Your Slippers Fly Off – Nina Gronw-Lewis

Dance Till Your Slippers Fly Off – Nina Gronw-Lewis

Metamorphosis from DNA to Frog – Julie Vaughan

Metamorphosis from DNA to Frog – Julie Vaughan

Triptych of Transience -Aran Illingworth

Triptych of Transience -Aran Illingworth

Protect: Pods -Sue Hague

Protect: Pods -Sue Hague

Sycamore Seed Metamorphosis – Gabrielle Gelloz Clark

Sycamore Seed Metamorphosis – Gabrielle Gelloz Clark

Nest: Adapting to Change – Sue Hague

Nest: Adapting to Change – Sue Hague

Birth – Roger Sheldon

Birth – Roger Sheldon