Hi, I’m Aliya and I’m from Karachi, Pakistan. I moved to Glasgow in 2016 so Scotland is my new home! I really love it here but wish we had sunnier winters or drier days in general. I did painting in ECA last year and transferred to Textiles for 2nd year. I’m really excited to learn […]

My name is…Elizabeth but I’m not your standard Beth or Liz, I’m a BIZ! Fairly unique and a little on the quirky side, I channel my persona into my clothes, my work and as you can see my little sister. As role models go, I’m certainly not a simp of a sibling. My inspirational textile is Frida Kahlo’s […]

    My name is Ruta Vronevskyte. Good luck pronouncing that! I am originally Lithuanian, but live in Scotland over seven years now, therefore I call it my home. I am new to ECA, starting second year in Textiles, after graduating from Edinburgh College, where I found my love for the subject. I am a natural […]

Hi, my name is Briana Brennan. I’m a second year Textiles student currently studying at Edinburgh College of Art. I love all things to do with textiles, and gain a lot of my inspiration from the natural environment and my surroundings.  You can see more of what I get up to over on my textiles Instagram @brianarose_textiles  My inspirational Textiles is Atelier Bingo. They are French couple Maxime Prou and Adele Favreau. They use collage, digital and […]

Hi, my name is Lucy Silvester and I’m a direct 2nd year entry Textiles student. I’m 19 and from Lancashire, but am currently living in Edinburgh at Warrender Park Crescent. I did Fine Art at A Level, but realised that Textiles was what I really wanted to do in my art foundation course that was […]

My name is Anna Simon, I am currently enrolled in  Year 2 Textiles at ECA but previously studied an art and design foundation at Newcastle College. I was attracted to textiles due to the freedom to use bright colours, expressive lines and mixed media for prints. My inspirational Textiles is Ashleigh Jessup due to her fearless use […]

My name is Claire Rowand I am a new student at Edinbrugh collage of art studying textiles. I have just gradated with a HND in fashion textiles at Glasgow Clyde Collage. I have always loved fashion,  patterns colours from a young age. My inspirational Textiles- Iris Van Herpen. her work is very bold but also […]

Hello I’m Maya, I’m from Lancaster (North West of England, near Manchester). I am new to ECA, going into year two because I studied a foundation course in art and design, and then I took a year out to work. I’ve always loved art, my grandma was really talented at Textiles and I have all […]

This is our first group blog post for Textiles 2C. This will be a place for us to share ideas and work to collaborate over the duration of the course.   My name is Emily, I am a second year Textile design Student, studying at the ECA for the last year. I have moved from […]

Hiya! im Sophie Millan a textile student at Eca!! The picture above is me in my flat that is covered head to toe in my own print! The picture explains me really well, I usually am dressed in full print, bright hair and always colourful. I am a HND textile design graduate from Glasgow Clyde […]