WARP and Weft is the latest exhibition to grace the walls of Beach Hut Gallery, the popular art space at Grange-over-Sands.

The show features an impressive and really striking mix of textiles by Cumbrian artists Sue Deakin, Jane Mallinson, Priscilla Edwards and Helen Entwisle plus work by Oxford-based Rachel Wright.

Running at the Kents Bank Station art space until November 25, fabrics and yarns are the mediums used in creating the beautiful and intriguing pieces.

Based in Grange-over-Sands, Helen Entwisle has a new range of work On the Ledge, which focuses on plantlife within the home, and shelves containing flora in an array of decorative pots. As with all of Helen’s work there is a strong mid-century influence and On The Ledge contains new additions to her product range, including organic cotton tea towels and leafy wooden brooches. Each piece is individually hand screen printed and constructed in my colourful home studio in Grange over Sands.

Priscilla Edwards has been creating contemporary stitched mixed media pieces in 2D and 3D since completing her degree in embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1997. Priscilla draws her inspiration from a variety of sources exploring the concept of identity, memory and nostalgia. Also a resident of the seaside town, her creative workshops locally are well known to many people between here and Lancaster.

Meanwhile, Jane Mallinson is a felt maker from Windermere who produces richly colourful scarves, waistcoats and bags.

Susan Deakin lives and works at Dalton, where she produces palimpsest-like pieces which combine embroidered text, digitally printed images and reclaimed fabrics.

Meanwhile, Rachel Wright studied fashion and textiles at Birmingham City University, gaining both a BA and an MA before going on to set up her own business in 1994. Rachel has also shown work at prestigious events such as Art in Action and Artisan at the Edinburgh Festival. The embroideries enable Rachel to draw and paint through fabric and stitch. The fabrics provide a rich source of colour, texture and pattern forming her ‘palette’ and the threads are used like a fine paintbrush to fill in the details. Rachel’s trademark is her use of striking, rich colour, which captivates and draws the viewer in. Her aim is simply to delight the eye.

Beach Hut is open Thursday to Sunday, 10.30am-5pm.

For further information telephone 015395-35959.