Jessie Chorley is a London-based textile artist, designer, tutor and author.

Needle and thread are her drawing tools. She uses them to create scenes and stories, combining stitched images and words, largely on preloved fabric. Collecting is something that goes hand-in-hand with jessie’s making process. She is drawn to items that display marks of a previous life and often sources materials from antique markets, fairs and junk shops. Her ever-growing archive of ‘found’ items serves as her ongoing inspiration and is frequently her starting point for an artwork

“I find beauty and inspiration in things that have been discarded or put to one side.
Fabric cut from time worn and discarded clothing is my most frequently used.

Jessie runs her world in stitch, fabric and thread from her South London studio.
She regularly delivers masterclasses from here, as well as at venues worldwide.

Jessie’s Chorley highly collected embroidery projects, books and her signature
edit of fabrics, threads and one-off found items are available via her online shop.