Genuine Jersey
textile art, bags, gifts, & interesting cards, made with love by Rachel
Pop in to check out the seasonal & all year round quirky creations
Rachel takes orders for special cards, bookmarks, aprons & basic shopping bags
You can to pop in to select the style of card or choose fabrics for your bags
There are lots of her handmade gifts for you to purchase (only a small selection shown here) & Rachel is continually making more. Many of the fabrics used are also available at the shop.
Images pictured here may have sold out but there are other similar items in store
Choose a Genuine Jersey handmade textile card
perfect for a birthday, celebration, or sending a meaningful note
If you like any of her cards,
pop in to purchase from the shop
or email Rachel & she will be able to post to Jersey £1.50, or to the UK £2.50 only
The mixed pieces of fabric making up the design are creatively chosen, cut to shape and attached in place with bondaweb. Then carefully stitched to complete the finished piece.
While some designs may share a similar theme, no two cards are ever the same
Each card is lovingly signed by Rachel, a small work of art, created to be kept and cherished
Inserted into a white card frame: 400gsm uncoated offset board, folded to A5, window 9.5cm x 13.8cm for the design
Blank inside for your own message. Posted in a compostable mailing envelope
Please tap/scroll to see the designs , there are alot to more to choose from in store
Rachel’s Textiles Studio was launched on 28th June 2014 & Rachel became a member of Genuine Jersey soon after.
When not running the shop, Rachel is usually to be found making a wide range of eclectic hand made gifts and textile art to sell, unique to the studio and not available at the moment on line or at any other store
Even if you don't sew, you can usually find a perfect ready-made present for that special occasion.
Her two favourites
Creating the fashion stitched cards for birthdays & special occasions.
Using the overlocker to create beautiful thick threads which are then used for further project work
Rachel creates functional items such as cushions, doorstops
& all kinds of bags, many different styles of pincushions and key rings.
She also constructs 3d soft sculptures; such as fabric sewing machines, cats, rabbits, chickens, cacti and flowers.
She produces handmade encaustic art or stitched cards
& when there is time, she is known to make some of her own clothes
She left a long-term post as head of Textiles at Jersey College for Girls in July 2014 where she had inspired many pupils from there and from Victoria College to enjoy sewing and textile art, up to A-level standard.
A former pupil at JCG herself, Rachel went on to train at Bath College of Higher Education,
graduating in 1981 with a BED in Home Economics and has continued to hone her skills ever since.
