Ruth Singer

Ruth Singer is a designer-maker who works with eco, recycled and vintage fabrics. Ruth creates handmade fashion and interior textile accessories using traditional techniques inspired by historic textiles. Ruth uses pleating, appliqué, folding, layering and quilting to create unusual textures and sculptural effects in fabric for scarves, bags, corsages, cushions and other accessories. Ruth also makes unique bespoke garments and interior textiles. Her work is highly decorative and often heavily embellished, but is not fussy or traditional. Her fashion accessories are quirky and fresh but firmly grounded in craftsmanship and attention to detail.

Ruth originally trained in museum studies, with the intention of being a costume curator to indulge her love of historic clothing. She worked in museum education for several years, most recently at the V&A as adult education officer and now combines her business with freelance teaching and writing. In 2006, Ruth was selected by the Crafts Council as one of the best new makers of the year for Springboard at Origin.