Teresa Searle is a Textile Designer specialising in felted knitwear with appliqué. Teresa developed her techniques while at college in Derby studying textiles. She now works from a studio at her home in Bristol. Since setting up her workshop in 1986, she has shown her work widely in Europe and the USA and has been featured in "Country Living Magazine" and on Radio 4's "Woman's Hour". Her work is available around the world in places such as "The Devon Guild of Craftsmen" and "Julie Artisans' Gallery" on Madison Avenue in New York.

Teresa's unique method of combining felted knitting with appliqué and embroidery results in a range of highly wearable and richly coloured hats, jackets and accessories. Inspiration comes from many sources. American and European Folk Art, modern painters, such as Klimt and Klee, and travel to places such as Italy and Russia where mosaics, gardens, museums and architecture have captured her eye. Hearts, stars, trees, birds and flowers are a constant theme.

Colour is Teresa's main love and she constantly tries to evolve new colourways. Hot pinks, reds and oranges, opulent blues and purples, emerald and leaf greens are all prominent. To add a final touch, jackets and accessories feature hand carved buttons in the shape of fish, birds, hands, hearts and bugs which she imports from Nepal.