{"id":2884,"date":"2024-08-20T15:29:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T15:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.textile21.co.uk\/?page_id=2884"},"modified":"2024-08-22T10:32:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T10:32:23","slug":"jackie-stephens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.textile21.co.uk\/?page_id=2884","title":{"rendered":"Jackie Stephens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;desktop section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f5f5f5&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_menu menu_style=&#8221;centered&#8221; active_link_color=&#8221;#74798f&#8221; dropdown_menu_bg_color=&#8221;#fefcf6&#8243; dropdown_menu_line_color=&#8221;#5b808f&#8221; dropdown_menu_text_color=&#8221;#3b322c&#8221; dropdown_menu_active_link_color=&#8221;#5b808f&#8221; mobile_menu_bg_color=&#8221;#fefcf6&#8243; mobile_menu_text_color=&#8221;#3b322c&#8221; menu_icon_color=&#8221;#5b808f&#8221; menu_icon_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Custom menu&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; menu_font=&#8221;Arial|600||||on|||&#8221; menu_text_color=&#8221;#424451&#8243; menu_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f5f5f5&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; menu_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset5&#8243; menu_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0.02em&#8221; menu_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0.02em&#8221; menu_text_shadow_color=&#8221;#969baf&#8221; global_module=&#8221;155&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_menu][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;artist name&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jackie Stephens<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Jackie bio&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-d2bc2bd6-5d3f-4dbf-b563-2545cc9172ae&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.91em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin: auto;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-d2bc2bd6-5d3f-4dbf-b563-2545cc9172ae%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Woven Textile Designer<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I am an experimental handweaver, pushing the boundaries of loom, process\u00a0 and materials to create woven designs in 2D and 3D. 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