Rose and Thorn Dome £2,600. Twining wire stem, dyed embossed silk satin rose with embossed velvet leaves and rolled straw thorns in antique glass dome. Size H 53 x W 26 x D 26cm Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Rose and Thorn Dome £2,600. Twining wire stem, dyed embossed silk satin rose with embossed velvet leaves and rolled straw thorns in antique glass dome. Size H 53 x W 26 x D 26cm Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Centipede with glass cover £250. Made from wire bound together with dyed silk thread with glass cover Size H 2cm W 16 x D 16. Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Centipede with glass cover £250. Made from wire bound together with dyed silk thread with glass cover Size H 2cm W 16 x D 16. Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Turquoise Beetle £350. Made from veiling wrapped over iridescent fibre, with legs bound in fine wire to give iridescent filigree effect. Size H 3 x L 8 x W 9cm. Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Turquoise Beetle £350. Made from veiling wrapped over iridescent fibre, with legs bound in fine wire to give iridescent filigree effect. Size H 3 x L 8 x W 9cm. Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Velvet Butterfly bronze/gold £550. Embossed velvet, body wrapped in iridescent fibre, legs bound by hand with fine wire to give iridescent filigree effect. Size H 5 x W 18 x L 9cm. Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Velvet Butterfly bronze/gold £550. Embossed velvet, body wrapped in iridescent fibre, legs bound by hand with fine wire to give iridescent filigree effect. Size H 5 x W 18 x L 9cm. Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Summer Growth £2,900. Made from wire buttercups, daisies and speedwell with, velvet/feather grasses, iridescent flowers, feather moth and velvet caterpillar, in antique glass dome. Size: H 38cm W 30cm D 20cm. Sales: contact [email protected]
Summer Growth £2,900. Made from wire buttercups, daisies and speedwell with, velvet/feather grasses, iridescent flowers, feather moth and velvet caterpillar, in antique glass dome. Size: H 38cm W 30cm D 20cm. Sales: contact [email protected]
Giant Peacock Beetle £550. Body wrapped in navy blue silk with peacock feathers under veiling to represent iridescence, legs and antennae bound with silk thread and velvet to suggest segments. Size H 5 x L 12 x W 10cm. Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Giant Peacock Beetle £550. Body wrapped in navy blue silk with peacock feathers under veiling to represent iridescence, legs and antennae bound with silk thread and velvet to suggest segments. Size H 5 x L 12 x W 10cm. Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Velvet Butterfly Purple/gold £500. Embossed velvet and dyed paper wings, body wrapped in silk chiffon and veiling, with legs bound by hand with fine wire to give iridescent filigree effect. Size H 3.5 x W 12 x L 7cm. Sales: contact [email protected]
Velvet Butterfly Purple/gold £500. Embossed velvet and dyed paper wings, body wrapped in silk chiffon and veiling, with legs bound by hand with fine wire to give iridescent filigree effect. Size H 3.5 x W 12 x L 7cm. Sales: contact [email protected]
Striped beetle £350. Beetle made with layers of veiling over striped feathers and legs bound by hand with dip-dyed silk thread. Size H 3 x L 11 x W 8cm. Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Striped beetle £350. Beetle made with layers of veiling over striped feathers and legs bound by hand with dip-dyed silk thread. Size H 3 x L 11 x W 8cm. Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Snail gold £300. Spiralling wire shell and foot made from dyed hand rolled millinery straw Size H 6 x L8 x W 4cm. Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Snail gold £300. Spiralling wire shell and foot made from dyed hand rolled millinery straw Size H 6 x L8 x W 4cm. Sales: contact Bridget at [email protected]
Winged beetle purple/green £350. Wings made fro peacock feathers, body made from veiling wrapped over iridescent fibre, with legs bound in fine wire to give iridescent filigree effect Size H 5 x L 9 x W 9cm. Sales: [email protected]
Winged beetle purple/green £350. Wings made fro peacock feathers, body made from veiling wrapped over iridescent fibre, with legs bound in fine wire to give iridescent filigree effect Size H 5 x L 9 x W 9cm. Sales: [email protected]
Bridget created the trophy for the House and Garden Craft Prize 2026. “Bridget’s work reflects the spirit of the prize itself – honouring makers whose practices preserve, challenge and reimagine the future of craft.”
Bridget created the trophy for the House and Garden Craft Prize 2026. “Bridget’s work reflects the spirit of the prize itself – honouring makers whose practices preserve, challenge and reimagine the future of craft.”
Installation for jaggedart gallery’s stand at Collect Art Fair, Somerset House, March 2026
Installation for jaggedart gallery’s stand at Collect Art Fair, Somerset House, March 2026
Bottle Garden, grown from Millinery DNA. Celebrating millinery for London Craft Week with The British Hat Guild 2025
Bottle Garden, grown from Millinery DNA. Celebrating millinery for London Craft Week with The British Hat Guild 2025
Hedgerow Installation for a conservation project in collaboration with North York Moors National Park 2023
Hedgerow Installation for a conservation project in collaboration with North York Moors National Park 2023
Nestscape installation. Birds on the Edge conservation project collaborating with North York Moors Trust 2024
Nestscape installation. Birds on the Edge conservation project collaborating with North York Moors Trust 2024
Velvet and silk grasses, feather barley, iridescent flowers, and feather insects – each stem is made using textile and millinery techniques then individually sewn into place.
Meadowscape
Pleated silk organza samples by Bridget featured in ‘Flat to Fold’, talk by Bridget Bailey and Paul Stafford at The British Hat Guild symposium on endangered Craft at London Craft Week 26.
Pleated silk organza samples by Bridget featured in ‘Flat to Fold’, talk by Bridget Bailey and Paul Stafford at The British Hat Guild symposium on endangered Craft at London Craft Week 26.
Pleated samples by Bridget featured in ‘The New Textiles’ published by Thames and Hudson.
Pleated samples by Bridget featured in ‘The New Textiles’ published by Thames and Hudson.
Pleated samples by Bridget featured in ‘The New Textiles’ published by Thames and Hudson.
Pleated samples by Bridget featured in ‘The New Textiles’ published by Thames and Hudson.
Sunshade Headpiece creative for Jean Muir in 1985, representing the start of Bridget Bailey’s millinery career.
Sunshade Headpiece creative for Jean Muir in 1985, representing the start of Bridget Bailey’s millinery career.
Garden of Making, Collect Open 23
Garden of Making, Collect Open 23
Garden of Making installation at Collect Art Fair 23.
Garden of Making installation detail.
Nest. Detail form Garden of Making installation Collect Open 2023
Nest. Detail form Garden of Making installation Collect Open 2023
Collection of peas made from abaca, silk, straw and found feathers. From £75 each. Photo: Tas Kyprianou
Peavolution