Mary Godfrey
Mary Godfrey is a textile designer and weaver. She was born in London and studied art foundation at Bradford College of Art followed by Textile Design at Leeds University. She was awarded a scholarship by the Worshipful Company of Weavers, and with the support of a Crafts Council grant she then set up a weaving studio in Hebden Bridge, specialising in hand-woven fine silk fabrics.
A few years later a chance encounter took her on a different and very diverse career path that lasted for over thirty years encompassing museum and gallery curator, graphic and product designer, creative director and director of organisational design and development for a family business in North Yorkshire.
Now she has returned to her first career choice and has set up her studio to explore and develop original hand woven textiles.
Her designs are informed by her interest in historic weaving techniques, art and the forms and shapes of modern architecture which naturally lend themselves to the vertical and horizontal structures created on a weaving loom.
In October 2025, she collaborated with her daughter, artist Lauren Godfrey, to make a large wall handing entitled 'Two and Fro'. It was shown in an exhibition called Material Matters, at No 1 Poultry, London alongside a group of other female artists – 'The Binder of Women'.
A few years later a chance encounter took her on a different and very diverse career path that lasted for over thirty years encompassing museum and gallery curator, graphic and product designer, creative director and director of organisational design and development for a family business in North Yorkshire.
Now she has returned to her first career choice and has set up her studio to explore and develop original hand woven textiles.
Her designs are informed by her interest in historic weaving techniques, art and the forms and shapes of modern architecture which naturally lend themselves to the vertical and horizontal structures created on a weaving loom.
In October 2025, she collaborated with her daughter, artist Lauren Godfrey, to make a large wall handing entitled 'Two and Fro'. It was shown in an exhibition called Material Matters, at No 1 Poultry, London alongside a group of other female artists – 'The Binder of Women'.
Our 40th Anniversary Exhibition opens on Saturday 22 November 2025 from 2-5pm
and continues every day from 2-5pm until 30th November.
and continues every day from 2-5pm until 30th November.
