A BRADFORD College graduate has picked up a prestigious honour for her textile work.

Amanda Woollard who achieved a First Class Honours Degree in Contemporary Surface Design and Textiles from the college’s School of Art in 2015, has been maned an Embroiderers’ Guild Scholar.

She collected the title in the over 30s category and is one of only two recipients nationally.

The honour has led to her being featured in Embroidery magazine, and also resulted in her exhibiting her work with the Embroiderers’ Guild at major events in London and Dublin.

She had been working at Ikea as a kitchen designer when she decided to return to education in her 40s.

She said her time at the college allowed her to experiment with textiles.

Mrs Woolard said: “Making the decision to go back into education has been an amazing experience and impacted my career path greatly.

“The course allowed me to be experimental with textiles.

“I was able to work with new machinery including laser cutters, looms, knitting machines and embellishers.

“The print studio allowed my confidence to grow and me to express my creativity. Embroidery has always been a comfortable subject and something I have done since childhood but the course allowed me to develop my skills.”