Steven Dugmore: "Herdwick sheep in the Lakes rounded up for the night. I didn’t know they could be so colourful. So much wool!"Photograph: Steven DugmoreNick Dawe: “George Philips, proprietor of a fabulous upholsterers in Lincolnshire, with the stock of his trade”Photograph: Nick DaweLisa Chillingworth: “I loved the vibrant colours of the material against the bright blue wall of this Senegalese tailor’s workshop”Photograph: Lisa Chillingworth
Dion Gifford: “Nice cool roofing material – anything to escape the Mumbai heat”Photograph: Dion GiffordBerni Martin: "I spotted this colourful delivery of material in the streets of Old Delhi, India" Photograph: Berni MartinVeronika Moore: "This set of familiar materials and objects helped me cope with my granddad's passing. They embody hundreds of childhood memories and always remind me of the great man he was" Photograph: Veronika MooreHarriet Rosenthal: "I was in Las Vegas in January and was completely overwhelmed by the glitz and glamour of the place, yet I still found myself drawn into the Coca-Cola Store (twice). After all, sometimes materialism can be so pretty" Photograph: Harriet RosenthalMartin Islip: "I put this tent up at a wedding in my garden for children to play in and and it was pure coincidence that the material of these girls' dresses matched the material of the tent!"Photograph: Martin IslipAnge Andrassy: "I spotted these four in a shop window in Varanasi, India" Photograph: Ange AndrassyGary James Merrill: "Space is always in short supply in Hong Kong, even in the fabric racks of Rocky and David Thakur's tailoring shop"Photograph: Gary James Merrill
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