Helen Bower Jones is a designer-weaver based in North Carolina but born and bred in Yorkshire, England. Before pursuing creative work in fiber she studied the history of textiles and pattern design for many years, which is a big influence on her work.

Prior to moving to North Carolina she was Assistant Curator at the ​historic house museum Temple Newsam, Leeds, England, where among many projects she catalogued an important collection of historic furnishing textiles, published as Textiles at Temple Newsam: the Roger Warner Collection (Leeds Museums & Galleries, 2000).
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Presently she is exploring the possibilities of traditional patterns and weaving structures applied in non-traditional ways. The built environment and other forms of the decorative arts have always been inspiration but now, living in the more rural environs of Hillsborough, NC, the shapes, colours and textures found in nature can be found in her work too.

Her work is available through The Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough, NC