Judith James' constructed textiles reveal a fascination with the structure of fabric and how it can be manipulated to reveal its poetic and communicative potential. Stitched resist dyeing processes informed by Japanese shibori  patterned textiles, African adire cloth, and other early resist dyeing methods produce both soft, out-of-focus effects and clear, crisp markings of the process. The stitched line remains visible on the surface of the cloth even after the thread is removed. These processes are combined with screenprinting and relief printing. She uses this imagery to suggest landscape observed and imagined, recorded in the folding and stitching of the cloth