I shall be travelling to Denmark again this summer to take part in an exhibition of work – Handmade UK – by three British weavers, as part of the Weaving Festival – Denmark 2018 in West Zealand. Scottish tapestry weaver, Joan Baxter, will be exhibiting some of her work, Devon Weavers Workshop member, Colleen Pope, will be showing a selection of…
There are times when life is just too busy and things get left behind, Sharing some photos of the finished Russian Jumper is one of those things that time forgot. Until today when I went to put it on and thought,,, its now or never… and took it down to my garden studio, hung it on a pole and took…
Monksbelt or munkabälte is one of the oldest of patterned European textiles and is thought to have originated in Malmöhus County in Sweden – now part of Skåne in the very southernmost tip of Sweden. Whether you can say it is a Swedish textile or not is debatable though, Malmöhus County having for many centuries formed part of Denmark. One…
I’ve just come back from a splendid week in Cornwall taking a short break and also making a video about Trevose Head with the South West Regional National Trust to assist with its fundraising efforts for the Trevose Head Campaign. The footage is currently being edited but while we wait I thought I might just share with you a short…
I was delighted to be approached by west elm in November and asked if I would join them as a west elm LOCAL at their new store in Kingston opening in December. The west elm LOCAL programme is one of west elm’s key commitments to do with celebrating local communities and to introducing their customers to the work of local…
These beautiful blanket shawls are designed and handwoven by me using a delicate and open weave structure which I have been developing. It reminds me of the Norwegian drawn threadwork technique known as Hardanger, hence the name. As a small child I was taught to do this type of whitework embroidery and when I decided it would be lovely…