Using the same designs I created for my handwoven throws, these custom made ruanas are a great hit at craft fair. And it really is quite a luxury to be able to choose your favourite design and colour - or colours if it is one of my...
continue readingThe ‘Ziggurat’ design takes its inspiration from the ancient Ziggurats and the iconic ziggurat motif that was one of the great classic design elements of the Art Deco movement. The original Ziggurats were terraced, flat-topped...
continue readingOver the next few weeks I shall be writing up about my latest project… My Russian Jumper… which I hope to have finished in time for Christmas. I am hand knitting it from Bluefaced Leicester (BFL) yarn that I spun and plied...
continue reading‘Dukagang Stripe’ takes my original ‘Dukagang’ motif, used in the first of this collection of throws and cushions, and reworks it to produce a multi-coloured striped design. The original dukagang motif is...
continue readingI thought my autumn leaves photos would be a good introduction to the design process and how to plan and select colours for woven textiles.
continue readingI don't know how many workshops the costumiers Berman and Nathans had scattered about Covent Garden but I do know that working at Orange Street was something else again. We got some really choice costumes to make. The next 70s classic...
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