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…
In June this year I was invited to take part in the Festival of Weaving 2017 at Kattrup Gods, Jyderup in West Zealand. I was to be one of three weavers teaching and demonstrating their own way of weaving and the tools they use. I was asked to teach the Weavers of West Zealand (Vævere i Vestsjælland) and other weavers my…
I said I was going to West Zealand in my previous post to teach about the way I weave at their Festival of Weaving. So, now that I am back and got a few urgent things sorted I thought I would share some of my experience out there. So firstly, I must say how warm and friendly all the weavers at…
If you have read my previous posts about my trip to West Zealand, Denmark to teach about my weaving method and practise, you will know that while I was there I fell in love with the Danish dietary staple Rugbrød or Rye Bread. So much so that when I came back to England I just had to work out how…
3- 5 June 2017, Kattrup Estate, Jyderup, West Zealand, Denmark I shall be teaching on the subject of “One warp, infinite designs” at this year’s Festival of Weaving organised by Weavers in West Zealand and The Weavers’ House, working in collaboration with West Zealand Museum, Holbæk Museums Association, Kalundborg Museums Association, Odsherreds Art Museum & the Friends of Malergården (The…