Fresh off the loom and headed for the Weaving Festival in Denmark
I’m writing this in great haste as I pack for travel to Denmark tomorrow. I am taking lots of my handwoven lambswool throws to display in an exhibition of my work alongside the work of tapestry
Handmade UK – Exhibition – at “Weave Festival – Denmark 2018” – 9 to 10 June, West Zealand, DK
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
‘Monksbelt’
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
‘Dubbelbinding’
Drawing its inspiration from Swedish mid century rugs woven by the great women weavers of that period, this is a stunning piece of workmanship – so beautiful that I have finished it such that it
‘Hardanger’ Blanket Shawls
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