I spent four days on the stand at New Designers Part 1 in June 2015. The quality and diversity of all the other universities was truly inspirational, however our stand was said to be one of the most eye-catching due to its large scale, dramatic coloured screen-printed designs.

I have been selected, along with 15 of my fellow graduates representing the BA in Textile Design at Bath Spa University, for the New Designers 2015 Showcase at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London. I will be in London for the event which runs from Tuesday 23rd through to Saturday evening.

The stand is a curated display and the pieces that have been chosen are my experimental double cloth flooring weight fabric woven from Shetland wool. The motif disintegrates or morphs gradually. On a floor runner, this could happen over a much longer length (in the style of M.C. Escher), which I think would be visually very exciting.

After six years of learning and hard labour(!) my degree show has now been installed. The show opens to the public on Saturday 6th June, with the private view the night before.

My pieces form two collections, inspired by Urban and Natural Iceland; volcanic rock greys, lichen yellows and paintbox red, blue and white.

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The Standard sent a photographer to cover the event and my photo ended up in the paper, as well as in the article on their web site.

I was demonstrating weaving to everybody, but the children were so desperate to have a go themselves (under supervision!) I had to press the pedals for them as their legs weren’t long enough!

I was invited to take part in the first Sheep and Wool Day at Cotswold AONB, which is based at the Old Prison, Northleach.

I took my ‘Portaloom’, a four-shaft floor loom, threaded with a warp, the wool for which was donated by Abbey Home Farm. They keep a flock of Organically-reared Lleyn sheep whose fleece is spun into yarn by the Natural Fibre Company in Launceston, Cornwall. The weft was hand-spun provided by the Northleach Weavers and Spinners group.

I demonstrated weaving different patterns, explaining how the loom worked, and displayed samples of my weaving. I brought a simple home made micro-loom to give Children the chance to try weaving for themselves!

My commendation was in the British Wool Section, for which I entered a Geometric design in monochrome, with two additional development designs. This is the third time I have entered this prestigious competition, which gives students an opportunity to experience a range of types of British Wool. Last year I was an award-winner which led to valuable experiences and opportunities.

This trio of woven pieces, has been successfully nominated for the Campaign for Wool’s online gallery. They are made from British Wool, dyed with natural dyes inspired by the colours of Welsh slate. The weave structure is two layer double-cloth and they have been subjected to ‘controlled’ felting. They were exhibited in conjunction with the International Felt Makers Conference held in Bath.

I have been selected as one of the 25 designer/makers for this fantastic opportunity to showcase the use of Welsh Wool. Specially commissioned wool fabric, yarn and ‘tops’ are supplied to participants to produce woven, knitted or felted ‘products’.