Woven Textile Designer, Handweaver
I will be at the Open Day with a loom or two, to give visitors a taste of the courses I teach for The Kings Foundation at Barley Court, the home of Highgrove Traditional Crafts.
The courses teach the traditional hand craft skills of weaving, giving students the opportunity to work with a diverse range of British Wools and plant dyed colour.
The next course I am teaching for The Prince’s Foundation at Highgrove, Tetbury, Gloucestershire in October 2023, is now available for booking via the Highgrove Traditional Crafts Eventbrite page.
As a member of Southwest England Fibreshed I have collaborated with the curation team at New Brewery Arts in Cirencester, on their Exhibition to show the circular journey of locally produced natural fibres – from regeneratively farmed sheep’s wool to woven cloth (in my case) via sustainable plant dyes. I’ve provided a weaving loom, a spinning wheel and woven samples to help illustrate the story.
I have been invited by Gloucestershire Guild to bring a loom (or two) to their showcase event at Rodmarton Manor on Wednesday 8th September 2021, to demonstrate the craft skill of hand-weaving. I’m just there for the first day but there is an extensive offering of activities over the 5 days.
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