A Day In Photos

Weaving

 Making some Products 

                                

Yarn Choices

Make a Warp

I LOVE weaving because ....

I LOVE weaving because of the way I came upon weaving by chance at university. I joined BA (Hons) Textile Design at  Nottingham Trent, tried tasters of all specialist areas. After the first time weaving I knew it was for me

I LOVE weaving because my parents bought me an old counterbalance loom for Christmas.  It was all wrapped up in Christmas paper. First time in my life I was speechless.

I LOVE weaving because there are so many outcomes for fabric (Texture, Colour, Pattern, Scale)

I LOVE weaving because I am a magpie for bright colours

I LOVE weaving because I like the fact that I do it all start to finish - making the warp, beaming that warp, threading heddles & reed, tying on the loom, weaving, and finishing

I LOVE weaving because I can make some extra money doing something I enjoy

I LOVE weaving because of the thrill of people buying and using my handmade goods.  Even if people don’t buy from me, I get terrific feedback from people at fairs and markets

I LOVE weaving because the process is ordered and has a clear beginning, middle and end

I LOVE weaving because all the other weavers I have met are so friendly and helpful   

I LOVE weaving because of the physical nature of the process and it keeps my mind active

I LOVE weaving because I don’t think I will ever run out of new things to learn and figure out and think about

I LOVE weaving because I love fabric and it makes me happy

         

To do list (in an ideal world)

• More handwoven fabric and product commissions and build portfolio
• Teach weaving to a wide varriety of people through workshops, tasters and demos
• discover more amazing art and textiles in the UK by visiting galleries/exhibits
• Carry on selling both online and offline, have more stockists
• Become a local brand

Now Avaiable for Workshops and Demostrations

I am so excited i have just bought another loom!! A Harris 4 shaft table loom. I LOVE it. Spent the weekend cleaning it up.

I now am avaiable for workshops and demos. If you would be interested please message me

Photographs back and front of my loom

First Ever Blog Post

I am new to blogging so am i not quite sure what to write, but i am going to blog about my textiles and weaving work. I am a textile design graduate from Nottingham Trent, currently starting out as a Designer Maker in the North East of England. Today I have been setting up my loom to make cotton scarves in peacock like colours. I am so excited to start weaving with it. They will be very striking when finished.