What’s on
Exhibitions
Prism Textiles exhibition
I’m showing two pieces inspired by the Tower of Babel at Prism Textiles’ annual exhibition in the beautiful Art Pavilion in Mile End Park, London.
Creative Basketry: Foraged Fibres
Over 10 evenings you will learn how to harvest, store and prepare natural fibres to use in cordage, coiling, twining, looping, and random weave, resulting in a collection of samples or finished pieces.
Teaching
Basketry Twining Taster
Make a small twined basket in an afternoon. In this taster workshop you’ll be using soft materials like jute, hemp, and sisal, and can create patterns using different colours. Work in the Morley Gallery among the group show of contemporary basketry works. During the workshop, you will also have an opportunity to walk through the Textiles Foundation, Fashion and Basketry End of Year Showcase.
Creative Basketry: All Levels
This introduction to basketry will cover some of the main techniques of contemporary soft-fibre basketry, such as coiling, checkweave plaiting, and twining. You will work with a range of materials, from yarn and paper to cane and foraged fibres. Beginners will learn the basic techniques and have the opportunity to practise with different materials. Those with more experience can develop their skills further through working on their own projects.
Twined basketry
Twined basketry uses soft materials – two active weavers are woven around vertical warps, or stakes. You can use a wide range of materials, from natural cordage and vines to wire and baler twine. Weaving can be close, which produces a strong, durable basket, or more open, which results in a more open, flexible construction. You can also create pattern by changing colour.
