There is a fizz about about Angie’s work-the vibrant colours, the bold contemporary designs and the sheer enthusiasm she radiates. She has established a strong identity and demonstrates excellent craft skills dealing with the demands of rug weaving. She has explored Krokbragd in great depth, and made it her own.
Wendy Morris, Judge. craft&design Awards 2015
NEW BOOK-AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
KROKBRAGD – CONTEMPORARY WEAVING WITH COLOUR. Pre-order here. How can you tell when a non-writer is writing a book? Take a look in their kitchen cupboards. (They’re likely to be suspiciously tidy!) As part of a 2014 business training program by The Crafts Council, I was asked to write a list of career aspirational goals […]
Ethel Mairet-The mother of English handweaving
New Exhibition Exhibition at the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon. May 14, 2022 – Oct 29, 2022 The mother of English handweaving. This is how Ethel Mairet (1872 – 1952) was described by esteemed Japanese master potter Shoji Hamada. She was a highly skilled weaver and pioneer of Britain’s twentieth-century modern craft revival. She […]
Were blankets invented in Bristol?
Short answer. Quite possibly, yes! Longer answer… I came across the story of the 14th Century Flemish wool merchant, Thomas Blanket, inventing blankets when I designed The Bristol Blanket in 2020. My colourful throw, inspired by the painted houses of Totterdown and Cliftonwood was woven by the team at Bristol Weaving Mill-A micro-mill in the […]
