I build looms and other equipment which I use to weave fine linen using traditional methods. My research considers the ancient craft of linen weaving as a collective, embodied and endangered form of knowledge. I search for traces of this knowledge in historic documents and artefacts, and hope, through my practice, to contribute to its preservation and renewal.
I post about my work on my Blog and on Instagram.
You can find an illustrated list of research sources under Bibliography.
Other recent work includes translations & transcriptions of a series of archive documentary films called Bäuerliche Leinenweberei recording the re-enactment of rural linen weaving in Germany. My short film The Linen Weavers / Die Leinenweber re-edits this archive footage to think about weaving as a manual and performative practice.
Contact
Workshop
Coldharbour Studios, 26-34 Southwell Road, London SE5 9PG.
Visitors are welcome but please make an appointment. I hold open studios twice a year in June and December.