Little painting inspired by iron age weaving combs on display at Andover Museum found at Danebury Hill Fort. I love that they are decorated despite being tools, and often have holes for hanging – perhaps they doubled as jewellery or talismans as well.
#weaving #daneburyhillfort #ironageweaving #weavingcombs
Taking part in Let’s Grow Flax this year. It’s a community project to grow and process flax into linen and I’m so excited to learn the process. It’s my first year with a proper garden of my own to play with.
Experimenting with tablet weaving. Its a form of weaving narrow bands in intricate patterns that goes back thousands of years. I made my own tablets from Bear Yoyo cards (they come in kids snacks!) and set up my threads tied between a chair and my belt. I’m still very much learning at this but I’m pleased with my results so far, imagining all the trims and belts and cords I can adorn my clothing with!
Where I live now (Andover) has a strong history of weaving and cloth production and as I develop my relationship with my surroundings, I find I’m being increasingly drawn to fibre and cloth for my creative practices going forward.
#tabletweaving #cardweaving
Starting to teaching my four year old to sew with some simple freestyle embroidery.
Emery Smith Studio 