My latest project has been worked for the travelling exhibition above. The challenge was to use Wensleydale wool to produce a piece in our chosen medium. So, I spun principally Wensleydale tops and locks with elements of other wools, silk, bamboo, linen and rose fibres. Some of the fibres were then dyed, others left natural. A few were commercially dyed. The lace was worked freely with far too many of my large scale bobbins. More details of the piece will be added as it is exhibited.
The walking stick belonged to my maternal Grandma and was used for blackberry picking when I was a child!
The dates for the exhibitions are
Handweavers Studio & Gallery, 140 Seven Sisters Rd, London, N7 7NS
12th October 2024 – 30th November 2024
Tennants Garden Rooms, Harmby Rd, Leyburn DL8 5SG
21st January 2025 – 16th February 2025
The Dales Countryside Museum, Burtersett Road Station Yard, Hawes DL8 3NT
19th July 2025 – 19th October 2025
Please confirm dates and times with the relevant venue nearer the time.