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Make it Right
09/09/2025
Senedd Exhibition opens

Make It Right: Pierhead Futures GalleryI am delighted that my woven panels, telling the story of the Wales Window for Alabama, have been included in a new

LLama yarn art
29/06/2025
Kids Yarn Art

Kids Yarn Art drop in activity at Festival of Making, Blackburn, Saturday July 5th 2025I'll be running a drop in activity at Blackburn Museum on

Tartan
18/06/2025
Commissions

Commissioning a custom woven designCommissioning a custom fabric gives you the opportunity to design your own handwoven cloth which can also be made up into

Journal WSD
12/06/2025
Journal of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

The Journal of Weavers, Spinners and DyersI am delighted to have been elected to the Committee of the Journal of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers(WSD), a

QEST Certificate
05/06/2025
QEST Award

Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust updateI was delighted to attend the Annual Luncheon of the Royal Warrant Holders Association at The Guildhall, London last

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24/04/2025
Bovey Tracey Craft Festival

Bovey Tracey Craft Festival 2025Delighted to announce that I will be exhibiting and demonstrating with the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) at the

Wales Window panels at the Grosvenor Museum
17/03/2025
Grosvenor Museum Chester – Open Art Exhibition 2025

Wales Window highly commended at Grosvenor Museum Open Art ExhibitionDelighted to hear that my Wales Window panels received a Highly Commended at the

Llanstefan castle hung
17/10/2024
Guild National Exhibition

National Exhibition, Guild of Weavers, Spinners and DyersDelighted to have my work 'Llanstefan Castle' selected for the biennial exhibition of the

kilt partial front and back
09/09/2024
My first kilt!

My first kiltI have just completed my first training kilt under the guidance of Paula Duncan and her online kiltmaking course. I have learned so much and am

Log Cabin
03/09/2024
September Newsletter

Autumn NewsletterMy first newsletter is now available and is being emailed out to those who have requested it or can be downloaded from the

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23/08/2024
Textile 21 Group

Textile 21I am delighted to have been accepted into Textile21, a group of contemporary textile artists working and exhibiting in the north west of England

News 4
16/07/2024
Autumn Workshop Schedule

Autumn ScheduleThe last beginner weaving workshop before a summer break is on Saturday July 27th 2024, spaces still available. The looms are being used for

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10/07/2024
QEST AWARD

Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) AwardI am delighted to announce that I have been awarded an Emerging Maker grant by QEST.The grant enables me to

Bollington Art Trail poster
09/04/2024
Bollington Art Trail 4th and 5th May 2024

Bollington Art Trail Studio Cynefin is participating in the Bollington Art Trail on May 4th and 5th 11-4pm.Eighteen Bollington artists are participating

ZERO prototyping
22/02/2024
ZER0 Waste Design

Announcing ZER0ZER0 is a praxis based research project investigating the application of zero waste design to handwoven clothing and accessories.It has

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01/01/2024
Launching Off-Kilter

Off-Kilter: a kilt with a twist.Today I'm excited to announce "Off-Kilter", a project to design, weave and hand stitch a bespoke kilt with a

workshop loom
03/12/2023
2024 Workshop dates now available for booking

Q1 2024 Class scheduleDates for scheduled workshop are now available for booking, January -March 2024. Many classes are run on demand so please contact me

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20/11/2023
Build a Bag Workshop

New: Build a Bag workshops now available!Join me in the studio for a creative day of weaving and sewing.In the morning you will learn a variety of

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30/10/2023
Workshop Gift Cards now available

Workshop Gift Cards now availableGift cards for in-person workshops and tuition are now available with prices starting at £45 for a half day workshop

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17/10/2023
Folksy

Studio Cynefin accessories now available on FolksyA selection of handwoven knot bags now available in my Folksy shop

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04/10/2023
Photoshoot

Studio PhotoshootThanks to Ellie at Dandelion Photography for a lovely photoshoot in the studio last month. Here are just a few.

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03/10/2023
Press Release

PRESS RELEASEhttps://www.colegsirgar.ac.uk/index.php/en/news/3678-textile-graduate-s-work-chosen-for-welsh-government-visit-to-alabama.11(Textile Graduate'

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20/09/2023
Welsh Minister presentation to 16th Street Baptist Church

Presentation by Welsh Minister to 16th St. Baptist Church 15th September 2023I am honoured to have been asked to weave a panel from the Wales Window project

'we honour your names'
15/09/2023
Today is the 60th anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama

Today is the 60th anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AlabamaThe bombing of the church as children were preparing for

llantarnam grange display
14/09/2023
Current Exhibition: Portal, LLantarnam Grange

Three panels from the Wales WIndow project are on display at Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran, as part of their 'Portal' Exhibition, until 4th

Studio prepared for workshop
06/09/2023
Studio Cynefin Workshops

Studio Cynefin welcomes first studentsDelighted to welcome the first students into the new studio today for a half day beginner workshop.Holly, Judith

Contemporary woven textile design studio in Cheshire

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07590 325567
01625 347966

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Grimshaw Lane
Bollington

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