by StaceyW | Dec 4, 2022 | Art, Creativity, Education, Exhibitions, Life, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
Some people might know that Ann Sutton was given an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours list* this year (2022) for her services to the arts. In my view, this is not before time!!! Ann Sutton has, and continues to be, an inspirational light in the weaving world,...
by StaceyW | Jun 20, 2021 | Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Life, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
NAME: Andy Ross BACKGROUND: Andy and I first got to know about each other via a mutual weaving friend Kathy Schicker. We were invited up to Shetland to service the AVL loom that the studio had acquired from Ann Sutton, and Andy invited us to stay, tour the island,...
by StaceyW | Dec 13, 2020 | Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
NAME: Cally Booker BACKSTORY: Cally Booker is based in Dundee on the east coast of Scotland. It is some years ago now that we first met and we share the history of both undertaking the Bradford Diploma of Handloom Weaving, albeit at different times. A past President...
by StaceyW | Jun 14, 2020 | Art, Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Life, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
NAME: Ann Richards BACKSTORY: Ann has been a part of my weaving life from the almost the beginning – certainly in my second year of weaving I remember picking up a book co-authored by Ann Sutton and Diane Sheehan called Ideas in Weaving and seeing a lovely...
