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Creative bespoke speciality woven cloth and finished products, designed and woven to order in Bristol, UK.

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I am really excited to introduce you to Walled Garden, a new small batch collection of textiles produced in the UK (@bristol_weaving 💙). Cushion covers and blankets in two sizes are available now through my online shop.

This has been a labour of love and a new venture for me. Developing a range of mill woven products on a human scale that captures some of the energy of my handwoven pieces has been something I have wanted to do for a long time.

I am really happy to be working in a way that means my pieces are readily available and that allows me to juggle research, design and raising a little person.

Thank you for staying in touch, I hope you like them.

Sabine

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Wonderful day on Monday presenting our prototype storage enclosure for the amazing Three Acres of Colour project for @garryfabianmiller at Juliet Bailey’s very inspiring Bristol weaving studio @dashandmiller @bristol_weaving . For @tabbygibbs_conservation who made the enclosure and hanging mechanism, @ania_m_golebiowska who came because of her natural dye experience and myself (driver) it was a truly fabulous, collaborative day, worthy of several posts (my posting mojo might be back).

We had the opportunity to meet some of the project’s key players including @riagrowsdyes who has done done all the natural dyeing and Juliet and her wonderful team who have woven all the pieces completed so far - and to spend some more time with current hero Garry, looking resplendent in a fabulous shade of green. (Previous post about our last encounter temporarily pinned)

Still to meet are Sarah Griffin who is growing and harvesting the crops on her Valley of Pewsey farm, the owners of the Dartmoor flock of sheep and the Cornwall spinners The Natural Fibre Company. What a collaboration!

It was a wonderful opportunity for Garry and Ria to see six of the nine woad woven squares in their subtly changing shades laid out together for the very first time. A similar number of the weld squares are also now complete with the madder shades due to follow along soon.

Such an honour to be involved in a small way with this amazing project to ensure suitable inert conservation storage and integral simple hanging mechanisms for all 27 pieces.

#preventiveconservation #textilconservation #naturaldye #weaving

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What a fun week! Working on some content. Big thanks to everyone involved so far. 🎬 @territotailoring @brownintowntailorsandatelier @daviddarbyminns @jokototailoring @dashandmiller @bristol_weaving @haigharrisons @clifton_suits @robsonhowes ✂️🪡🧵

#bristol #bespoketailoring #tailoring #videography #photography

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Heartwood. Woven in England.

Heartwood is inspired by ancient woodlands — rich earth, weathered bark and the quiet strength that grows over time.

Woven from 100% first clip dark lambswool, its colour comes from the natural fleece itself, without dye, celebrating the beauty of British wool in its purest form.

Soft yet substantial, Heartwood has an honest texture and a grounded sense of warmth. A scarf designed to become softer with wear and to be loved for years to come.

Every ROSA & CAMELIA scarf is woven in England from traceable regenerative British wool, honouring traditional weaving craftsmanship from warp to weft.

TRACEABLE BRITISH WOOL

100% Regenerative British Wool

Non-Mulesed

Woven in England

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#BritishWool #RegenerativeWool #WovenInEngland #MadeInEngland #BritishTextiles

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The first time I walked into the weaving mill and saw Silver Mist on the loom, I stood completely still.

Before a scarf becomes something you wear, thousands of individual British wool threads are carefully prepared and stretched across this machine. They’re called the warp, and every thread has to be under exactly the right tension before weaving can even begin.

As the loom starts to work, another set of threads — the weft — is woven over and under the warp, slowly creating the cloth that will become a ROSA & CAMELIA scarf.

These looms are remarkable pieces of engineering. They are incredibly precise, and the weavers treat them with enormous respect. Every machine is carefully maintained because even the smallest change in tension can affect the fabric being woven.

This is not fast fashion or mass production. It is a skilled process, carried out with patience and generations of weaving knowledge here in England.

Silver Mist is woven from traceable regenerative British wool, before continuing its journey through our English mill.

This is the beginning of the Mill Series — following the journey from soil to scarf, one step at a time.

What would you like to see next: the warp, the weft, or the finished cloth coming off the loom?

ROSA & CAMELIA

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#BritishWool #WovenInEngland #RegenerativeWool #BritishTextiles #bristolweavingmill

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A glimpse behind the scenes of my new scarf collection, being woven at the mill in the UK.

It’s exciting to finally be at the point where these designs can be shared after months of developing the colours, yarns and weave structures.

Tonight, newsletter subscribers will get first access to the collection online.

The scarves are also being launched in person this week at Crafted Futures, Design-Nation’s selling showcase at London Design Festival, at OXO Gallery.
If you’re visiting the festival, do come and see them in person.

📍 OXO Gallery, London
📅 9–20 September
⏰ 11am–6pm
🎟️ Free entry

#LondonDesignFestival #CraftedFutures #DesignNation #TextileDesign #WovenTextiles BritishDesign MadeInUK

@bristol_weaving @design_nationuk @l_d_f_official
📸📹 @johounsomephotography

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A pinch-me moment today! First time seeing the new Temple Quarter University of Bristol campus, and our textile pieces as part of artist Ellie Shipman’s Soft Monument, a collection of works tracing and paying tribute to the hidden role of women in shaping Bristol’s industrial history.

It’s been a dream project to work on, with a dream team - not only Ellie and our very talented weavers and designers at Dash + Miller and The Bristol Weaving Mill, but the wider community of artists, creatives, makers, designers and community groups who have been part of this process. The teams at Bristol University and The Contemporary Art Society have also been wonderful to work with, incredibly supportive and collaborative.

Panels and cushions woven in British wool from @knollyarns using a combination of handloom and industrial weaving, at our Bristol design studio and Weaving Mill, and stitched in the same building by @jokototailoring all less than a mile away from the Temple Quarter campus.

And to top it off, a write up in The Guardian (and a tiny photo too)!

@ellieshipman
@bristol_weaving
@jokototailoring
@dashandmiller
@bristol_uni_publicart
@contemporaryartsociety

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Soft Monument - final reveal! Today I visited the site to put the finishing touches to Soft Monument @bristol_uni_publicart @contemporaryartsociety and document it all together with the floor cushions in situ, and seat upholstery by @catupholstery.

Here it is! Details below.

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Soft Monument, 2024 - 2026

Soft Monument is an ode to the invisible labour of women - the work which rarely receives its
own monument but is monumental in effort, sacrifice and repetition as well as joy.

The artwork traces the role of women in shaping industrial history, from Barton Hill to the
wider world. Four large-scale yet familiar objects represent weavers, welders, seamstresses,
and the domestic labour of unnamed women. Geometric repeat patterns evoke the rhythms
and cycles of industry, reminding us of the threads across generations which connect us to
place.

The monument becomes the negative space within the circle of soft, wool panels which hold
invisible conversations, ideas and reflections, honouring those whose unseen contributions
have supported people in this space to gather, connect and innovate.

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Soft Monument is made of British wool and mild steel. It was fabricated by local women-led
businesses: woven by Dash & Miller @dashandmiller and the Bristol Weaving Mill @bristol_weaving ; metalwork by Dizzi Lombardo @thirteen.thirty.0ne and Lottie Smith @foragedsmith and pieced together by Jokoto Tailoring @jokototailoring

#publicart #textilesculpture #weaving

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Today was the culmination of 2 and a half years of work: installing my public artwork Soft Monument at the University of Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.

It was incredible to see my designs come to life and wrap around the communal seating area of the Story Exchange one by one.

The amount of people who have worked so hard to bring this project to life behind the scenes is astounding, and I am very grateful and honoured to have your support and backing as the project has developed. The building will be open to the public from 7th Sept - come and see it!

Many, many thanks to:

Production team: Megan O’Shea at @contemporaryartsociety ; Martha Crean and Nicki Kent @bristol_uni_publicart ; the whole Public Art Advisory Panel and University of Bristol team; Programme Artist Jack Stiling @stilings_workshop

Engagement programme contributors: Ayeeyo and Awoowo @ayeeyoandawoowo and Barton Hill History Group (see Facebook); Dr Rhiannon Daniels and team @bristolcommonpress ; WTF Workshops @wtfworkshops and local women who learnt welding; Barton Hill Microcampus team.

Fabrication team: the entire crew at @bristol_weaving and @dashandmiller for weaving the panels; metalwork fabrication by Dizzi Lombardo @thirteen.thirty.0ne and Lottie Smith @foragedsmith ; sewing and piecing by @jokototailoring and upholstery by @catupholstery

Install support: Spike Island technical team @spikeisland ; SRM @wearemcalpine and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios @fcbstudios

Documentation: Beeston Media @beestonmedia

Thanks to many others I don’t have space to name and all those I didn’t meet who set this project in motion and kept it going. I appreciate you all!

#publicart #weaving #textileart

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Katie Allen of Great Cotmarsh Farm shared the story of her farm at the Harmony in Food and Farming weekend at Holden Farm Dairy 🌱

Native-breed sheep provide wool for blankets, plants grown on the farm are used for natural dyes, and cattle hides are being turned into leather through a microscale vegetable tannery 🐑

It’s a great example of Harmony in practice, connecting soil health and biodiversity with farming, food and fibre.

Through Fashion as a Force for Nature, Katie is also helping fashion and textile students understand where their materials come from and how their choices can work better with nature 🌿

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