I am a textile designer and handweaver creating contemporary homewares and textile art from my home studio in Belper, Derbyshire.

In a world that is increasingly disconnected from the way our belongings are made, I firmly believe in the importance of valuing and developing craft skill as the antidote. The studio centres around quality materials, slow making and local community.

I create bespoke fabric meterage, soft furnishing products and textile art pieces, as well as offer design development services to the textile industry. I also share my skills and ethos through local creative workshops.

  • The studio is currently open for commissions for bespoke soft furnishings, art pieces or short runs of bespoke fabric for use in fashion or interiors.

    Each piece is handwoven in small batches, making the work entirely customisable to your space. We can collaborate on colour and finish to perfectly suit your project.

    This studio is built on the ethos of connection and community through making, so let’s create something together.

  • Whether you’re looking for a fresh, creative approach for your next fabric collection, or additional pattern and colour developments for your existing range, let’s work together. My technical skill and artistic approach will help companies who are looking for inspiring new ideas.

    I consult on projects internationally and can offer textile design developments that explore new colourways, yarn combinations and patterns.

    The design process typically starts with a consultation on end function, fibres, yarn types and colours. These ideas will be taken onto the loom to create collections of dobby woven samples for your project, complete with the technical information for upscaling.

    Prior to establishing my own studio, I spent almost 4 years in British furniture and upholstery manufacturing, working across textile buying, design coordination, and textile compliance. I understand what it takes to launch a new fabric in your range and I’m excited to get started on your next project.

  • Feeling inspired to get making yourself? I run a diverse range of creative workshops to suite different audiences and aims.

    For upcoming workshops check ‘Workshops’ at the top of the page, or get in touch if you’re a company looking to add to your workshop offering.

Awards & Exhibitions

2021-2022 Artist in Residence, Derby Museum of Making

2021 Festival of Quilts, NEC Birmingham

2021 PORTAL, Llantarnam Grange, Wales

2021 Heal’s Mentorship Winner

2021 Undergraduate Textile Society Student Bursary Winner

2020 Maison et Objet Travel Award

2020 Bradford Textile Society 3rd Place Prize for a Woven Textile Design for Interior Furnishings or Products

2020 Internation Arts Festival, Salisbury

I trained in Textile Design at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, Surrey, specialising in woven textiles. Shortly after graduating I was awarded the first artist in residency position at Derby’s Museum of Making, moving my practice to the beautiful Derbyshire countryside, where there is a rich industrial heritage. I began working in furniture manufacturing across several different brands, gaining valuable experience in textile buying, interiors and coordination in the British design industry.

After several years, I had a longing to return to the tactility of materials, process and my own slow making practice. I relish the challenge of creating on the loom, where pattern, colour and texture are all formed through intricate constructions. There are boundaries and parameters inherent in the process of weaving. I love slowly gaining the knowledge and skill to push what I thought possible and in the meditative process of setting up the loom and weaving, I find my mind creating the next piece and the next piece.

“I will take a thread anywhere I can”

- Anni Albers