The studio
Kettle & Loom is the two of us and a pair of eight-shaft countermarch looms in what used to be a boat shed. Everything we weave starts as undyed yarn: Shetland and Gotland wool for throws, wet-spun linen for the table.
We dye in small batches with woad, weld and madder, so no two warps are quite the same colour. Pieces take between two days and three weeks on the loom, and a little longer to finish and wash.
On the loom this season
- Estuary throw
- Woad over madder, broken twill. 140 × 190 cm. Spoken for.
- Harbour napkins
- Linen in natural and weld, a set of six. 45 × 45 cm. Three sets left.
- Low tide runner
- Huck lace in undyed linen. 40 × 220 cm. Still on the loom.
- Peat stack blanket
- Gotland wool, overshot. 150 × 200 cm. Warping in December.
Weekend workshops
Four people at a time, two days, lunch and as much tea as you like. You go home with a finished scarf and a much better idea of why weavers talk about tension so much.
| Weekend | Workshop | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 6–7 December | First warp: a plain-weave scarf | Full |
| 17–18 January | Colour from the hedge: dyeing with weld and woad | Full |
| 7–8 February | First warp: a plain-weave scarf | Full |
| 7–8 March | Twills and how to read a draft | Full |
Spring dates go up here at the end of February. We don't keep a waiting list; please check back then.
Visiting
The studio is our workshop rather than a shop, so we don't open for drop-ins. The best way to see the looms working is to come to a workshop.