J288 The Journal for WSD

Inside Frankie Owen’s shed

About the author: Lesley Lougher is a retired occupational therapist and member of the Norwich and Norfolk Countryside Guilds. She would be interested to hear of any other research projects on the benefits of weaving and has a more extensive list of references. Contact Lesley at lesleylougher@icloud.com

Further Reading Collier, Ann Futterman (2011) The Well-Being of Women who Create Textiles: Implications for Art Therapy. Art Therapy, 28:3: 104-112. DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2011.597025 Neubert, Sarah (2020) Woven Flow: weaving as meditation. Handwoven Magazine, April 2020, Long Thread Media. https://handwovenmagazine.com/woven-flow-weaving-as-meditation

Riley, Jill (2008) Weaving an enhanced sense of self and a collective sense of self through creative textile-making. Journal of Occupational Science, 15:2, 63-73. DOI: 10.1979/14427591.2008.9686611

Exploring Woven Fabrics

Art Exhibitions Artists' Studios Heritage Workshops Craft Gallery

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www.janetphillips-weaving.co.uk Seven multiple-sectioned sample blankets to weave exploring Colour and Weave Effect and Block Weaves on four and eight shafts. Double Cloth, Summer and Winter, Shadow Weave and Repp, Stitched Double Cloth, Deflected Double Cloth. Included are 40 finished designs developed from the patterns created on the sample blankets.

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Treasured - Textilia 3 on until 23 December 2023

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