GALLERY OF MEMBERS' WORK

Kathleen Mc Cormick

Rugs and Felpa (Galician) Weaving

Fabric Weaving was a craft I had always aspired to over the 40 years that I have been involved in craft enterprises but never had the knowledge. A chance encounter with an English weaver, living in N.W. Spain - Anna Champeney, gave me my first insight into the wonderful world of weaving. Up until 2006 I had been involved in basket making on a professional level trading under the name of Basket Barn - www.basketbarn.ie. I signed up for an “assistantship” with Anna for March 2007 for 3 weeks.

My other project is RUG MAKING. I began using Navan carpet wool but have evolved to spinning, dyeing and weaving my own fleece or fleece supplied by Kerry Woollen Mills. I pride myself on the detail and care with which I use unique patterns and combinations of hand-dyed colours all from natural dyes.

In March 2009 I attended a 5 day course with Jason Collingwood, son of famous Peter Collingwood, who is, himself an accomplished rug weaver and international teacher. There I acquired some experience in SHAFT SWITCHING TECHNIQUE which allows one to change the position of the pattern in BLOCK WEAVE in endless designs. The experience of studying with Jason has brought rug weaving into a new realm for me.

After a very slow start and a huge amount of persistence I have created a range of homespun and hand woven carpets as well as a range of hand dyed, hand woven, design led cushion covers.

Telephone - 086 880 7208, Int + 353 86 880 7208

Postal address - Watering hollow, Ballinakill, Broadford, Co. Kildare

E mail - kathleen@wovenbykathleen.ie

Web - www.wovenbykathleen.ie