Colour and Weaving with Leonie Edmeads
Join award-winning designer, Leonie Edmeads, in this inspiring workshop to create a unique frame weaving design.
Leonie is an award-winning textile designer and weaver with an interest in the relationship between textiles and identity. Being born in the UK as part of the Caribbean diaspora, her work is often an exploration into how Caribbean identities and stories can be captured and woven in an array of materials, colours and forms. Experimenting with these combinations, she aims to create a space to appreciate lesser-known cultures by transforming them into beautiful textiles.
In this workshop you are invited to bring something that represents your own culture along and think about ways we can weave this into a beautiful piece of your own as we will be creating your own unique frame weaving designs.
This workshop is brought to you by Luton Matter's Factory Associate, Shante Campbell as part of a series of workshops celebrating Black identity through fashion in Luton. The programme is kindly funded by The Steel Charitable Trust.
Duration: 2 hours
About your facilitator
About Your Facilitator
Leonie is a textile designer and weaver with an interest in the relationship between textiles and identity. She graduated from Manchester School of Art in 2021 with a BA (Hons) First Class Degree in Textiles in Practice. Being born in the UK as part of the Caribbean diaspora, her work is often an exploration into how Caribbean identities and stories can be captured and woven in an array of materials, colours and forms. Experimenting with these combinations, she aims to create a space to appreciate lesser-known cultures by transforming them into beautiful textiles.
"My current work is a continuation of my interest in the relationship between textiles and identity. I am one of the 2024 recipients of the Clothworker’s Award, granting me a subsidised studio space at the Cockpits Studios, Deptford where I will continue to develop my practice. As a designer, my aim is to create a space to appreciate lesser-known cultures by unravelling their threads of identity and history and transforming them into beautiful textiles.
Colour and pattern are integral to my work but used in a balanced way to create a sense of place. Experimenting with these combinations, I create collections of textiles that pay homage to my own identity yet have a commercial appeal that can be appreciated by all."
2024. Clothworkers Award– The Clothworker’s Company
2021. The Belly Button Design Award– Belly Button Design Studio
2021. The M&S Design Team Colour Award– Marks & Spencer’s
2020. The Worshipful Company of Weavers Scholarship Award– The Worshipful Company of Weavers
