Jackie Stephens is a handweaver and textile designer based in Cheshire, UK where she runs Studio Cynefin from a converted cotton mill on the Macclesfield Canal, offering tuition and workshops alongside community projects and research.
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‘BOG’ Coat
This design traces its roots back to the Iron Age, its name derives from the peat bog in which it was found preserved in Denmark and is constructed from a single rectangle with just two seams. I first came across the design during a visit to the V&A Museum in London back in 2018 at…
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Loom Waste
My ZERO project includes re-purposing loom waste – the warp ends at the beginning and end of the weaving that cannot be woven. In this document I share some of the ways I re-use these yarn ends and any other small fabric scraps as a result of sampling. I’d love to hear from other weavers…
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ZERO prototype collection
Time for an update on my ZERO capsule collection. The designs for each garment have been prototyped in quarter, third and half scale, using whatever warps I had on the loom, and a mix of single and double cloth, plain weave and twill. All were woven on a four-shaft loom although I will develop some…
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Loom woven vest
This week I’ve been experimenting with doubleweave to create a simple zero waste vest. I’m working at quarter scale for these prototypes. I wanted a V neck so wanted to see if I could create a neckline on the loom by cutting warp threads and then weaving them back in as weft. Starting at the…
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