Making Do

Working with nettle and linen, I use weaving as a slow, embodied process through which material, labour and the body become inseparable. The physical resistance of the fibres demands patience and attention, allowing the act of making to unfold over time rather than be controlled.

The woven shrouds explore fragility, repair and incompleteness. Missing threads, broken warp and loose weft are not flaws to be corrected but integral to the structure of the work. They reveal the tensions within the material and the vulnerability inherent in the process of making.

As the cloth develops, it begins to hold the evidence of its own construction. Every interruption, repair and deviation remains visible, allowing the woven surface to embody time, touch and accumulated labour. The work asks us to recognise that strength can exist alongside fragility, and that incompleteness is not failure but an essential part of being human.