• Sarah creates woven textile artworks
• Her specialities are off-loom weaving and handcrafted denim
• She finds the process of weaving cathartic

Sarah Ward was studying fashion design at college, when a teacher helped her realise that she enjoyed manipulating fabric more than making garments. She then studied textiles at university and became passionate about hand weaving. After working at a weaving studio and a Jacquard mill making fabrics for interiors and fashion houses, she launched her own weaving studio where she handcrafts woven designs and teaches online workshops. "The process of weaving is long and repetitive, and I find this calming and interesting," she shares. Sarah has ongoing projects centered on off-loom weaving, artisanal denim creation and showcasing her traditional craft to children and adults. Not only does her work reconnect people with how their clothes are made, but she also puts a focus on circular economy. Sarah uses discarded natural yarn from industrial fabric mills, rescued before they end up in landfill.