‘What makes a good weaver is experience’: Alan Oliver showcases his craft – in pictures

Oliver is a weaver, dyer and printer who uses traditional craft processes to make handwoven rugs, wall hangings and printed textiles. His work is often concerned with ideas around identity present within traditionally crafted textiles, and in particular an identity of place, which he explores through the use of natural dyes made from locally collected and foraged resources. Pieces also draw on elements of storytelling inherent within traditional textile crafts

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