Crafts CouncilDirectoryCally BookerShift CanadaAboutBeginning with a residency in Nova Scotia in October 2019, funded by Applied Arts Scotland, this project explores themes of identity, sustainability and collaboration. The collaborative process with quilt artist Andrea Tsang-Jackson was an important anchor for me during lockdown in 2020. The slow weaving of five metres of knotted pile fabric led to digital experimentation and the creation of a stop-motion animation. The work will be part of a touring exhibition in 2021.Cally BookerDundee, ScotlandFabric strips, Cally BookerOffcuts of fabric made from recycled plastic bottlesKnotted pile fabric on the loom, Cally BookerCloth being woven using Hebridean wool and recycled fabric stripsWoven sample, Cally BookerA sample of knotted pile fabric using recycled offcutsShift CanadaAboutBeginning with a residency in Nova Scotia in October 2019, funded by Applied Arts Scotland, this project explores themes of identity, sustainability and collaboration. The collaborative process with quilt artist Andrea Tsang-Jackson was an important anchor for me during lockdown in 2020. The slow weaving of five metres of knotted pile fabric led to digital experimentation and the creation of a stop-motion animation. The work will be part of a touring exhibition in 2021.Cally BookerDundee, ScotlandFabric strips, Cally BookerOffcuts of fabric made from recycled plastic bottlesWoven sample, Cally BookerA sample of knotted pile fabric using recycled offcutsKnotted pile fabric on the loom, Cally BookerCloth being woven using Hebridean wool and recycled fabric stripsMore from Cally BookerProjectBonny ClaithProjectAural Textiles