The following short film documents the process I go through to create my textiles. This beautiful film was shot and edited by my sister, Lucy Williams, who luckily for me, decided to document my work for her final year project at UAL’s London College of Communication.

An introduction to the film

I started dyeing with natural dyes during my textile design studies at university. After watching the documentary ‘The True Cost’, I learnt that the textile industry is one of the main polluting industries in the world. As my work is intrinsically linked to the natural world this significantly altered my view of the industry that I wanted to build a career in.

From that moment on I have been experimenting with natural and sustainable ways to colour my textiles. This circular way of making, linking the source of my inspiration to the final outcome is the main philosophy of my practice; keeping a direct dialogue with the environment. My textile pieces are abstract interpretations of what I see in the natural world, the changing seasons of the landscape, be it, the blooming spring bulbs, the wild flower meadows, dappled sunlight through branches, a hazy pink dusk in late summer, the copper leaves of autumn.

My process is quite a spontaneous and haphazard way of working, when I lay my fabric down to ‘paint’ I feel like an artist, but, up until that point I’m a designer. I feel half designer, half artist, I’m a combination of both. Like an artist painting a canvas, I potter about, watching each colour merge into the fabric, constantly observing, to sense when the piece is finished, trying to conjure up the initial inspiration, an atmosphere of a place, a landscape, a season. I always struggle to know when to stop - when is too much or not enough. Once the final iron and hemming is complete, that is when I can stand back and contemplate whether I have achieved what I set out to show within the textile, this achievement comes with an overwhelming sense of satisfaction, which for me, is the reason I carry on making.