Double Silk Weaving with Squares.

Emi has created these double‑weaving pieces using several different types of silk, each hand‑dyed with natural plant dyes. By combining various silks, the woven layers and textures become visible, giving the work depth and subtle variation. The square patterns formed through the double‑weave structure create unique and expressive shapes.

Double Silk Weaving with IKAT warp

Emi has created warps using a special dyeing technique called ikat, which uses natural dyes and is recognised as one of the most famous traditional textile techniques in the world. She has woven these textiles using double‑weave structures, combining silks of different thicknesses to create unique textures and a rich blend of colours.

She has also experimented with gradually changing the size of the reed, allowing the lower layers of the double weave to emerge and become visible on the surface, revealing the relationship between the first and second layers.

Double Silk Weaving

​Inspired from limestone

Emi has created these double silk weaves using textured silk yarns, silk sheets, and paper yarns dyed with natural plant dyes. She was inspired by the limestone formations of the Peak District in England. When completed, the weaves resemble soft watercolour paintings.

She also experimented with placing square‑shaped shells in small pockets between the first and second layers of the weave, allowing them to become subtly visible within the textile.

Double Silk Weaving

Inspired from Rainbow trout

Emi has created these weaves using textured silk and natural dyes. The work combines double weaving with pattern weaving, resulting in layered textures and subtle colour shifts. She was inspired by the colours of rainbow trout she observed while travelling in Japan.

Several pieces from this collection were selected for exhibition by the Japanese Silk Association

Triple Silk Weaving with Chalks inspired from Stratum

Emi has created these weaves using natural dyes made from chalks gathered across England. She travelled to different locations along the English coastline, collecting chalks in a range of colours, which she then used to dye her silk yarns.

These pieces in the collection are woven with three layers. Depending on the thickness of the yarn, the lower layers subtly appear through the upper ones, creating a rich and complex mix of colours.