I make textiles through weaving and design, it fulfils my need to create. I decorated my child’s room with fabric and yarns – it is a way of creating my own world. I like the combination of mathematical precision and creative freedom that’s specific to the weaving process.

Linen weaving is unlike other types of weaving because of the structure of the wax fibre. I use old-fashioned manual techniques and I create samples on the loom instead of the computer. It gives me more freedom for design and by producing simple patterns I can play with colour.

That I’m good enough to be able to play. I love the beauty you can create with hand-dyed yarns, for example, that have a natural appearance, compared to mass produced yarn. I also love the shades of possibility to create fabric that is smooth, rough or shiny.

That it takes more time to prepare the loom than it does to weave the fabric. It can take two days to prepare the loom properly. Preparation afterwards is also time consuming, depending on the type of material, as it needs to be washed and dried which also takes time.