Sarah is a textile designer maker producing hand-printed silks and hand-sewn garments using traditional means: drawing, resist printing, hand dyeing and hand stitching. She patterns cloth using the materials of Japanese katazome – paper stencils and a rice paste resist. She is interested in the distinctive characteristics of slow, labour-intensive, manual craft practice, and its potential to support a sustainable relationship with the things we own.
Sarah has been involved in various craft research projects, including doctoral research into the relationship between crafting and mental health. Recent projects include a practice-based research residency exploring the teaching potential of 400 Japanese stencils at the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture; and residencies with Bow Arts (Raw Materials: Textiles) and Ventnor Botanic Garden. Her QEST Garfield Weston Foundation Scholarship enabled her to study with katazome practitioners in Japan.