By Cecil

By Cecil By Cecil creates modern woven textiles using traditional techniques to produce future heirloom pieces that are passed on to the next generation.

All the fabrics are designed on a handloom with a selection of scarves & blankets woven with a micro mill.

Combining old and new obsessions. I’ve been fascinated with leno weave since my college days, and in recent years I’ve l...
19/04/2026

Combining old and new obsessions. I’ve been fascinated with leno weave since my college days, and in recent years I’ve loved playing with paper yarn. The twist in the leno paper warp seems to throw the weft yarn out, resulting in all kinds of interesting movement. Now I just need a space to hang this four-metre piece as I can’t bear to cut it into smaller parts.

Day 7 of . Collecting shadows and following the fizz to who knows where.
22/03/2026

Day 7 of . Collecting shadows and following the fizz to who knows where.

Day 6 of . Spending the day updating my website, and I’ve realised I’m out of handwoven scarves. This was one of my fav...
21/03/2026

Day 6 of . Spending the day updating my website, and I’ve realised I’m out of handwoven scarves. This was one of my favourite collections I’ve ever made, and now I’m wondering whether I should create some new pieces. There’s something freeing about weaving a simple warp with whatever yarns you have to hand and seeing what emerges.

Day 5 of  . Noticing is key to staying inspired, and it’s hard to keep noticing when you get stuck in your routine. I’m ...
20/03/2026

Day 5 of  . Noticing is key to staying inspired, and it’s hard to keep noticing when you get stuck in your routine. I’m grateful to have a few days away from daily life to start seeing again. Thank you

Day 4 of  , almost a month later. These 100 days might take me a while. My wall from the recent retreat. I had a wonder...
19/03/2026

Day 4 of  , almost a month later. These 100 days might take me a while. My wall from the recent retreat. I had a wonderful three days at , working, playing, and laughing. The food and company were incredible, and I’ve come home fizzing with ideas.

Day 3 of . I’m a bit obsessed by these bits of masking tape left over from recent printing experiments. I’m yet to fig...
24/02/2026

Day 3 of . I’m a bit obsessed by these bits of masking tape left over from recent printing experiments. I’m yet to figure out a way to seal them and stop them from smudging, but they are filling my sketchbooks.

Day 2 . Searching through old images to use with Ink Aid.
23/02/2026

Day 2 . Searching through old images to use with Ink Aid.

Day 1 of . I’ll be posting here everyday(ish), in a very low key way with the aim of turning my feed back into a record...
23/02/2026

Day 1 of . I’ll be posting here everyday(ish), in a very low key way with the aim of turning my feed back into a record.

This is a woven Leno piece, dipped in plaster and then printed, using Ink Aid.

Fresh off the loom last night and impossible to photograph properly. I’ve been weaving this huck lace warp in paper yarn...
11/02/2026

Fresh off the loom last night and impossible to photograph properly. I’ve been weaving this huck lace warp in paper yarns as a base for printing, and I’m curious to see what happens with cyanotype too. Back in weaving geek heaven.

I’ve been working through the course on for the past few months, and something clicked today. Now I’m trying to figure...
14/01/2026

I’ve been working through the course on for the past few months, and something clicked today. Now I’m trying to figure out what comes next. My original intention was to use the technique for printing and then quilting, but I’m not sure how well the resulting fabric will handle it. Plenty of testing and experimenting ahead though.

Sadly, the weather is looking too wild and windy tomorrow to go ahead as planned. However, the great discounts I had lin...
21/11/2025

Sadly, the weather is looking too wild and windy tomorrow to go ahead as planned. However, the great discounts I had lined up will now be available online throughout the weekend instead. Keep an eye on this page for updates, and remember that free click and collect is always available.

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