The following weavers were awarded grants in 2020
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£2,500 towards rent for a new studio with space to accommodate students and potential buyers.
£2,500 to buy time to develop professional skills to support the community-based textile studio, Life and Loom.
£1,300 for cordage and repair and cleaning of Jacquard machines towards the restoration of two early nineteenth century Jacquard linen looms.
£500 towards the creation of woven tapestries through her role as artist on the expedition In the Footsteps of Matthiesson’s Snow Leopard to Nepal.