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The Field Notes

Stories from the studio, the craft, and the homes where our work lives.

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Craft

July 2026 · Craft

What “carpet-level density” actually means — and why it matters

Loops per square inch is the number nobody advertises. Here is what it does to how a piece hangs, wears and catches light.

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Behind the piece

July 2026 · Behind the piece

Flora: tracing a magnolia from branch to wool

A single blossom photographed in a Seattle spring, redrawn eleven times, then matched against forty yarn cones.

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Guides

June 2026 · Guides

How to hang a wall tapestry (and get the scale right the first time)

Two-thirds of the furniture below it, eye level at the centre, and one anchor you should not skip.

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Spaces

June 2026 · Spaces

Warm walls, cool textile: making a cold-palette piece work in any room

Slate and sea-green against warm plaster — how to hold the tension instead of fighting it.

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People

May 2026 · People

The tufters: a conversation from the studio floor

Three makers on hand fatigue, colour instinct, and the pieces they would keep for themselves.

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Craft

May 2026 · Craft

New Zealand wool: why the fibre defines the finish

Long staple, high crimp, natural lanolin. The reasons a hand-tufted surface stays springy for decades.

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Guides

April 2026 · Guides

Caring for a hand-tufted wall piece: what to do (and what not to)

Shed is normal. Vacuums are not. A short, honest maintenance list.

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Behind the piece

April 2026 · Behind the piece

Terrain: reading a landscape in wool

Contour lines from a topographic map, translated into carved pile at three different heights.

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Let us inspire you

New pieces, stories from the studio, and notes on living with handmade things.