The Silver Barred moth, three new tapestries woven for exhibition to highlight a small moth that inhabitants the Cambridgeshire Fens.
Woven for the British Tapestry Eastern Region Groups Fenlands exhibition at Courtyard Arts in Hertford from 4th -29th March 2025.
A small moth with a wingspan of 24-28mm the Silver Barred moth is listed as rare, it lives in the wetlands but since a vast area of Norfolk wetlands were drained in the 19th Century this moths only suitable UK habitat is the Cambridgeshire Fens and two of Kents small coastal marshes.
My Silver Barred moths are woven as all of my butterflies and moths are woven and take on the shape, pattern and colours of the moth, embedded with wire they take on a 3D form and sit proud as a sculptural piece.
To accompany my Silver Barred moths I woven two small 2D tapestries to highlight the moth caterpillar’s food source, Purple Moor-Grass and Smooth Meadow-Grass, each tapestry design also includes pattern work from the moth to create a Fen wetland representation.
To find out more about the silver barred moth please visit the British Butterfly Conservation website or read about the importance of the Cambridgeshire fens and how you can support this habitat by visiting the National trust website.
Silver Barred is woven in wool, cotton and wire.
Purple Moor framed tapestry is woven in wool, cotton and bamboo silk.
Smooth Meadow framed tapestry is woven in woll cotton and bamboo silk.
All tapestries are available for sale from Courtyard Arts during the exhibition.
I am often asked if I embroider or add stitch to my tapestries once they are finished. The answer is always no, all detail and embedded items are added as I weave. you can see in the image how the detail of my tapestry Smooth Meadow is developing as I weave.
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