All artwork is created in Caitlin’s London studio – either hand-painted onto drafting film or using paper cut-outs to create screen artworks. Hand dyeing, textile screen-printing and embellishment processes are central to her practice.

Caitlin mainly works with silk for the way it takes dye and the vibrant colours that can be achieved. Other base fabrics include wool, linen and cotton.

Each fabric is hand dyed before being screen-printed using dyes. Most often, Caitlin uses a complex process called colour discharge printing. The technique allows you to work on coloured grounds. After printing the fabrics are steamed to make the colours react and fix them. Each piece then has to be washed several times to further fix the colours. By printing with dyes, the colours become part of the fabric and the handle is not affected. Any slight imperfections are part of the nature of these hand printed goods.

Much care is taken over the final finishes from hand-rolled edges to contrasting cushion backs and well-chosen zip colours and trimmings.

All textiles are designed and hand produced in the UK.