About me

Hi! I’m Kathryn Walters.

I’m currently working on my PhD in Textile Design at the Swedish School of Textiles. My research investigates transformative textiles developing three-dimensional form. I explore emergent behaviour arising from the combination of material properties and textile structures, where textiles are seen as systems with responsive properties. My process embraces the use of industrial jacquard looms as an extension of weaving as craft.

I learned to weave at the Handweavers and Spinners Guild of Victoria (Australia), before being introduced to power-loom weaving on both shaft and jacquard looms during my MFA in Textile Design. I’m a member of Critical Textile Topologies, and have worked on a number of collaborations, including with Bio-Inspired Textiles.

If I meet you, I’ll probably be looking at what you’re wearing, trying to figure out how the fabrics were made (and if it is really interesting, I’ll want to touch it!). I love puzzles and solving problems, and that’s how I approach my textile design.