Kayleigh Yule
About LOOM-inate
LOOM-inate draws from the idea ‘to illuminate’—to make a difficult concept easier to understand. Like this concept, LOOM-inate uses the innate human sense for craft to simplify weaving patterns to support and build confidence for craft among young adult users.
Weaving, though one of the most diverse and long-living crafts in human history, is facing a decline in traditional practice. Considerations to the disappearance of craft and the dilution of craft history has guided this project to consider the ways in which design can innovate upon historic precedence to create modern products that continue to spark interest in craft among young people.
As manufacturing becomes faster, more digitalised and separate from human touch, LOOM-inate acts to facilitate these growingly rare interactions of slow manufacture that are found within the practice of weaving.
Drawing from the concept of pin-looms, a popular DIY loom used in small scale weaving projects, LOOM-inate is an on-the-go weaving companion that follows users throughout their days, offering a mindful practice anywhere, anytime.
About Kayleigh
Kayleigh is a creative practitioner with a central interest in textiles and traditional craft. As a person of mixed cultural heritage, her intersectional cultural background is a narrative woven into her practice and guides an awareness of wider social contexts.
An empathetic designer, Kayleigh empowers social commentary through thoughtful designs that are considerate of sustainable practice