Practice
Environmentally considered textiles are at the heart of Helen’s weaving practice.
Choosing to weave with only natural fibres including British wool, linen and organic cotton. Helen’s practice has evolved to now include naturally dyed yarns, which she hand-dyes in her garden studio using plant-based materials. Grown, gathered and carefully sourced throughout each season.
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"Ethical and environmentally considered textiles are
at the heart of my weaving practice"
Collections
Studio Milena collections evolve slowly to offer contemporary woven art panels, luxurious one-off scarves and limited edition interior textiles. Each carefully crafted piece is brought to life through texture, colour and geometric pattern.
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Inspiration
“My weaving is influenced by a fascination with architectural details, and I’m captivated by architecture’s relationship with its surrounding landscape. Rural, urban, coastal. The rhythm, light and colour of the changing seasons continually inspire me.”​
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To learn more about Helen's design process, you can sign-up to her Textile Journal mailing list here:Textile Journals
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Weaving
Weaving offers Helen both a spontaneous and thoughtful approach to creating her textile art panels and luxurious woven scarves. By entwining layers of texture and colour as she weaves, Helen captures her inspiration through a tactile interplay of colour and geometric pattern. Inviting you to take a closer look. Tempting you to touch the tactile nature of her work.
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Hear more about Helen's weaving process by subscribing to her Textile Journals here
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Behind the loom
STUDiO MiLENA: Contemporary artistic textiles and individually designed scarves. Handwoven in North Yorkshire by Helen Milen.
Helen is a handweaver and natural dyer living in North Yorkshire. Whilst working as a Fashion Designer in London, Helen’s passion for woven textiles inspired her to start weaving. After returning to Yorkshire, she set up her weaving practice, Studio Milena.
Environmentally considered textiles are at the heart of Helen’s weaving practice.
Choosing to weave with only natural fibres including British wool, linen and organic cotton. Helen’s practice has evolved to now include naturally dyed yarns, which she hand-dyes in her garden studio using plant-based materials. Grown, gathered and carefully sourced throughout each season.
“My weaving is influenced by a fascination with architectural details, and I’m captivated by architecture’s relationship with its surrounding landscape. Rural, urban, coastal. The rhythm, light and colour of the changing seasons continually inspire me.”
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STUDIO MILENA: Contemporary handwoven artistic textiles and thoughtfully designed scarves. Slowly woven by hand with carefully selected natural yarns and plant-based colour palettes.
Contemporary handwoven textiles
Studio Milena collections are designed, handwoven and hand-finished
by Helen in her studio located on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.