A bit more about me
Education
2016 - 2018 Royal College of Art – Textiles MA (KNIT) Dissertation – ‘Myth: Black people don’t knit’ Grade: Distinction
2006 De Montfort University – Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (Effective Teaching and Learning)
1999 - 2002 De Montfort University – Digital Multi-Media Design BA 1st Class Hons
Awards
2018 Finalist, Shima Seiki Design Award, Shima Seiki UK
2017 Finalist, The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) London
2017 Finalist, Framework Knitter Bursary Award
2017 Finalist, Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters Bursary Award, London
2007 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
2004 Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
2003 Winner of the Community Award at the GG2 (Garavi Gujarat) National Leadership and Diversity Awards
Talks
Vogue Knitting Live - Keynote, February 2021
Black Knitters and Crocheters matter – A conversation with myself
Knitting and Crochet Guild, Un-Convention 2020
Diversity in craft and the creative industries Craft Economies Conference, Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research, Birmingham City University. 2019
‘It’s all about the Gaze’, Fashioning Inclusivity Symposium, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London. 2019
‘Black People Don’t Knit’, Knitting History Forum, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London. 2018
‘Black People Don’t Knit?’ In the Loop at 10, Winchester School of Art, 2018
Interviews / Appearances
Menopause Whilst Black - Interview with Karen Arthur 10/07/22
Tackling Racism an Inequalities in Craft - Work in Progress Event 25/05/21 Featured at 21.12 mins
Interview with Kristy Glass 2020
Make Craft Britain BBC Four 2018 (S1 Episode 1) - letterpress
The British Dyslexia Association ‘Dyslexia: a differently wired brain’ Featured at 8.50 mins
The Artist and the machine – a documentary about Lorna Hamilton-Brown by, R+J – Reuben & Jamie 2017
Artisans – Lorna Hamilton-Brown by Kneecap Media 2015
How similar is coding to knitting?
BBC Radio 4's Today programme - interview with Sarah Montague- 2015
Writing
Textiles to the Rescue – The Textiles Society NEWS No. 74 Autumn
‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ – www.loopknitlounge.com 2019
BIPOC in Fiber – Simply Crochet, 14 November 2019
BIPOC in Fiber – Simply Knitting, 28 November 2019
‘Disability, Knitting & Self Care’, Felicity Ford & Lorna Hamilton-Brown, Making Stories Magazine
‘Myth Black People Don’t Knit: the importance of oral histories and art for documenting the experiences of black knitters’ Dissertation, Knitted Textiles MA, Royal College of Art, London. 2018
Community Art projects
Plant Tree of Life - Community knitting/crochet project - Kew Gardens 2020
Knitathon - Kew Gardens 11/03/2020
Craft for Well-being, Tension bird crochet workshop - De la Warr 2020
Telling Your Story - Culture Shift 2016
Well-being 8-10 week art project for secondary age young people in a rural setting.Reflective Knitting workshop - Deloitte Ignite Festival, Royal Opera House 2015
Teaching
De Montfort University, Leicester
Brighton University, Hastings Campus, East Sussex
Ravensbourne, London
