Eddy Carroll and Lisa Hilli worked collaboratively to explore notions of pattern and textile as a handmade conversation between each other. The two artists were interested in the broader context of the tapestry workshop’s own energy and techniques, different yet sensitive to each other’s own practices.

Eddy Carroll makes soft sculptures. Her predominantly textile based art practice is one of meditation/contemplation through action of the hand sewn. She creates structure, form and solidity using and subverting textile techniques and ‘crafts’ of traditional feminine actions. The theme and language of adornment, decoration, costume, folklore and urban myth are hand sewn into the contemporary context via soft sculpture.

Lisa Hilli is interest with the enquiry of re-contextualising a historical body adornment from the Pacific region through various materials and craft techniques. Hilli's practice has evolved from photography to video installation, hybrid animation and most recently weaving. A co-founder of the Pacific Women's Weaving Circle in 2010, Hilli has gained a significant understanding of interpreting customary weaving techniques and cultural knowledge from the Oceanic region within contemporary contexts. Hilli is interested in meaning imbued through objects, the language and historical exchange of materiality and the evocative narratives associated with the handmade.