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Judging Panel, Heritage Crafts Association Maker of the Year Award 2026

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Expert Judge for The Northern Ireland Maker of the Year Award 2026, Heritage Crafts association, UK.

Subject

Deborah White @deborahwhite7481 - an award-winning master hand-loom linen damask weaver,researcher and academic with nearly three decades of design expertise, Deborah won the Northern ireland Maker of the Year Award in 2025. Through an Endangered Crafts Fund grant, she painstakenly restored the historic 'Royal Loom - bringing broad-loom damask weaving back to Ulster for the first time in sixty years.

Period21 Sept 2026

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleHeritage Crafts Association
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletInstagram
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date21/09/26
    DescriptionSelected Judging Panel 2026 includes Deborah White, Katherine McDonald and Mario Sierra.
    Producer/AuthorHeritage Crafts Association
    URLlinktr.ee/heritagecrafts
    PersonsDeborah White
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Keywords

  • Awards
  • Grants
  • Expert Judge
  • Heritage Crafts
  • Maker of the Year award
  • Northern Ireland Maker of the Year Award