One woman, one workshop
The maker and the making behind every Loom & Root footstool.
Jane Wild
I have loved fabric for as long as I can remember. I took a textile design degree at Leicester in 1982, and I have spent my spare time making things ever since.
I became partially sighted in 2013. The hardest part has been the loss of independence, and coming to terms with how much more difficult most tasks became. With practice my peripheral vision has improved, and I am able to get back to more of the things I love.
I moved to Bristol in 2025. I don't drive, and the city lets me be far more independent than I was before. It is a creative place to live, and it is what inspired me to set up here making footstools.
I want to keep evolving my designs, and to use as many environmentally friendly materials as I can.
This is just the beginning…
Why footstools
Footstools are what Loom & Root is built around: a piece carried from home to home, worn in rather than worn out. Made by hand, it can outlast the chair it sits beside.
Where the name comes from
Loom, for the cloth. Root, for the timber. Two natural materials, brought together and built to last.
The making of a footstool
From a timber frame to the final stitch — the care you feel long before you can name it.
The frame
Every piece begins as a solid timber frame, jointed for strength so it holds its shape for decades.
The upholstery
Filled, tensioned and stitched by hand — the part that decides whether a footstool feels considered or merely made.
The finish
Legs, feet and detailing, finished by hand. Built to be repaired and kept, not replaced in a few years.
"Made to be kept, not replaced."
Have something in mind?
Tell us the room, the chair it sits beside, or just the colour you keep coming back to. We'll take it from there.