Guiding the thread by hand and weaving it carefully takes time.
Row by row, a fabric takes shape. It’s a labor-intensive process that requires patience and continues to fascinate me to this day.
During my training on the handloom, a world of possibilities opened up to me. Threads became lines, fabrics became swaths of color, and the loom became my creative playground. After passing my journeyman’s and master’s exams, I opened my workshop in Hamburg. To this day, my handwoven scarves are created here at
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I love to stretch, twist, and occasionally charmingly ignore the rigid rules of weaving. Each of these transparent scarves is created using textile assemblage techniques that can only be executed by hand. These scarves look as if threads set out on their own and decided along the way to become art. Some viewers are reminded of the vibrant worlds of color and line in Jackson Pollock’s work.
through my online shop as well as at arts and crafts markets, fairs, and exhibitions. I’m very happy that my handwoven scarves and one-of-a-kind textile pieces have now found their way to the United States and Japan. After all, it’s a wonderful feeling to know that a few threads from Hamburg are traveling the world.
My hand-weaving workshop in Hamburg has already been featured on various TV shows. You can find the segments here and on YouTube—with glimpses into my workshop, the looms, and the process of creating my hand-woven scarves.
Even better is a visit in person: At my shop-studio and workshop on Bernstorffstraße in Hamburg, you can try on the scarves, see the looms up close, and—if weaving is in progress—watch the creation of a handwoven scarf live.
2020
Ulrike Isensee receives the “Honorary Award Arts and Crafts – BK Award 2020 for a Lifetime Achievement”.
2019
For a long time, Ulrike Isensee from Hamburg has been known for her imaginative, hand-woven scarves. Her new room dividers, wall objects, assemblages and fabrics are a textile approach to Bauhaus weaving and a tribute to its women.
2018
a studio visit by Ute Berger
Two shop windows, between them a door “Open. Please ring”.
I look through the left window: whitewashed and brightly lit, the room points to all the colorful things it houses. On the back wall hangs a collection of striped scarves in clear colors. A black dress form is wearing a bright blue capelet—a simple, pull-over wrap made of loosely intertwined floral tendrils.
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