Our Team
We bring different perspectives to the table, but we’re united by a love for purposeful work, thoughtful design, and real connection.
ANNIE KEKI
Annie Keki is a trustee and founding member of Thread & Butter Collective CIC, working as a creative practitioner and community organiser. Her professional background spans creative practice, business management, therapeutic work and project development. Annie helped establish the collective from a belief that historic spaces should remain active, accessible and rooted within the communities they serve. Before moving fully into creative and community-led work, Annie worked within the insurance industry at Lloyds as an underwriter and risk assessor. This analytical background continues to inform her strategic approach to project development and organisational planning. Her practical management helps translate complex ideas, people and requirements into clear, deliverable plans that can be effectively communicated, delegated and overseen within collaborative projects. Under her leadership, the organisation has brought together artists, makers, educators, local residents and volunteers to begin the restoration and reimagining of the historic Weaving Shed at Woodend Mill.
Alongside her work in couture and jewellery, Annie is also a clinical hypnotherapist with more than 25 years’ experience working one-to-one with individuals seeking meaningful change and personal growth. Her approach is centred around self-empowerment, confidence and helping people recognise their own potential and capability.
With a strong understanding of budgeting, sustainability and organisational planning, Annie believes that creative and heritage projects must balance vision with financial realism. Having faced challenges within education early in life, she values resilience, adaptability and the importance of approaching challenges from different perspectives.
Her work focuses on preserving industrial heritage, supporting participation in the arts and developing sustainable creative spaces that connect traditional skills, wellbeing and contemporary creative practice. As a trustee, Annie continues to help lead the organisation’s long-term vision, partnerships and development of the Weaving Shed project.
Bogdan Vodă is a trustee of Thread & Butter Collective CIC and the founder of Tattoo Hub Studio, based at Woodend Mill in Mossley.
Originally from Transylvania, Romania, Bogdan moved to the UK in 2008 to pursue a career in nursing before eventually finding his path within the tattoo industry. Over the past 15 years, he has built a reputation for creativity, precision and a calm, thoughtful approach with clients.
BOGDAN VODA
Jason Stocks-Young is a trustee of Thread & Butter Collective CIC and the founder of Diamond Awl Leather Workshop.
A passionate advocate for traditional craftsmanship and heritage skills, Jason originally learnt leatherworking from a traditional saddle-maker. Drawn to the artistry, precision and heritage embedded within the craft, he became committed not only to practising leatherwork, but also to sharing those traditional skills with others through workshops and teaching.
JASON STOCKS-YOUNG
Louise Stocks-Young is a trustee of Thread & Butter Collective CIC and an experienced fashion creative, educator and communications specialist.
Her industry career spans fashion branding, public relations, creative direction and higher education. Alongside her commercial work, Louise founded The Smockworks, a slow fashion brand focused on traditional skills, made-to-order garments and responsible approaches to fashion production using UK and Japanese denim.
Her professional experience includes senior roles such as Assistant Creative Director, Account Director, Head of Creative, and Brand & PR Communications Manager. Louise was also part of the founding team of the Fashion & Textile Museum in London and has led creative teams across multi-channel fashion brands, presenting at board level and managing projects from concept through to marketing and delivery.
Within higher education, Louise brings more than 15 years’ experience teaching fashion marketing, branding and communication at institutions including Sheffield Hallam University, Nottingham Trent University, Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Huddersfield.
She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and former Employability Lead for Art & Design at Sheffield Hallam University.
Through her role as a trustee, Louise combines extensive creative industry knowledge and educational experience with a strong commitment to sustainable, community-focused practice.
LOUISE STOCKS-YOUNG
