Roots is a well known Canadian clothing brand, so much so that if you’re caught wearing a Roots sweater in London in the UK, you may well be stopped in the street by a Canadian visitor or expat asking where you’re from in Canada.

I’ve wanted to make some work about HMS Protector for a while now and signing up for an online course in artist’s bookbinding with Domestika recently, gave me the perfect excuse to begin thinking about how I might approach the subject.