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Unique garments and accessories, innovative textile designs, prints and mixed-media pieces... Individual commissions welcomed.

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Taking ‘time out’ this month to knit a cardigan to welcome young Ophelia into the family – and in the process, rediscovering the joys of hand knitting…

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Just one of my many experiments of the moment, combining 2 layers of knitting – one knitted from bottom to top and the other from side to side…

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This was the favourite ‘seasonal’ garment in my display at this year’s Horsham ‘Contemporary Art Fair’. For the 1st time, I’ve introduced a ‘fake fur’ thread into the fabric of my classic ‘Evolution’ coat. The drape of this garment on the body is just SO luxurious…

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I’ve just started playing with large blocks of colour in my knitted ‘Making Waves’ shawls. I like the contrast between the underlying small, repetitive knitted structure with the large, abstract colour design…

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Some examples of the commissioned work ‘in progress’ in my studio at the moment – I love having more than one textile technique to work on at a time… These pieces cover macrame and knitted fabrics with ‘woven-in’ strips of re-cycled fabric.

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A commissioned version of my ‘Evolution’ jacket, featuring insets of fringed ribbon – alongside other experimental fabrics of the moment, in my studio…

Just a corner of my display at this year’s HAOS ‘Open Studios’ exhibition. An excellent opportunity to display my latest garments and share some ‘work in progress’… Next Exhibition – October 21st-22nd. See ‘Events’ page for details.

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Just playing with ‘patches’ of off-cut silk fabric (of my ‘Twin Hydrangeas’ digital print design). The idea is to let these richly textured squares evolve into a decorative shawl or neck-piece, one square at a time…

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Inspired by a walk over the ‘Golden Gate Bridge’ on my recent trip to San Francisco, I’ve started working on new ideas for creating very lacy/ open-work fabrics that also have great ‘stability’…

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Starting with this hand-knitted silk sweater, I developed a loose yoked collar, knitted in the same lace stitch pattern. The circular shape is created by using different thicknesses of yarn and knitting needle sizes…