I had a bit of a eureka!!! moment the other day. I was standing in the bathroom and in the reflection of the mirror I caught the colours of my t-shirt and cardi against the dark walls of the bathroom.
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ABOUT
About me
In a former life I was a teacher and when faced with redundancy in the middle of 2016, I embarked on a second career as a designer/maker. For me, this was an opportune moment to start living the life I’ve always wanted and I have since started carving out a niche for myself, exploring what…
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House
One of my great frustrations in this country is our attitude to architecture.
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Mrs Beeton’s Net Curtain
For a recent submission exhibited in the 2017 Quay Open: I Must Go Down to the Seas Again (Sea Fever, John Masefield, 1902), I tackled something from Mrs Beeton’s back catalogue.
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Hessian Buoyancy Pouches
The quilted panels of my hessian buoyancy pouches are directly influenced by the structures of early life jackets.
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Guernsey Pouches
Yep, the Guernsey sweater is a little bit stiff and a little bit scratchy but the engineering of this garment is a wonderful thing.
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