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MADE Makers - this weekend!

I had expected to spend my summer months preparing for shows in the autumn, but life has thrown a curve ball & we all have to adapt. ...

Have you seen...

...me, well my work, on the front page of Made By Hand Online?? A lovely great big image of one of my new brooches along side one of the...

Go & See

Go & See is a collection of talks and events curated by WOVEN Based here in Kirklees they support innovation in textiles within the...

MOMENTUM II Private view

You are warmly invited to the Private Viewing of my latest exhibition MOMENTUM II at Helmsley Arts Centre, The Old Meeting House,...

PRINT & REPEAT on tour again!

An amazing collection of scarves created by students of my Accessible Silk Screen Printing workshop can be seen in Manchester from...

MOMENTUM

“I have created a stitched response to 50 recent drawings or situations. This process took me on a thrilling and unexpected creative...

Winter Sale

Tis the time to say ‘Thank you’ to all my followers and supporters in the form of a wonderful winter sale. Use the code WinterSALE20% at...

BERNINA Inspiration Plus 1630 sewing Machine

...and so my clear out continues...this time it a loved and trusted BERNINA sewing machine: an Inspiration Plus 1630. There aren't many...

It's cathartic...

I'm having a studio clear up, its long overdue! I have a long period of preparation and sewing ahead of me as I get ready for MOMENTUM...

A rare video convo..

It doesn't happen often but Arnold's Attic twisted my arm at Ally Pally Knitting and Stitching Show. She videoed our conversation about...

To draw or not to draw

I draw as a way of connecting wholehearted with my subject, to understand it before I could imagine sitting infront of a sewing machine. ...

Skin on keys at last!

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241 visitation

I am sooooo pleased to have been invited to exhibit and demonstrate my stitch techniques at Childwickbury Arts Festival...6th - 8th July...

Yorkshire Threads

Risk Makers

Recently I was fortunate enough to spend a afternoon exploring stitch and clay with my good friend Tone Von Krogh. We are both part of a...

Welcome to my new blog

With a new website comes a new blog...just so I've got some juicy info so it worth your while dropping by: I've migrated a few of the...

2015 - A monumental year!

Migrated over from my old site as it gives a good round-up/overview. I've read a host of blogs this week apologising for posting...

A positive impact

Sometimes we all get tired and weary, bogged down my work and not always seeing the true benefits of our efforts. It can be hard and you...

Copy Cats

I first wrote this in February 2013 - its still relevant so I'm migrating it over to my new blog... It really saddens me when my work...