I love world embroidery, in particular Japanese and Mexican textile traditions. I adore the sea and anything to do with it, and flowers, and birds and colour. Mixed media, dyeing and printmaking on fabric often feature in my work. I like exploring texture and layers and experimenting with a variety of materials, but also designing my own patterns and workshops that are suitable for learners. My workshops are fun, relaxed and I always try to encourage creativity and personal interpretation. I love teaching and as well as my day job as a part-time Primary School Teacher, I am experienced in running creative workshops for the Community, Adult and Voluntary sector. I have been involved in and studied embroidery all my life, recently having completed some courses with the Royal Society of Needlework.

My focus for the workshops is hand-sewing but I always try to provide a variety of exciting projects that you can proudly take home to either display or use in your everyday life. I like teaching small groups so everyone can get my full attention and be supported to apply their own creativity to our projects. I also organise "Sewalong" evenings where we can all bring our own hand-sewing projects to the studio and spend time together stitching, sharing ideas and chatting. And there is always cake!!!!