Sewing and creating have been part of my everyday life from a very early age, and I am now lucky enough to be able to follow my passion to create using fabric and stitch.

Today my work encompasses a range of techniques and materials and my main inspirations are the colours and textures that I see around me everyday.

Using recycled and reclaimed materials in my work I will layer, print, manipulate and piece fabrics, which are then embellished with free motion embroidery. But that is not to say that I don’t get tempted by the vast array of new fabrics which are available.

In recent years the focus of my work has altered. From primarily using the embroidered textiles to make handbags and home accessories, I am now developing a collection of art work combining textiles, paper, stitch and paint.

I also make simple patchwork quilts, which either stay as quilts, or have further embellishment and stitch to make them into unique wallhangings.

Through my workshops and at events I am able to share these techniques and hopefully inspire others to create using fabric and stitch. I teach a range of creative textile workshops and also run social sewing days – Coffee and Cloth – in Tiverton, South Brent and Colliton Barton. I also travel to groups and guilds in the south west and beyond.

Springing Forward

My studio at Colliton Barton is a hive of activity - workshops, studio days, coffee and cloth days and quiet days when I work on my own projects and have time to reflect on longer term projects.

The Tiverton and South Brent Coffee and Cloth groups continue as social sewing groups with occasional tutorials. The dates are on the workshop page, but they are usually fully booked well in advance.

I will be exhibiting some new pieces of work at the Tiverton Art Society Exhibition this summer. In September I will also be participating in Devon Open Studios.

Keep sewing and creating.

Jan x

March 2026