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Wall at Butterfly farm

I have seen this amazing wall composed of recycled stuff, pipes and bicycle wheels, lots of holes and meshes. I’m intending to go and do some drawing on site and to see where it will take me.

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Shell

Machine made structure using silk element and variegated cotton thread

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Branch out with Beads

This workshop is for those who wish to consider beads in an imaginative way.

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Beyond Surface

An exhibition of new work will be shown  at Birdwood House, 44 High Street, Totnes from Monday 11th April 2011.

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From Print to Stitch

My latest book, published in October 2010,  shows how to add amazing designs to fabric through print and stitch.

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Three dimensional Embroidery

packed with original ideas for unique three-dimensional textiles, this book shows how you can combine these structures with decorative surfaces that are integral to form.

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Beginners Guide to Embroidered Boxes

Inspired by elaborately decorated reliquaries and caskets of centuries gone by, I show how to create richly decorated stitched boxes using a combination of hand and machine embroidery.

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Build – Extend – Shape

This experimental design workshop aims to explore three dimensional structures.

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Tuck, Gather and Roll

This workshop will explore methods of making fabric structures using primary sources as inspiration.

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