I grew up in the Rhymney Valleys in South Wales and moved to Brighton in the 1990s to study a degree in fashion textiles. I have always had a huge love and passion for creating things. I inherited my mother’s collection of Golden Hands books from the seventies and as a teenager I was soon experimenting with different craft techniques ranging from crochet to knit to embroidery. These books still have pride of place in my studio and I still go back to them from time to time for reference and inspiration.
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