Happiest at home where I grow my own, cook and craft. Textile crafts are my passion. As a child my seamstress Grandma taught me to sew and Mum taught me basic knitting. University, work life and bringing up three awesome girls kept me busy for many years; rare ‘me time’ was spent on creative courses and workshops.
Redundancy offered an opportunity to follow a new path. I studied a Creative Approach to Textiles with the Open College of Arts, discovered crochet and began to design. During lockdown I stepped up the designing and now have over 35 sewing, knitting and crochet projects published for the yarn brand Scheepjes.
Finding like-minded friends to craft with has been a true blessing. Liverpool, my home town, is famously creative and Yorkshire where I live now, has a rich textile history. My Knit & Natter friends and Fabricology, my local textile art group, have been a wonderful source of inspiration. Here I’ve picked up countless tips and techniques and I love that our resources and knowledge are generously shared.
Bizzymitts 