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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
INTRODUCING MYSELF - Personal Background Information
I initially trained as a Clinical Scientist where I worked in several
London based Medical Schools and Hospital Research Departments for 20 years. My spare time has always been filled with creative
pursuits including painting, dressmaking, knitting, crochet, paper making, silk painting and fabric dyeing, embroidery and
beading. I love creating ‘one of a kind’ clothing, accessories and soft furnishings, and particularly love to
use recycled materials; giving a new lease of life to old clothing and textiles, transforming them into something new. I also
like to use scrap papers, plastics, metals and foils, broken jewellery and beads in my work – all ‘rubbish’
has potential!
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I love beadwork including
jewellery making and beaded embroidery; silk and fabric painting including shibori and tie dye; felting using both wet and
needle felting methods; weaving, knitting, crochet and basket work, and more recently I have got into spinning too! Basically
I love anything to do with textiles, fabrics, threads, or beads and wish that there were more hours in the day to create and
play. Update August 2025. In 2013 I started a City & Guilds in embroidery
but unfortunately big life changes meant that I could not continue. I have still filled my spare time with creative persuits
and been part of several Design teams making samples for TV craft channels including Tattered Lace (die cutting), Brother
Scan n Cut (electronic cutter), Chocolate Baroque (stamping), Powerex (mixed media), Beads Direct (beaded jewellery). Most
recently I have been privileged to work with Gina-B-Silkworks (passementerie, textile trimmings). My self employed business
plans were also put pretty much on hold while I took on a caring role which intensified during the past 5 years. I am now
just starting up again and hope to share lots of news soon.
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Thought
you might like to see the bag I made. I used beautiful embroidered upholstery fabric offcuts for the main, contrasting
with striped remnants for the handles and inside bag facings. I applied some die cut felt flowers and birds - and secured
with free machine embroidery.
I really enjoyed making it but I need to service my heavier duty
sewing machine - my Janome just would not cooperate with stitching through the thick fabric areas! It
is the first proper sewing that I have done for a while so progress was very slow - but pleased with the final results.
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