My interest in textiles began when I would beg scraps of material from my grandmother to make dolls clothes.

I was introduced to feltmaking about 10 years ago when I was working for my city & guilds part ll in patchwork and quilting.

Felt has a hidden magic by taking fleece wetting it and rolling it a new and interesting fabric is made often with surprising results.

All my pieces are hand rolled using mainly merino wool. I hand dye the fleece this gives me a rich pallet of colour to work with.

The inspiration for my work comes from the ever changing Cumbrian landscape. My pictures are made by building up layers of fleece which I card well to create a variety of colours and shades. I often cut back through the layers of felt to reveal hidden colours beneath, giving my work a 3 dimensional effect.