Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

A little bit about me ……

I retired in July 2017 and together with my husband, we packed up our rucksacks, let our house and travelled around the world for 12 months.  We travelled independently and spent time in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Canada.  In each country I sought out every opportunity to experience the arts – street art, music, textiles, architecture and sculpture.  I was lucky enough to do block printing in India using handmade blocks and natural dyes on khadi fabric; I watched women in the mountains of Nepal using drop spindles whilst going about their daily lives; I did an eri silk weaving course in Thailand; I visited wool enterprises in Australia and New Zealand, as well as enterprises involved in the production of fibre from llamas, alpacas and vicunas in South America.  I also learned a lot about some individual, very talented, artists – particularly in South America.

I have had a lifelong interest in textiles, in particular wool and other animal fibre.  I handspin, knit, crochet and sew my own clothes – I particularly enjoy upcycling clothing. I have wanted to pursue study in textiles for a very long while, and now is the perfect time!

I am very much looking forward to where this learning will take me …….