I live with 2 cats in the heart of Skipton and have a studio a few mins walk away along Otley Street. I dye all my yarn in an old kitchen at home and I wind, sort and pack my kits in the studio.

My yarn is sourced in Yorkshire and is British yarn. I dye using acid dyes, which give a deep and lasting colour. In my palette to date there are over 60 colours, up to 22 of those colours will often appear in 1 design.

With reference to my own paintings, pieces of textiles, hand woven blankets and a little early history, I develop my patterns. All these things play a part in my designs; from colours to shapes to form and structure. I knit my designs very much like a painter mixes colours on a palette, often dyeing colours as go. I start with an idea, then cast on and knit!