Experienced in:

Shima Seiki design system programming and the interpretation of 2D knitwear and textile designs into garments and textiles.
Employed since 1990 in the Department of Fashion Textiles at the University of Brighton I have delivered the technical knitting instruction on the MDes degree programme, with a specilaism in CAD/CAM.
Prior to this my experience was in knitwear design and particularly its practical interpretation into industrial production.

After graduating in 1981 with a B.A.(Hons) in Knitted Textile Design with Business Studies, I was initially employed by a private label company to develop their men’s knitwear range.

Latterly, working freelance with companies in the UK and abroad, in both knitwear design and consultancy, I developed my own design consultancy business.

Hand knitting:

I teach regular hand knitting workshops in Advanced Finishing Techniques, Socks, Pattern Design and Alteration and Edgings and Buttonholes at the Nicki Trench School of Home Crafts, in Burwash, East Sussex.

Featured in Selvedge (2007), Knitting Magazine (2008), and with patterns and technical features in 'Woolcraft', 'The Cool Girl's Guide to Knitting', 'The Cool Girl's Guide to Crochet', and the Rooster Pattern Book I. I have also appeared in the BBC 'Woolcraft' programme.