I started weaving on a frame which my Mother bought in 1978. I wove one side of a bag and some pictures. I also experimented on her four shaft loom and I was fascinated by the range of patterns that could be made with a weft faced weave on a simple threading.

Having taken over my Mother's floor loom in 1989, I did a course with Martin Weatherhead during which I wove a rug.

The next year I did another course with  Martin when I dip Ikat dyed a warp and wove some curtains. He taught me many basic techniques including his method of warping which I always use. This allowed me to develop my skills over a number of years by making more rugs, as well as curtains, table mats, cushions and scarves. Some ten years later I started using the dip ikat technique for weaving  scarves and wraps (see above) . It is a great way of weaving two or more unique scarves on one warp

 

 In 2001 I bought a Louet 8 shaft table loom and did a week’s course with Riitta Sitkonnen Davies. As a result I had so many ideas that I decided that I must find more time by working part time. My pictures are the main outcome of Ritta's course 
 I like working with colour as well as experimenting with weave structures. Plain or simple twill weaves are often the most effective way of using coloured yarns. Helped by a days dyeing with Janet Phillips, I started to dye my own yarns using acid dyes. i also enjoy experimenting with natural dyes but it is not easy to get a good range of colours (and impossible to get the turquoise for my Scilly pictures)
Even if I limit myself to making scarves and pictures, I have enough ideas to keep weaving for years.