My Story
After graduating with a
BA(Hons) in Fashion Design from the University in Salford, I worked for many
years in Manchester, designing nightwear for many big high street stores. I enjoyed the whole process of designing from
collaborating with buyers, trend research, competitive shopping reports,
developing ideas through to agreeing on the final collection!
In 2006 me and my-now-husband moved back to the Cotswolds got married and had our first child and I was lucky enough to continue my job working from home and really concentrating on the design process. But when the recession hit in 2008 I was made redundant I decided to become a full-time Mum. We now have two boys and enjoy our life in the countryside.
Although while the boys were young I needed something to fulfil my creative needs, so sat down with an old Singer sewing machine and started to embroider the birds that visited our garden and that is when LWD was born. I now love being here to watch my boys grow up alongside doing something that I really love!
In 2006 me and my-now-husband moved back to the Cotswolds got married and had our first child and I was lucky enough to continue my job working from home and really concentrating on the design process. But when the recession hit in 2008 I was made redundant I decided to become a full-time Mum. We now have two boys and enjoy our life in the countryside.
Although while the boys were young I needed something to fulfil my creative needs, so sat down with an old Singer sewing machine and started to embroider the birds that visited our garden and that is when LWD was born. I now love being here to watch my boys grow up alongside doing something that I really love!
The Process
The Process
All my items are handmade by myself and all designs are stitched on my home sewing machine using a technique call free motion embroidery, which is essentially drawing on the sewing machine using thread – no fancy programmed machines have been used! At University I learnt how to create patterns from scratch and was taught how to use many different types of sewing machines, but I have taught myself how to use free motion embroidery to create my designs.
Please go to the shop section to look at my range of homewares, accessories and stitched ‘kind words’ which have been handmade and designed by myself. If you are interested in having something made which would be personalised to you then please get in touch through the contact page.
All my items are handmade by myself and all designs are stitched on my home sewing machine using a technique call free motion embroidery, which is essentially drawing on the sewing machine using thread – no fancy programmed machines have been used! At University I learnt how to create patterns from scratch and was taught how to use many different types of sewing machines, but I have taught myself how to use free motion embroidery to create my designs.
Please go to the shop section to look at my range of homewares, accessories and stitched ‘kind words’ which have been handmade and designed by myself. If you are interested in having something made which would be personalised to you then please get in touch through the contact page.