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other passion is Creative Writing http://www.scribbleandedit.blogspot.com |
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Biography
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I was born in Canada and moved to the UK when I was 2 yrs old. I now live with my husband, Tim, in South Devon. My workroom is also my office where I add to this already vast website, selling dolls and patterns and imparting information. I am proud to have a
selection of my patterns and also my book on sale at the US website
supplier: www.dollmakersjourney.com, I
undertook a teaching certificate in non-vocational adult training where I
devised a comprehensive teaching programme to impart my knowledge on the
accepted wisdom and tools of the trade/ notions of my Decorative Textile Figure
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My Mother made wonderful fancy dress costumes which won prizes at school fairs; my father was good at Sculpting in ice and clay; both my Grandfathers were artists and my maternal grandmother, Betsy Simpson, liked to knit, crochet and sew. (Indeed, her family owned a Textile Factory for a short while in the Victorian era, so I guess it must be in my genes!) In October 2002, I launched an Internet Support Group, formerly clothdollmakersuk, which has now become Textile Figure Forum as an important way for cloth doll makers scattered over the UK to meet and share information. The group now has members from all over the world! Since
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Why Choose Soft Sculpted Cloth Figures as my preferred Textile Art Medium? |
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My very first Rag Doll (above) that got me started on my textile journey.
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I love to knit too
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