Creator Gallery

The theme for this year’s CrossXpollination Adaptation exhibition is ‘Life’. My jacket made from repurposed wetsuit, silk evening gown, tie-dyed & machine embroidered panels was shortlisted, much to my delight. See the 25 finalists @copacc on CrossXpollination tab – link below.

I wanted a tote bag that is a little sturdier and sort of in-between a tote and a handbag – It is made of hand dyed calico and has a cotton drill lining with a pocket, there is a layer on insulation between the fabrics and I use a nano-spray to keep it water and dirt repellant.

Kid mohair knit top with gorgeous puff sleeves. Gorgeous New Zealand wool.

Using men’s neckties sourced from op shops I’ve created a cape which can be worn in a variety of ways. To make it ‘rain proof’ it has a detachable upcycled plastic liner which is attached to the neckline using plastic bread tags. I love repurposing materials – keeping them out of landfill!

Based on ancient Japanese mending known as ‘boro’ where threadbare scraps of fabric were continually added to by peasants for many generations. These layers of over-stitched remnants, often indigo, produced textured, warm utilitarian items. I’ve tried to emulate the look of boro using recycled denim.

Created using scraps of vintage Japanese kimono and Indian sari fabrics, freesewn using a sewing machine and coloured threads onto a hand-dyed cotton voile scarf.

Wool / linen scarf in a tunisian crochet stitch – but narrow enough to work on a normal crochet hook, so you don’t need to purchase any new hooks to give it a try!

Vintage workwear combined with iconographic and traditional log cabin quilting design employing modern improv piecing techniques.
The jacket is made from reclaimed natural fibres and hand dyed with plant dyes.
Machine pieced and quilted, hand embroidered, hand stitched bindings and patch pocket.

I created Mara’s Mitos believing to the growing role of creativity in driving economic and social development.
Mara’s Mitos hand knitted goods, expression of traditional craftsmanship and part of the intangible cultural heritage, are clothes and accessories adapted to contemporary needs.

I was thinking about buying a loom to do some weaving during lockdown and then decided to try something with this mandarin packaging and old yarn.

Taking an old school knit stitch and amplifying it with big guage needles and chunky wool, I created The Phoebe cardigan. This knit is one of many ideas I’m currently working on in my small home studio, where I play with old crafts and natural fibres.

This is my first free style jumper made with love and super soft wool with a touch of glitter for my daughter Evie.

An internal portrait of an intact woman, crocheted in videotape (it was Sophie’s Choice), begun when I found out my tubes were named after a Father Falloppio. Couldn’t believe it. Much worse than a Douglas pouch. Saint Casilda of Toledo, born a Muslim princess, is patron saint of infertile women.

My favourite jeans – super-soft, 70’s, straight-leg, found in the local RSPCA op shop and worn almost every day, until a hilarious accident involving a fence! Using some thrifted denim scraps, I created a patchwork design to turn my favourite jeans into what is now my favourite denim skirt.

Part of the Have a Heart Project, this heart is hand stitched using handmade felt and an overdyed hand crocheted vintage doily.