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Baby and Toddler outfits with a distinctive style, for the discerning mum wanting her child to stand out from the crowd.

After retiring as a Design Technology teacher, (having been encouraging my students to design and make original products) I decided it was time to go back to my roots, and do this myself.
My two daughters have left home to make their own lives in different parts of the country, and my husband has not quite retired yet, giving me lots of time.
I have been designing and making my own and friends clothes since my teenage years, adding embellishments with applique and free machine embroidery.
Baby and toddlers outfits are more suitable for me to add novelty embellishments, which I enjoy doing.
My software and embroidery machine enable me to sketch images and convert them into stitched designs, giving my work that individual look.
Having a background in fashion and garment making I draft patterns for each style I produce. This enables me to grade the patterns into different sizes, so that I can offer a bespoke service to my clients.
Very often my inspiration comes from the fabric itself, printed images on fabric especially, are useful to include in my designs.
I always seek out good quality fabrics and haberdashery, which I wash first to establish how to care for the clothes I produce.
Tie dyeing has always been a fascination for me, so occasionally I have sessions in my kitchen, splashing coloured dye all over the place, each garment is then very original.
Fabric painting and printing are the next techniques I wish to use to embellish my work.... more mess in my kitchen.
Each month I enjoy exhibiting my products at Matlock Bath Indoor Market, where I have been able to establish clients who visit me regularly. It is a lovely tourist spot in the Derbyshire Peak District, visited by people from all over the country.

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