About Heather As well as almost certainly being one of Britain's most experienced rug makers and teachers of rug-making, Heather has an unrivalled understanding of the technique in all its forms and applications, an infectious enthusiasm and limitless patience.

International renown
A former social worker and occupational therapist, Heather's experience of working with a very wide variety of 'clients' is particularly relevant. In the UK, she runs workshops for inmates at Durham Prison, teaches rug-making in schools to children age 5 upwards, and leads weekly sessions for people with special needs and learning difficulties at Clayport Library, Durham. She has won international renown, teaching rug-making in rural communities in India and East Africa, in Australia and across the USA, including the Green Mountain Rug School in Vermont.


Shades of Heather
Heather teaches rug making and dyeing of materials in her workshop, 'Shades of Heather', to an enthusiastic new generation of crafters and her annual rug-making 'retreat', which she runs in the North Yorkshire Dales, attracts rug makers from all over the world. She has featured in a number of TV documentaries and her rugs appear regularly in international craft publications and books. Her work, including commissions by the celebrated artist MacKenzie Thorpe, has been exhibited widely.

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