One of only a few hand Passementerie artists working in the UK today, Elizabeth combines traditional and endangered craft skills with a contemporary aesthetic in order to create innovative passementerie. She is the author of Passementerie, Handcrafting contemporary trimmings, tassels, fringes and more published by Schiffer Craft.

Working from her studio in London, Elizabeth creates made to order passementerie for interior designers, fashion designers, milliners and more. Elizabeth also creates bespoke wall based artworks using her signature passementerie techniques.

In 2023, Elizabeth was awarded the first Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust ADAM Architecture Scholarship for passementerie.

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