About Me - Jane Dunn & Cosy Cosies

Having lived and worked in the South of France for around a decade (mostly just north of Avignon), I finally realised how much I missed the changing Scottish climate (strange I know, but also true), and returned to the land of my birth in 1996. Soon after, I began a degree course at Edinburgh College of Art studying textile design. I graduated in 2003 and worked in a design studio in New York for a year, and then in London for more than 2 years. Not being a city girl, neither suited me very well and I am now living back in the pretty little highland village of Cromarty where I grew up.

I now share the fine old sandstone-built house that my parents bought 46 years ago when they started Cromarty Pottery, with my slightly (some would rudely say, very) portly British Blue cat Douglas. I also now have a lovely wee Jack Russell called Nellie to keep me company - photo coming soon, I promise.

Cromarty is a place that affords me none of the trappings of city life, but I am more than amply compensated by having a sea wall to drink my morning tea on with a fantastic view across the Cromarty Firth, and a profusion of wildlife to gaze at and enjoy. Moreover, thanks to the wonders of modern technology, I am able to work from home in the most picturesque and tranquil of surroundings.

I do make regular forays into the cities to look for fabrics and trimmings, of course, and am always especially pleased to get hold of vintage cloth in second-hand shops (such as the 'Cameo' fabric I’m currently using for iPhone and iPod Touch cosies). Some fabrics I buy new, some I have had squirrelled away for years having caught my eye at a French or London streetmarket. This does mean that the stock of some of the fabrics I am using at the moment is finite, and I will probably never find them again, so I have learned to make optimal use of every scrap. But don't worry, this just gives me the opportunity to look for more fabulous textiles - old and new - for future Cosy Cosies products.