Louise Nichols’ talk this month was entitled, “From Graduation to a career as a Textile Artist”. As a child she always enjoyed drawing and sketching so when the time came, Louise went to De Montfort University in Leicester to follow a Fashion and Textile degree specialising in surface design. After graduating Louise went to work for an Upholstery designer, Jennifer Sanderson creating fabric and wallpaper designs. Following that she worked for William Love who was an agent for stationery and Simon Elvin (Greetings Cards) was a client. Louise showed us a wonderful selection of Christmas cards, wrapping papers and gift bags she had made for sale in Superdrug, Oxfam and Clinton Cards.