Jane Bolsover is a designer and writer specialising in sewing and crafts. Previously a sewing magazine editor, she has written several books on soft furnishings and now works as a consultant for a major textile and craft show company, for whom she organises craft demonstrations, workshops and displays. She is the author of A Beginner's Guide to Sewing by Hand and Machine, also published by CICO Books. She lives in Dorking, Surrey.