Lynn Firth
Director

Lynn is always searching for new products and exciting beads to introduce to our range.  She is also actively teaching and designing her own range of beadwork kits.

Kevin Firth
Director

Kevin is responsible for the financial and strategic side of the Company.  He gave up his corporate job 5 years ago to help Lynn with the business.

Alan Cooper
Operations Manager

Alan is based at our office in Semley.  He is responsible for ordering, stock movement and control. Alan is also used to needle and thread as he used to be a pattern cutter! 

Mary Nicholls
Warehouse Assistant

Mary is responsible for organising the day to day packaging of our beads, crystals, shop stock, etc.  If we get near her Swarovski stock we get our wrists slapped!

Emily Hurd
Retail Assistant

Our youngest member of the retail team who loves to bead.  Emily helps at our Shaftesbury shop on Saturdays.

Pam Cooper
Retail Assistant

Pam is one of our retail team and has a wealth of knowledge in beadwork and embroidery and is also a qualified tutor.  She is Chairman of the South West Region of the Embroiderers Guild.

Lucy Andrews
Retail Assistant

Lucy likes to knit and bead enjoying both off loom techniques and bead stringing and can also be found helping with the Young Embroiderers Group at Bradford Abbas.  She is also a tap dancer and working towards her Gold Bar Level 3 medal.

Clare Sansom
Part Time Warehouse Assistant

Clare helps with the packaging of shop and mail order stock from our office in Semley. She is also a Tawny Owl and is often looking for beading ideas to teach the Brownies.

Jane Thompson
Retail Assistant

Jane loves embroidery and patchwork and has passed her City & Guilds certificate in Patchwork and Quilting.  She also loves tassel making and various other handicrafts.  Jane helps in our retail shop and also with mail order at our office in Semley.

Jill Gustar
Retail Assistant

Jill is always dabbling in something crafty, from dressmaking and knitting, to embroidery and beading. Jill helps in our retail store and also with mail order at our office in Semley.   

Julia Hall
Retail Assistant

Julia loves to knit and is extremely knowledgeable in this area.  She is also an avid beader and wears many of her creations.  Julia helps in our retail shop and also with mail order at our office in Semley.

Janet McCallum
Retail Assistant

Janet is a textile artist and graphic designer and also turns her hand to beading now and again.  She is the designer of The Quilter magazine for The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles and is also a keen tap dancer.