Jane specialised in indigo and shibori stitch resist whilst at the West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham. She gained a BA hons degree in textiles, having also studied block and screen printing. Her tutors were Deryn O'Connor, Susan Bosence, and Diana Harrison.

She went on to study for a year at the Natalie Bray school of Haute Couture after which she was a visiting tutor at Farnham and Eastbourne Colleges of Art and Design.

She was also employed as a graphic and paste-up artist.

In 1992 ‘Threaded Vessels’ were featured in ‘The World of Embroidery’ magazine, and later headed up their millennium calendar.

In 1996 she won the London Arts Board award for Individual Craftsperson.

Her new shibori textiles were exhibited at the Barbican.

‘Indigo Squared’ was exhibited in the Art of the Stitch.

In 1999, she was invited to exhibit at the International Shibori Symposium, Harrogate.

In 2004 she gave a presentation of her work at the V and A Museum.

In October 2005 she was a Creative Arts East bursary recipient for ‘Craft Connections’, a touring exhibition of work by six East Anglian Artists.

In October 2007 she was a speaker at the Miawa Symposium 'Tradition and Revival' in Vancouver, BC and presented a three day masterclass.

She has also been invited to assit the artisans of Aranya in Munnar, Kerala.

She travels throughout Britain giving workshops and presentations. She also gives masterclasses at her home 'Blueleaf'. For more information please go to the Workshops page.

She exhibits at the Knitting and Stitching shows, with ICHF's Creative Stitching Shows and at many other shows and events. For further details please go to the What's On page.

Her company, ‘Callishibori’, produces Educational and leisure packs.