“Colour, pattern and layering are key to my botanical designs”

Growing up in the New Forest, I spent my childhood outdoors, surrounded by picturesque countryside and a proliferation of animals. I was always in the woods with my five siblings, playing with mud, sticks and flower presses, exploring, foraging and gathering. Nature was such a rich source of inspiration, it sparked my creativity,’ says bespoke fabric artist Natasha Hulse.

Charmingly unassuming about her upbringing, Natasha was raised in Breamore House, a stately Elizabethan manor built in 1583