Lesley Brankin is a freelance Needlecraft designer living and working in Malvern, Worcestershire. During the last 9 years she has built up a solid reputation for her innovative design work and to date has had around 200 designs published.

Lesley has specialised in working with the major UK Needlecraft magazines and and also enjoys close working relationshipswith several of the major thread and fabric suppliers. She also works with smaller companies to help promote their products through her work and on occasions produces exclusive designs for them.

In May 2002, Lesley was appointed Assistant Editor of Patchwork and Quilting magazine and has taught design, patchwork and embroidery techniques locally. Although much of her earlier work concentrated in the Cross Stitch market, she has wide ranging creative interests and now publishes designs for disciplines as varies as patchwork, applique, blackwork, hardanger,canwaswork and home crafts. Lesley has been the recipient of a number of prizes for her work in both needlework and patchwork. She draws much of her inspiration for her design work from five main sources - her family, nature, architecture, historical artefacts and ethnic cultures, but readily turns her hand to most subjects.