Jan graduated from Loughborough University in 2002 with a BA in Textile Design and completed her MA in Fashion and Textiles with a Distinction in 2016. She has maintained her own business since 2003 when she was also a highly selected member of the Crafts Council Next Move Scheme. Since graduating in 2002, recognition of her work has become widespread both regionally and nationally. She has been awarded Arts Council England grants and a Crafts Council award and has become a selected member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen and a Fellow of Design Factory. She works from a studio at home, on a traditional loom, in Nottinghamshire, England.

Although Jacquard weaving has enhanced her practice toolkit, Jan continues to like the idea of making something original which begins with just one thread and grows into the visual expression of an idea. The process of making something by hand is her abiding passion. The history of weaving inspires her to incorporate vintage yarns into her pieces whilst she gives them a contemporary twist with combinations of modern synthetic yarns. Jan hopes that her work will enrich the lives of those who see it and that the craft of the hand weaver will thrive.