As most people were watching the dancers at this year's Flora Day, one person had eyes only for the start of the procession.

Emily Woods, from Newtown-in-St-Martin, was able to look on with pride as mayor Gillian Geer wore a jacket featuring her textile design for the most prestigious day on Helston's calendar.

Mrs Geer chose Emily's 'Climbing Bluebell' design for the fabric, which she then used to make the jacket herself. As suggested, the fabric features a soft bluebell design - particularly fitting for Flora Day, when the flowers are used extensively to decorate the decorate town.

Mrs Geer said: "I was walking pasted Kith and Kin [in Coinagehall Street] when I saw some lovely fabrics and I told my husband, 'That's the kind of material I want for my jacket'.

"I didn't want a formal thing, but I wanted it to be summery. I was really pleased with her work."

It transpired, coincidentally, that Mrs Geer's son Ben Blaber, who actually led the Midday Dance this year, had gone to primary school with Emily at Grade Ruan, which made her even more pleased to use the material.

Emily told the Packet: "I was honoured that she even asked me. Flora Day is such a big event down here; it's great publicity for me."

Emily only graduated from Cardiff School of Art and Design last June and is now trying to build up her business. She has had displays at Helston's Kith and Kin in Coinagehall Street and fabric shop Eden Green in Church Street, as well as the Cornish Studies Library, but is mainly selling her fabric though her website emilywoodstextiles.co.uk.

She takes her inspiration from the Cornish countryside, adding: "Studying in Cardiff it was not quite the same as being down here. I missed home a bit so all my work was inspired by the flora and fauna of the countryside."