AN EMBROIDERER whose work has adorned churches in Britain and across the world has died aged 78.

Caroline Farrer, of Oxford, joined the Cathedral Embroidery Centre at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and produced a wide range of significant work.

This included the gold work on the sleeves of the ceremonial gown of the Vice Chancellor of Oxford University.

A committed Christian, Ms Farrer was a regular worshipper at St Mary Magdalen's Church in Oxford. She was christened in the church and it served as the venue for her requiem.

Ms Farrer, who died last month, was born in Oxford on April 4, 1939.

She was the only child of the Rev Austin Farrer, a well-known theologian and chaplain of Trinity College, Oxford, then warden of Keble College and his wife Katharine Newton, a writer.

Rev Farrer was a close friend of 'The Inklings' - a circle of Oxford academics including CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien.

Ms Farrer was educated first at Rudolph Steiner boarding school in Kent.

After that, in 1957, she went to the Sisters of St Margaret, in East Grinstead, where she was trained in the art of ecclesiastical embroidery.

On the closure of the embroidery workshop in 1970 Ms Farrer moved to the embroidery workshop of the Sisters of All Saints - first to their then main house in London Colney in Hertfordshire, then to their house in Birmingham before moving to their house in Cowley, Oxford.

In 1989 Ms Farrer joined the Cathedral Embroidery Centre at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

Ms Farrer produced a wide range of significant works.

These included the rose bushes on the shrine of St Alban, in St Alban's Abbey.

Another memorable piece was the gold work on the sleeves of the ceremonial gown of the Vice Chancellor of Oxford University.

She produced a chasuble in Hawaii as well as numerous pieces commissioned from all over the world and in the UK.

During her spare time Ms Farrer loved to travel and also enjoyed photography.

She was entertained by the CS Lewis Society of America when they had their conventions in Oxford.

Her requiem was at St Mary Magdalen's Church in Oxford, where she had been christened, and where she had always worshipped when living in Oxford.

A stole which she had embroidered was used at her funeral and subsequently given to the church in her memory.

She is survived by her cousin Nick, and his wife, Jenny.