These experiences influenced her methods of dying and printing, after witnessing block-printing in Afghanistan and silk-dyeing in India.
In 1971, Holmes began to make and sell fabric through Brown's Mill, a craft co-op in Auckland.
[5] In the 90s she designed costumes for the television shows Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Greenstone while continuing to enter wearable arts competitions.
In 2002, Prime Minister Helen Clark wore her design Crest of a Wave on the catwalk at the World of Wearable Arts Awards.
[6] In 2016, Auckland applied arts and design gallery Objectspace held a retrospective of her work and published a book alongside the exhibition.
(Magic Feather Dress) Finalist in ‘Visual Symphony’ Section, 1995 New Zealand Wearable Art Awards.