My continuous looped scarf featured in this seasons Rowan Magazine. The scarf was knitted for the RCA ‘Wool Week’ competition.
The keyword for the brief was freedom and the knitwear piece had to link to the 50th anniversary of London’s ‘Swinging sixties’ Carnaby Street.
Images from Rowan Magazine 50.
This scarf is made from British wool and was inspired by 1960’s optical art patterns and psychedelic colours.
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Excited to announce that this year I will be exhibiting my new collection at Origin.
New items designed and knitted by mother and daughter design duo now available here –Mutti and Tochter
I was taught to knit by my mum and she was taught by my granny and my granny was taught by her mum and the chain goes on. Mutti and Tochter (German for Mother and Daughter) celebrates craft and the passing on of craft skills through the generations.
Last year I was asked by DAKS if I would work with them on their knitwear collection for Autumn/Winter 2011 and today was the unveiling of DAKS new collection at Somerset House for London Fashion Week.
The project focused on Daks fashion heritage, traditional knitting techniques and celebrated the use of British wool and production techniques. The pieces I made for this collection were hand-made from British Blue-faced Leicester and Shetland wool. Inkeeping with the ‘British Heritage’ theme of the collection, a bespoke Blue-faced Leicester yarn was spun by Yorkshire spinners ‘Laxtons’.
It has been an exciting collaboration working with Daks as it has brought together my love for design, traditional craft, fashion and all things sheepy.
Here are my pieces – view the collection in full here: www.londonfashionweek.com
Two-tone jumper
British Sheep Breed Yarn - Blue Faced Leicester
Hand-knitted jumper and pleated skirt
Two-tone jumper
Blue Faced Leicester Scarf
Blue-Faced Leicester Scarf
With Thanks to DAKS and Laxons. Images from DAKS and here
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