Book Review | Sharon Rothman, The Fashion Designer’s Sketchbook

The edition I’m reviewing has the following details: Bloomsbury, 2016 | ISBN 978-1-4725-6729-1. There is a newer edition here. I’ve written a smidgen about design development before, but somehow not yet got around to showcasing this book on the blog.  This fortnight’s book review is dedicated to my current cohort of pilot students, who are…

An Ode to Squared Paper

I posted about my love of squared paper on Instagram a couple of years ago, but I’ve decided it’s worth sharing to the blog. It fits in nicely with my current pilot course on Design Development, and I made sure that everyone who signed up got a pad of squared paper! It’s one of the…

Winter Break

A short but sweet post to thank you all for visiting, reading, commenting, sharing my posts, and generally giving me a reason to write every fortnight! I’ve been thinking about the future direction of my writing, and would appreciate it if you could take a minute to answer a few multiple choice questions – as…

Too Many (Woolly) Hats

Some thoughts on knitwear design, self-tuition, and the many hats we knitwear designers wear (not always by choice).