Your Perfect Fit, Stitch by Stitch
Mapping measurements is how to avoid being caught out by size charts and successfully fit a knitting pattern. Whether you’re a designer or knitter, this technique is the first thing you should do when either working from a size chart
Submitting a design proposal to a magazine or publisher can feel intimidating, especially if it’s your very first time answering a call. However, after thirteen years of knitwear design submissions (and teaching others to do the same, at the time
NEW | Knitwear design short courses are now available in my shop for those who want to design knitting patterns. Choose from taster courses in drawing/visual communication, design development, pattern drafting and pattern grading.
Visual communication & drawing is important for knitwear design, but there are 3 separate applications: sketches, illustration, technical.
Sometimes the easiest or more accessible way to begin learning how to draw is by stripping away all the details and laying the garment flat. The flourishes, flair, and storytelling can be intimidating and distract you from what the item actually looks like.
The kind of drawings or sketches you’ll create in the process of designing your own clothes will help and support you. Please, please don’t worry about how ‘good’ you think they are. They’re not destined for a gallery or exhibition. They’re there to get you to think creatively and positively about what you want to create.
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