Some thoughts on knitwear design, self-tuition, and the many hats we knitwear designers wear (not always by choice).
Category: My two cents
Opinion pieces and reflections
The Shape of Things to Come, part 2
Why designers need to be more explicit about the body shapes they design for – not just the sizing range You can read Part 1 of this series here. Our systems and models are changing. As we continue in the direction of more community-oriented businesses, where designers have a closer and more personal connection with…
Clothing Patterns or Clothing Recipes?
Should we be referring to sewing and knitting patterns as recipes instead? Does the word ‘recipe’ do a better job of capturing their essence?
Knitting, wellbeing, and togetherness
The 9th-15th of May 2022 is Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK. For more information, please visit https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week. I’ve wanted to write something about crafts and wellbeing for some time now. Knitting – and other forms of needlework such as crochet and embroidery – have always had a social element in my life, albeit…
Are Zips a Lifestyle Choice?
Is it possible to think of zips as a lifestyle choice rather than an essential part of women’s/femme clothing? I think it is. What do you think?
Programmes and Patterns: Or, What Bugs Us About Knitting
“It’s like code!” is a phrase I’ve heard several times over the years when teaching people how to knit and crochet. If the physical execution is muscle memory, then the pattern itself is a programme or choreography. Another choice word, also gifted by new knitters, is “recipe”, which – although etymologically unconnected to the word…