Tag Archives: garment
Starting Again.
Well, the samples arrived at the studio and seemed to meet with the approval of Emily (the boss). Now we just have to see what potential clients think. However, I am now starting to plan for the next set of samples. I’m still working with the same theme as before and focusing on menswear but […]
Something New
I’ve been working on developing some of my menswear knitting that was my Final Major Project at Uni. During my 3rd year, I used a yarn that I had created myself and which was very well retrieved by people who saw it. I’d still like to work with a yarn company to make it part […]
Sleeping Beauty
On Tuesday I was taken to see Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, It was utterly magical. I love Mr Bourne’s work immensely and knew that I was in for a good night by crikey, it went beyond my very high expectations. For me, the costumes are a huge part of the experience. It’s the way they […]
An invitation.
For the last couple of days, I’ve been staying with a friend in London. We spent time catching up and knitting, laughing and generally relaxing. All the time (well most of the time) I’ve been plugging away at the socks for sock week. I was getting ready to leave yesterday and head home, when I […]
Snowflakes.
Where did the week go? This week I’ve been sorting out studio samples. I’ve not been satisfied with the results which has meant a lot of frogging and having a re-think. I know part of it is my perfectionist brain thinking “These aren’t quite right” but they are going to be sold to clients who […]
Progress
The studio samples were both frogged over the weekend. They just weren’t working in the way that I wanted them to. I spent the weekend playing and taking photographs to try and work through it so we’ll see what that brings out. I’m also flicking through my stitch dictionaries for some inspiration. However, I did […]