Knit Design Online Student Blog

Category: Design

  • Pinterest

    I know a number of you use Pinterest and find it good for storing information & imagery for your course.  For those who don’t, you might like to have a browse through my Pinterest boards (Knitwear, Knit Techniques and Colour Schemes would be a good boards to look at).  I purposely add things that are useful…

  • L3 Design Unit: Line assignment

    Inspirational theme : Ferns

  • C&G Diploma – Research For Design assignment

    The theme is ‘Entrances’ & work is presented in a landscape format A3 handmade sketchbook. This is a nice touch for the final page. Can you see why we do all the mark-making and arty techniques sampling?  It’s really useful to have plenty of ways of exploring and communicating ideas.

  • C&G L3 Interior Item (light shade)

    A clever idea, to cover a John Lewis glass lampshade.  The inspiration is particularly well suited to the item & was used well. (LED lights produce no heat and linen/cotton aren’t easily flammable, so H&S isn’t an issue) The link below takes you to the student’s own Google Photos archive of the development work in…

  • Fashion & Textile Museum, London

    Lots of exciting textile events happening here this year. Including MISSONI opening in May. 11 March – 17 April : Discover textile history, tradition, design and making at the Fashion and Textile Museum Festival of Textiles. A series of displays, talks and workshops brings together some of the best and brightest textile developers, artists and designers now…