{"product_id":"knitwear-9781474251730","title":"Knitwear","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFully revised and updated, this new second edition of \u003ci\u003eKnitwear \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an invaluable introduction to the use of knitwear in fashion design. The book delves into the characteristics and behavior of many varieties of yarn and fiber, from traditional to contemporary, providing easy-to-follow diagrams, practical examples, and rich illustrations throughout.\u003ci\u003eKnitwear \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an insider''s perspective into the knitwear industry and offers vital need-to-know information to readers on various career pathways, while highlighting contemporary machinery and tools available to knitwear designers today, demonstrating how to create knitting patterns, and laying out the basic techniques used on domestic machines. Interviews with international designers, operating at different levels within the industry, provide further insight into the business of knitwear, and how to get a good head-start into the industry. A must-have handbook for the knitwear designer, \u003ci\u003eKnitwear \u003c\/i\u003eis a beautiful \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter ends with relevant interviews with top knitwear designers and graduates ... throughout it is  well illustrated with up-to-date runway designs, graduate collections, designer swatch samples and sketchbook work. If you want to understand the professional approach, are open minded and curious about different aspects of knit and want to explore and understand the process of design to inspire you to create contemporary knitted garments, then this is a comprehensive read. * The Journal for Weavers, Spinners \u0026amp; Dyers *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Approach to knit Reinventing traditional knitting Yarns and fibres Construction of knit Developments in design and technology Industry interview. Freddie Robins, Senior Tutor, Knitted Textiles, the Royal College of Art  2. Creative development The brief Research Industry interview: Shelley Fox, Director of MFA Fashion Design and Society, The New School Parsons Design development Colour Sculptural form Presentation and evaluation  3. Construction through pattern and texture The tension swatch Basic techniques Lace Surface texture Industry interview. Sophie Steller, Design Director Patterned knits  4. Construction through shape Partial knitting. three-dimensional effects Creating flared shapes Increasing and decreasing Industry interview. Katherine Mavridis: Knitwear Designer Draping and shaping Creating a knitting pattern  5. Details and trims Collars and neckbands Industry interview. Hannah Jenkinson, Knitwear Designer Buttonholes and fastenings Hand-finishing techniques Embellishment  6. Menswear Historical contexts Androgynous contexts Industry interview: Cozette McCreery Designer case study: Pa Byrne Designer case study: Ella Nisbett Designer case study: Ben McKernan Designer case study: Latasha Hammond Designer case study: Matilda Draper Designer case study: Kendall Baker Designer case study: Carlo Volpi","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739588702551,"sku":"9781474251730","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/knitwear-9781474251730","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}