• Provides the reader with the fundamental skills and knowledge to design and create innovative knitted textiles
• Practical introduction to the use of knitwear in fashion design
• Richly illustrated with examples and easy-to-follow diagrams
• Describes many varieties, characteristics and their behaviour of yarn and fibre from the traditional to the contemporary
• Explains the relevant machinery and tools and the types of work that can be produced on each
• Discusses the knitwear industry and offers very useful information on the various career pathways
• Practical guide to all aspects of knitwear design and production
• Accompanied by a wide variety of case studies and examples of work taken from contemporary fashion designers
• Presented in a visually stimulating style
• Interviews with international designers from different levels within the industry may provide insight into the whole business of knitwear and allied areas

Introduction

Approach to Knit

• Traditional knitting reinvents itself
• Yarns and fibres
• Machinery and tools
• Developments in design and technology

Creative Development

• The brief
• Research
• Design development
• Colours and weight
• Sculptural form
• Conceptual innovation

Construction through Pattern and Texture

• The knitted sample/tension swatch
• Basic techniques on domestic machines
• Patterned knits: designing on paper
• Lace
• Textured knits

Details and Trims

• Hems
• Button holes and fastenings
• Collars
• Embellishment
• Hand techniques

The Knitwear Industry

• Spider diagram
• Trade fairs, exhibitions and competitions
• Promotion: catwalk pieces
• Global designer business
• Cottage industry and small business
• Mass produced clothing production
• Conclusion
• Endmatter
• Acknowledgements and Picture Credits

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