BasicsFashionDesign:Knitwear

BasicsFashionDesign:Knitwearprovidesthereaderwiththefundamentalskills,knowledgeandinspirationtodesignandcreatetheirowninnovativeknittedtextiles.BasicsFashionDesign:Knitwearisapracticalintroductiontotheuseofknitwearinfashiondesign,richlyillustratedwithexamplesandeasyto-followdiagrams.Itdescribesthemanyvarietiesofyarnandfibre,theircharacteristicsandtheirbehaviour,fromthetraditionaltothecontemporary.Itexplainstherelevantmachineryandtools,andthetypesofworkthatcanbeproducedoneach.Basictechniquesondomesticmachinesarediscussed,leadingtoasectiononhowtocreateaknittingpattern.Detailsandtrimsarealsoexamined,outliningembellishment,buttonholesandfastenings.Thebookalsodiscussestheknitwearindustryandoffersusefulinformationonthevariouscareerpathways.Interviewswithinternationaldesigners,eachatadifferentlevelwithintheindustry,providefurtherinsightintothebusinessasawhole.