Monday, 25 October 2010
Monday, 23 August 2010
MA Degree Show
Personal Statement:
Lizzy Knowles
+44 (0)7533 199 336
lizzyknow@yahoo.co.uk
www.winifredswardrobe.blogspot.com
Lizzy is originally from an art background which has influenced her particular approach and design concepts for her Masters project. Her chosen area of research looks at narrative textiles, investigating how stories could be conveyed through garments. Taking inspiration from her maternal Grandmother, Winifred, who was part of the code breaking team at Bletchley Park during WWII, the topic of the narrative is developed into ways which incorporate codes into knitted sweaters and silk printed scarves. The sweater shapes and the headscarves themselves make reference to the 1940s, setting the scene for this wartime tale.
Winifred’s Wardrobe: Discovery of a story through narrative textiles
Through her research into methods used to crack the Enigma code the concept of discovery was established as a means of creating innovative narrative textiles that incorporate an element of discovery for the wearer. She invites us to decipher a reading of the story through secret messages, cryptic clues and hidden images and mechanisms such as folding are used as a means to reveal the story. It is hoped that by deciphering the clothes and becoming part of their story the consumer will treasure them, keeping them for much longer than one season.
+44 (0)7533 199 336
lizzyknow@yahoo.co.uk
www.winifredswardrobe.blogspot.com
Lizzy is originally from an art background which has influenced her particular approach and design concepts for her Masters project. Her chosen area of research looks at narrative textiles, investigating how stories could be conveyed through garments. Taking inspiration from her maternal Grandmother, Winifred, who was part of the code breaking team at Bletchley Park during WWII, the topic of the narrative is developed into ways which incorporate codes into knitted sweaters and silk printed scarves. The sweater shapes and the headscarves themselves make reference to the 1940s, setting the scene for this wartime tale.
Winifred’s Wardrobe: Discovery of a story through narrative textiles
Through her research into methods used to crack the Enigma code the concept of discovery was established as a means of creating innovative narrative textiles that incorporate an element of discovery for the wearer. She invites us to decipher a reading of the story through secret messages, cryptic clues and hidden images and mechanisms such as folding are used as a means to reveal the story. It is hoped that by deciphering the clothes and becoming part of their story the consumer will treasure them, keeping them for much longer than one season.
Friday, 2 July 2010
Finished the Fundraiser!
We raised £122! Thank you so much everyone for joining in and donating to such a worthy cause. Help for Heroes has emailed to say thanks! I am sure they will put the money to good use.The finished length of the scarf is just over 2 m long and I used 7 balls of chunky yarn. I finished it with tassels and an embroidered 'Winifred' label. It will be winging its way to the winner shortly!
Friday, 18 June 2010
Its been a hard days knitting! It has almost got to an acceptable scarf length now which is great. Thank you everyone who has taken part. Our tally at the moment stands at nearly £60! Unfortunately I will be working tomorrow but my beautiful assistant Christine will be taking donations and knitting instructions for my return!Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Storyline Starts
Storyline has started! Its been a great evening full of inspiring conversations about knitting and other related stories.
Thank you to everyone who took part tonight. We have already raised £20 and that is in just 3 hours of knitting and chatting!
Saturday, 12 June 2010
Storyline
Storyline is a knitbased artwork that is happening at the Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh on Thursday 17 - Saturday 19 June. This has come about through research into narrative textiles to see whether giving clothes more meaning will in turn result in them being kept for longer. The audience will be invited to choose between a variety of stitches which I will knit until the next style of stich is requested. By doing a raffel (the prize being the resulting scarf) I will be raising money for Help for Heroes at the same time. Check this space for updates on how much we raise and what the final product looks like!
Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh
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Help for Heroes
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