Final Project - Recycling: Collar Designs

I have been working with my designs to create interesting and individual collars...

Some of my completed pieces to date:

I absolutely love working with the different plastics and have found that through heating the crocheted circles I can alter the form of them from a flat object into a more structured component.

I have used this technique to begin developing a range of corsages, some of which I have included in my above designs. However I am experimenting with further methods, including crocheting with wire, linen and a range of bin liners I have discovered, which are made from recycled materials.

Through this I plan on adding a dimensional element to some of my collar designs and to compile a collection of one-off corsages to be worn as broaches.

Bike Component Project ~ Interiors

Some of my work from a project I completed during my second year of study, which I have since been developing ~

The theme for this project was anything industrial and/or mechanical. I found my visual inspiration from gear cogs, bike cranks, chains and barb wire.

The shapes and patterns formed by such objects really interests me, especially focusing on bike cassettes and how all the components are constructed and work together.

The fabrics I designed were intended for interiors, examples of which I have included here ~

I incorporated gear shapes in my knitted samples, which I created on my knitting machine. I found this a really effective and rewarding technique as it appeals to my love of constructing.

I have since continued to work with the project theme and have begun to develope my work from knitted samples into pieces for interiors.






This is the first of my final works, although there are many more currently in the creating proccess, so the collection will be expanding in the very near future!