My work consists of exploring ways of reviving the old into the new. This year I focused on a traditional textile I admire, exploring the boundaries of Lace. Keeping its delicate, intricate beauty but updating it for modern, comfortable, and practical use while exploring its historical and cultural significance in a playful, unconventional way.

Researching the traditional production of lace, focusing on conventional iconography and details of design inspiration. As well as the lace the women who make it, wear for themselves. Which typically would be a thicker plusher fabric, but still using the ornate techniques and details, as it was more practical and durable. I used traditional lace inspiration exploring natural forms found in the motifs and designs, as well as exploring archived lace examples, redrawing and simplifying Each knit represents the different parts of a lace fabric: the bride, cordonnet, picot, toile and motif.
Technical processes on the double bed Knit machine, working on a fine gage, as it allows me to create the ornate detail but still add thickness with the double beds and yarn.
The final collection visualises these knits as a twist on traditional women’s nightwear. Making comfortable and practical but still ornate twists on traditional lace garments.
Throughout the project, responsible design is always considered. The entire project is made from waste materials and yarn, reviving old materials in the same way as reviving old lace patterns. From development to the final products, working with ‘unusable’ deadstock yarns and patiently working around and with their brittleness to still create delicate study final samples.