Knitwear
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Ardent Bridal
Explores an alternative to conventional bridalwear with least-waste methods using a Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2X 8 gauge machine.
Silhouette was chosen due to knitting bed length constraints to gain as much flare in the skirt as possible.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Ardent Bridal
Explores an alternative to conventional bridalwear with least-waste methods using a Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2X 8 gauge machine.
Silhouette was chosen due to knitting bed length constraints to gain as much flare in the skirt as possible.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Ardent Bridal
Explores an alternative to conventional bridalwear with least-waste methods using a Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2X 8 gauge machine.
Silhouette was chosen due to knitting bed length constraints to gain as much flare in the skirt as possible.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Ardent Bridal
Explores an alternative to conventional bridalwear with least-waste methods using a Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2X 8 gauge machine.
Silhouette was chosen due to knitting bed length constraints to gain as much flare in the skirt as possible.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Animalistic Coloration
An exploration of coloration techniques using various knitted structures to achieve a mixing of yarn colors.
The jacquard knit fabric was created with a Mayer OVJA 1.6E3WT 30 inch diameter, 18 gauge machine.
Knit structures designed using Kaledo, engineered fabric designed using Adobe Illustrator.
Exhibited at the International Textile & Apparel Association, 2014 -
Animalistic Coloration
An exploration of coloration techniques using various knitted structures to achieve a mixing of yarn colors.
The jacquard knit fabric was created with a Mayer OVJA 1.6E3WT 30 inch diameter, 18 gauge machine.
Knit structures designed using Kaledo, engineered fabric designed using Adobe Illustrator.
Exhibited at the International Textile & Apparel Association, 2014 -
Animalistic Coloration
An exploration of coloration techniques using various knitted structures to achieve a mixing of yarn colors.
The jacquard knit fabric was created with a Mayer OVJA 1.6E3WT 30 inch diameter, 18 gauge machine.
Knit structures designed using Kaledo, engineered fabric designed using Adobe Illustrator.
Exhibited at the International Textile & Apparel Association, 2014 -
Animalistic Coloration
An exploration of coloration techniques using various knitted structures to achieve a mixing of yarn colors.
The jacquard knit fabric was created with a Mayer OVJA 1.6E3WT 30 inch diameter, 18 gauge machine.
Knit structures designed using Kaledo, engineered fabric designed using Adobe Illustrator.
Exhibited at the International Textile & Apparel Association, 2014 -
Terrestrial Texture
Knit on a Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2X 15 gauge, using Tuscarova recycled denim yarn (20/1 53.1% Poly, 34.4% Cotton).
The screen printed design on this sweater employed re-purposing of four screens to simulate a landscape of textures, following the design direction by WGSN for Autumn/Winter 16/17.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Terrestrial Texture
Knit on a Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2X 15 gauge, using Tuscarova recycled denim yarn (20/1 53.1% Poly, 34.4% Cotton).
The screen printed design on this sweater employed re-purposing of four screens to simulate a landscape of textures, following the design direction by WGSN for Autumn/Winter 16/17.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Terrestrial Texture
Knit on a Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2X 15 gauge, using Tuscarova recycled denim yarn (20/1 53.1% Poly, 34.4% Cotton).
The screen printed design on this sweater employed re-purposing of four screens to simulate a landscape of textures, following the design direction by WGSN for Autumn/Winter 16/17.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Exposed Geometry
An exploration of the Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2x SWG-X, 8 gauge machine. Knit with 18/1 Pro Spin yarn, 50% poly, 50% carded cotton
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software.
Exhibited at the International Textile and Apparel Association conference, 2014 -
Exposed Geometry
An exploration of the Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2x SWG-X, 8 gauge machine. Knit with 18/1 Pro Spin yarn, 50% poly, 50% carded cotton
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software.
Exhibited at the International Textile and Apparel Association conference, 2014 -
Exposed Geometry
An exploration of the Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2x SWG-X, 8 gauge machine. Knit with 18/1 Pro Spin yarn, 50% poly, 50% carded cotton
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software.
Exhibited at the International Textile and Apparel Association conference, 2014 -
Exposed Geometry (Cashmere)
An exploration of the Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2x SWG-X, 8 gauge machine. Knit with cashmere yarns.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Exposed Geometry (Cashmere)
An exploration of the Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2x SWG-X, 8 gauge machine. Knit with cashmere yarns.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Exposed Geometry (Cashmere)
An exploration of the Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2x SWG-X, 8 gauge machine. Knit with cashmere yarns.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Exposed Geometry (Cashmere)
An exploration of the Shima Seiki WholeGarment MACH2x SWG-X, 8 gauge machine. Knit with cashmere yarns.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Fog on Horizon
Inspiration board -
Fog on Horizon
Experimentation in hand-dyeing of cashmere, resulting in dip dye technique.
Sweater knit using Shima Seiki MACH2X 8 gauge machine.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Fog on Horizon
Experimentation in hand-dyeing of cashmere, resulting in dip dye technique.
Sweater knit using Shima Seiki MACH2X 8 gauge machine.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Fog on Horizon
Experimentation in hand-dyeing of cashmere, resulting in dip dye technique.
Sweater knit using Shima Seiki MACH2X 8 gauge machine.
Designed on Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Sorbet Sunrise
Print design inspiration by pastel color forecasting for Spring/Summer 2016 by WGSN -
Sorbet Sunrise
Exploration of combining flat-bed Shima Seiki digital printing and WholeGarment knitting.
Horizontal knitting, using the MACH2X 8 gauge machine.
Designed using Adobe Illustrator and Shima Seiki KnitPaint software.
Design accepted for exhibition at the International Textile and Apparel Association, 2019 -
Sorbet Sunrise
Exploration of combining flat-bed Shima Seiki digital printing and WholeGarment knitting.
Horizontal knitting, using the MACH2X 8 gauge machine.
Designed using Adobe Illustrator and Shima Seiki KnitPaint software.
Design accepted for exhibition at the International Textile and Apparel Association, 2019 -
Tree Ring Prism
Further exploration of WholeGarment printing.
Digitally printed peplum style sleeveless sweater, using Shima Seiki MACH 2X 8 gauge, and Shima Seiki flat-bed printer.
Designed using Adobe Illustrator and Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Tree Ring Prism
Further exploration of WholeGarment printing.
Digitally printed peplum style sleeveless sweater, using Shima Seiki MACH 2X 8 gauge, and Shima Seiki flat-bed printer.
Designed using Adobe Illustrator and Shima Seiki KnitPaint software. -
Collaboration with Peer Graduate Student, Jacob Schindler
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Collaboration with Peer Graduate Student, Jacob Schindler
Real flowers from the Raleigh area, pressed and photographed over a light box and then arranged into animal face motifs -
Digital Print File with Pressed Flowers Motif
Using Adobe Illustrator -
Digitally Printed Pullover Sweater
(Splotchy background print due to ineffective pre-treatment)