Those of you who know me, are aware that I am a bit of a geek about textile machinery. I’m mainly obsessed with looms, but also get excited about yarn winding gadgets, warping mills, bobbins etc.
I took a break from weaving and looms this week, and instead dusted off my very old knitting machine – a very basic Brother machine which I bought second hand a very long time ago.
It took me a while to remember how to clean the machine, get knitting with it and how to keep the stitches from dropping every five minutes (as well as how to hold back tears every time the whole piece of knitting fell off the needles and unraveled in a heap on the floor 🙂
But after a lot of trial and error, I’m quite pleased to have a set of four infinity scarves. The restrained colour palette is inspired by some indigo, denim and marl fabric swathes I had around the studio and the fibre content (cotton/viscose/silk ) makes them soft and drapey.
They should be cool enough to wear at the end of summer or in spring. I think I’ll wear one and put the others into the shop.
Twill Textile Design 