I WENT TO ITALY WITH MY CLASS IN FEBRUARY TO VISIT THE IMMAGINE PITTI FOLATI YARN SHOW, WHERE WE GOT GIVEN A NEW DESIGN BRIEF BASED ON ANY INSPIRATION WE FOUND WHILST WE WERE THERE.
SO, BEING IN FLORENCE, WHERE THERE ARE BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS, AMAZING FOOD, GORGEOUS PEOPLE ETC ETC ETC, WHAT ON EARTH WOULD I CHOOSE TO BASE A 6 WEEK PROJECT ON?
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AFTER ABOUT THE SECOND DAY ALL THE PIZZA AND GELATO STARTED TO GET SLIGHTLY OLD, TIL I SAW THIS EXPERT EXAMPLE OF ITALIAN GRAFFITI ON A WALL SOMEWHERE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE REST OF IT SAYS, BUT THE IDEA OF THESE 'RED WARRIORS' RUNNING AROUND FLORENCE IN MATCHING RED NINJA OUTFITS AND BANDANNAS SEEMED VERY EXCITING, AND I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TO LONDON TO START DESIGNING SOME KNITWEAR FOR THEM!
I STARTED RESEARCHING SAMURAI OUTFITS, STUDYING THE WAY THE METAL OVERLAPS IN ROWS AND FORMS COOL PATTERNS.
THE SAMPLES ARE A MIXTURE OF HAND KNIT, DOMESTIC MACHINE KNIT, INDUSTRIAL DUBIED MACHINE KNIT, AND HAND CROCHET.
MY WARRIORS ARE SLIGHTLY MORE GANGLY AND BUG-EYED THAN THE REAL RED WARRIORS, I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD DO VERY WELL IN COMBAT. BUT AT LEAST THEY'RE WEARING FABULOUS OUTFITS!
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