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Forming Stitches: Exploring Tailored Tradition through Contemporary Knitwear
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
2025 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis [Artistic work]
Abstract [en]

This work explored how the use of tailored construction, adapted to fully-fashioned knitwear, can expand the types of garments, silhouettes and cuts we generally associate with knitwear. Thus, seeking to challenge how we approach the construction of fully-fashioned knitwear, by investigating how material properties, construction methods, and notably combinations thereof, affect garment expression and form. The conception of the garments was approached holistically, considering material properties, construction method, form and function of the garment, and integration of garment details, in equal measure and from the offset. Thereby striving to utilise the potential of fully fashioned knit to a higher degree than the status quo. The exploration took place through a combination of knitting material samples, draping, and sketching. As well as adapting flat-pattern construction to utilise the unique properties of fully fashioned knitwear, such as stable cast on/off edges, changes in stretchiness across the knit, partial knitting, and the ability to change stitch size and binding throughout the knit. This approach enabled the creation of constructions, that lay in between traditional woven- and knitwear construction.

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2025.
Keywords [en]
Knitwear, Fully Fashioned, Knitwear Construction, Zero Waste, Garment Construction
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Design
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-33470OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-33470DiVA, id: diva2:1954421
Available from: 2025-04-25 Created: 2025-04-24 Last updated: 2025-09-24Bibliographically approved

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