In Conversation with Thijs Verhaar, Co-founder of KnitwearLab and his Eponymous Label

KnitwearLab was founded in 2013 by Thijs Verhaar and Cherish Brouwer to create an open source for knitwear knowledge. Their design studio is located near Amsterdam, in the Dutch town of Almere. Working as...

Zegna Baruffa Redefines Time in New Collection

Zegna Baruffa Lane Borgosesia, an Italian leader in the production of fine yarns for top-quality knitwear, will participate in this week’s Pitti Immagine Filati trade show that opens its doors in Florence, Italy. At the...

Supporting Young Talent at Pitti Filati

Zegna Baruffa Lane Borgosesia, an Italian leader in the production of fine yarns for top-quality knitwear, has announced that this year the company is sponsoring Kingston School of Art University and its student Giulia...

Filpucci Continues Journey of Responsible Innovation

Filpucci, an Italian leader in the manufacture of creative yarns for quality knitwear, will take part in the 83rd edition of Pitti Filati, which will be held from 27-29 June in Florence, presenting its...

Laxtons Sheepsoft: A stock-supported fully-traceable machine knitting yarn

Sponsored Editorial Baildon, Yorkshire British yarn spinner Laxtons Limited, has launched its first stock-supported machine knitting yarn Sheepsoft, a blend of British Bluefaced Leicester and Masham wools. This is Laxtons’ first venture in the supply of...

Pantone Introduces Polyester Standards

Pantone, a provider of professional colour standards for the design industry, has introduced polyester standards for athleisure, footwear, swimwear, sleepwear and the home and fashion accessories markets, as an addition to its Fashion, Home...

Ones to Watch – Nottingham Trent University

To start our round-ups of this years' university graduates, we feature students from Nottingham Trent University's highly-regarded Fashion Knitwear Design undergraduate 2018 cohort. Here are six graduates who caught our eye.. Cat Brierley Wavering linear knits...

Ones to Watch – Ellie Eves, Glasgow School of Art

Materials artist Ellie Eves graduates this year from Glasgow School of Art. Her collection 'Softly Structured' follows the journey of the fusion of unorthodox found materials with traditional knitting techniques to create unusual and exciting...
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East Midlands Students Scoop Visionary Knitwear Award

Last week, the highly-anticipated annual Graduate Fashion Week showcased collections of this years fashion and textiles graduates from arts universities and colleges from across the UK. This years Visionary Knitwear Award was judged by six...

‘Made It’ collections link students with manufacturers

This year, the British sourcing event Make it British Live! was curated by the UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) and focused on supporting young talent and establishing a strong skill base to bring...