What I do

How I work

I design and knit bespoke garments, sometimes in collaboration with the customer. From experience I found that they see a garment that they like but quite quickly realise the colour, style, silhouette etc. is not quite right. This evolved into creating pieces that were  both personal and unique. Initially I thought this might seem intimidating but in practice customers themselves drive how much they want to be involved in the design although there are of course those that happily take my guidance. Most simply buy directly off the rail.

Interestingly these design discussions have led to customers becoming repeat customers and then sometimes, friends.

One problem that I have always faced is that knitted fabric does not lend itself to static display. Garments sometimes just don't hang nicely on a rail and the designs come alive when worn. The most successful sales have generally come as a result of seeing something similar being worn by a friend or (when I can find them) a model.

For this reason it is often more practical (and fun) to come along to my workroom with a few friends so that you can try on the garments and discuss your requirements without any pressure. I can even provide a coffee. 

What I make

I actually make a broad range of clothing and accessories. I love knitting and much of what I make is for my own pleasure. I knit using standard and chunky gauge  machines finishing off by hand and all the designs are my own. 

My current repertoire is:

• • Skirts knitted on the bias, this way they drape beautifully, suiting all shapes and sizes. They look fabulous on the smaller figure and absolutely glorious on the larger lady.

  • Knitted dresses, any length, any colour.

  • Jumpers in many different styles and weights.

  • Long fingerless knitted gloves - these seem to be appealing to both young and old