Introducing…Emily Platt


Rowan supported student Emily Platt with her design collection, and she tells us about her inspiration.


“The collection is called Twisted Traditions and is inspired by traditional dress from around the world, which has been transformed into knitwear pieces. I have taken features from countries such as Scandinavia, Sweden, Russia, and many more, and used them to create Fair Isle designs and shapes to create a unique collection.”


“I wanted to create a complete knitwear range as my career aim is to design hand knit pieces that are different to what people can buy on the high street. My university final collection was the greatest opportunity to create a collection that would stand out and get people interested in knitting and creating their own garments.”


“I wanted to use Rowan yarns, as they have a great selection of colours and yarns which fit perfectly with my theme. The yarns that I used were Drift, Renew and Felted Tweed as I liked that they were all different gauges but they all have different flicks of colour in them to make the collection look more interesting.”


Visit Emily’s facebook page www.facebook.com/lostinknit


12 - May 2012


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