I have spent the last two weeks working on my garment. One of the main
things I have had to consider is how to construct it. I made my toile out of
one large piece of fabric with the sleeves attached, however as I want a
continuous ladder to run along the shoulders/ back and down the sleeves, I
needed to re consider how I should knit the pieces. The size of my garment was
also an issue, as I found it was too wide to be able to knit in one piece on
the machine. With the help of the knit technician Sue, I decided to knit the
sleeves and along the shoulders in one piece, then knit two bottom panels and
join them together to make the back of the garment.
(top section of garment)
This slightly compromised the design of the garment and it is not as fluid as I had envisaged. Also due to the irregular nature of the laddering technique I used, I couldn't predict exactly the size the pieces would come out. This meant it was difficult to line up the details precisely when I came to join them, however I think as the piece has a relaxed fit and organic nature to it anyway, the mistakes are partially concealed.
Having decided to dip dye the
garment with indigo, I did a couple of tests to see what would look best. I
like the indigo at the bottom of the sample on the left as it gives a sense of
weight and is harmonious with the colour gradient.
I dyed my garment in two sections, before linking them, this made the process slightly more manageable due to the size of the pieces but i would be interested to try dyeing a whole garment as there would be no visible break in colour then.
(finished garment_ back detail)
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