Dress (T37a)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Anne Fewlass
Title
Dress
Made in
London
Date
1979
Description
Knitted acrylic and mohair dress in smokey blues, greys and reds, with long sleeves and a cream yoke neck, and an integrated belt.
Materials and techniques
65% acrylic, 35% kid mohair. Waist ties with glass beads. Machine-knitted on Knitmaster 326 using tuck stitch pattern. Waist ties using rouleau technique. Crochet finish with picot edge. Hand-knitted collar using two yarns and 'fireflowers' pattern design.
Dimensions
length: 120cm
Object number
T37a
Category
-
Knitted Dress, Anne Fewlass, 1979, Crafts Council Collection: T37. Photo: John Hammond
Maker's statement
A typical example of my work, using machine knitting as a background for hand techniques and extensive finishing.