Knitted Dress and Jacket (T37b)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Anne Fewlass
Title
Knitted Dress and Jacket
Made in
London
Date
1979
Description
Knitted acrylic and mohair jacket in smokey blues, greys and reds, with no buttons.
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: 113cm
width: 72cm
Object number
T37b
Category
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Knitted Dress and Jacket, Anne Fewlass, 1979, Crafts Council Collection: T37. Photo: John Hammond
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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.