In front of a sweater i always had the impulse to discover if it was possible to cut it as a normal fabric and rework it. I did. I've bought a long sweater (actually 2, i needed 1 and 1/2 sweater to finish my project) and i've cut it with no mercy.
The inspiration was all the scuptural knitwear i've seen recently and the work of Simone Shailes,the cape she designed for Topshop in 2008.When i saw it was love at first sight,this diy is a tutorial to make a sweater that remembers that one.
I've taken the cardigan and i've start cutting it, i choosen to make a short outerwear sweater with 3/4 sleeves. I've cut the the remaining pieces into strips and i've secured the ends with the zig zag stitch. I've start sewing the loops over the sweater. The best thing about this sweater is the effect it does when you move. The loops follow the movement,it would be perfect for dance.
I'll try to make some pics jumping and moving to let you see the effect.
The experiment i wanted to try is rework a cardigan,the fun was to see something beyond what i was looking at the moment, was to see a different potential in a normal cardigan; if you want to try this you can make the loops knitting them and then sewing them onto a sweater. The back of the cardigan is completely flat. The fierceness of the sweater is into the shoulders that are really in the spotlight.What the sweater became in the end is a wool armor.
This bag i've designed is inspired by studs and origami fashion. The idea was to take the softness of fabric and trasform it in the rigidity of geometry. The result is an aggressive bag that looks like a weapon, like a rectangular morning star.
3 comments:
Wow! This looks awesome, I love how you reworked the sweater! I imagine that´s exactly what a ninja would wear off-duty :) I really like the way you styled the first pictures.
I would like to do this idea but with a scarf...maybe cut one and make loops and add it to another or perhaps actually knitting loops and do a complete work from scratch.
Well, over here winter is very mild, so perhaps I can start working on it for next winter :)
Mishell xx
Hi,i'm glad you like it!
I think a scarf can be a great idea too,the only problem could be to find the exact color of the sweater but this can be a resource too, you can create a two tone sweater, i've choosen that sweater because as you can see there's a lot "excess material" that could be used for the loops, it was almost enought but in the end i had to surrender and buy another cardigan!I couldn't find a ball of wool of the same color!
Here shops are going to be full of spring clothes in a couple of weeks but unfortunately winter is still in full force! :D
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