Kendall Ross Gets Personal with Her Colorful Sweaters Embedded with Stories
“I would never wear this in public” (2022), hand-knit with wool the artist hand-dyed for Factory Obscura in Oklahoma City. All images © Kendall Ross, shared with permission Creating pieces that are...
View Article‘Visible Mending’ Weaves Tales of Emotional Repair, One Stitch at a Time
“I think people, they need something that’s for them, just to concentrate on,” says the voiceover in the opening scene of the short documentary “Visible Mending,” published recently as part of the...
View ArticlePicking Up Pixels: Rüdiger Schlömer Designs Typefaces for Knitting
All images © Rüdiger Schlömer, shared with permission Rather than build the letter “A” or “R” through digital layers, Rüdiger Schlömer constructs the alphabet, numbers, and basic symbols stitch by...
View ArticleAlthea Crome’s Miniature Sweaters Test the Limits of Traditional Knitting
“Nativity II.” All images © Althea Crome, shared with permission Have you ever sent a knit sweater through a dryer cycle and returned to find it a fraction of the size it once was? Well, think even...
View ArticleÝr Jóhannsdóttir On Her Playful Approach to Design and How Mending Will Shape...
We dive into the story behind the playful, quirky knits of Ýr Jóhannsdóttir. Working under the name Ýrúrarí, the Iceland-based designer received considerable attention last year for her cheeky,...
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