Graduation

So I am now a graduate of BA (Hons) Textiles and it feels good to say! I had a lovely day, once the walk across the stage was over, and it was so nice to all be together again.

Well, I'm home and settled after an amazing week in London. I must admit I was pretty terrified at first, the thought of being in London on my own with all these people I'd never met before was very scary but my worries were soon proven to be for nothing as everyone I met was lovely and the whole experience has really boosted my confidence.

 

I went down on the Tuesday with my mum to suss the area out and have a scout around Alexandra Palace - which is huge! Thank god my mum could come with me on the first day because I would never have gotten my footstools down there and set up without her! The tubes are a nightmare when busy at the best of times but with two heavy suitcases in tow it was not a pleasant experience! We made it there in one piece though and managed to suss the area out nicely it was a pretty simple walk.

 

 

Alexandra Palace

 

The amazing view from Alexandra Palace

 

Then came setting up! I decided on having two shelves to store my mug cosies on and then my stools were on a plynth underneath, here's where mum came to the rescue again! I was no help at all in putting the shelves up she did it all - I'll have to practice for Harrogate seeing as I'm all on my own then!

 

It was great to see everything coming together and finally being able to meet everyone and see their work. Here are a few photo's of the exhibition...

 

 

My Stand!

 

 

Mug Cosies for Sale!

 

The Mug Cosy Tower

 

I loved my area because it faced onto the walkway so attracted people towards the stand, I do think that had I been on the inside I would have sold less mugs because being on the outside meant the mugs caught the eyes of those who didn't plan on coming into the exhibition space.

 

The other work in the stand was amazing, I was in awe of the time, effort and skills that went into the work produced by the other finalists, here's a picture of the work by each finalist...

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you agree all the work is amazing! I can't wait to do it all over again next month :)

 

 

 

 

 



At the Knit and Stitch Show!

I'm having an amazing time here, meeting lots of lovely people and selling a few mugs along the way. Here are a few pictures...

Getting Ready for the Knit and Stitch Show

I can't beleive how quickly it's come around but tomorrow is the day I go down to London for the annual Knitting and Stitching show. I'm both terrified and excited and I just can't wait to get all my stuff set up.

 

To sell there, I've been making mug cosies in the same colours as my stools to compliment the stand. I chose to sell these objects because when I think about footstools I think about putting my feet up with a cup of tea! Here are a couple of pictures of me frantically trying to get as many made as possible!

 

 



Festive Hats

I've had a few requests from friends recently for personalised bobble hats and I've loved making them! Here are a few pictures...

 

 

Made out of pure wool, this should keep my friends head nice and toasty in the winter. I have hand knit it using chunky wool.

 

I love the pink and cream combination, it reminds me of a strawberry ice cream.

 

I knitted the penguin seperately on this one, I felt it would be easier than trying to incorporate it in the design whilst reducing stitches. It gives it a more three dimensional cosy feel I think so it worked well!

 

I love the colour of this hat, the photograph doesn't do it justice. It is made using pure cream and burgundy British wool. I thought it would be difficult to create the snowflakes but whilst they were a little bit fiddley it was nothing really challenging, I wanted to keep this one for myself!

 

I've added the hats to my Etsy shop and I'm willing to try any design anyone wants as well as any colour so please enquire either on my Etsy shop at;

 

 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SCWTextiles?ref=search_shop_redirect

 

 

Or give me an email on samwilson1991@live.co.uk