Knitting time: the concept of Feel the Yarn 2016 contest
The students that will take part of the Feel the Yarn contest will have to follow a very specific concept, that the coordinator of the project, Ornella Bignami, called ‘Knitting time’.
The students that will take part of the Feel the Yarn contest will have to follow a very specific concept, that the coordinator of the project, Ornella Bignami, called ‘Knitting time’.
MASTERS OF LINEN® spinners, suppliers of linen excellence to the knitting industry, support our Feel the Yarn contest.
On June 29th 4sustainability is organizing a short workshop at Pitti Filati about sustainability in the fashion supply chain.
Among the companies which are supporting this year contest, there is also La Rosa. Clicking on ‘Feel more’ you can read something about its history and mission.
Last Friday at Pitti Filati the award ceremony of this year contest took place: Verena Winkelmann from Hochschule Niederrhein and NG Siu Mui from The Hong Kong Polytechnic won the competition!
SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Japan is a leading manufacturer in the computerized flat knitting machine industry.
During next Pitti Filati (July 1-3 2015) Feel the Yarn 2015 is going to show all the creations made by the 21 young designers coming from the most famous international fashion and design schools.
Stefanel Group, one of the most important fashion company where knitwear products are significantly listed in its catalogue, is offering a stage opportunity to the student who will be ranked as second at the Feel the Yarn contest.
Feel the Yarn 2015 contest is supported and sponsored both by the mills you can find listed in this post and by other organizations, such as CELC Masters of Linen, the European Confederation of Linen and Hemp which promotes products made using European linen and certified Masters of Linen 100% Made in Europe.
Feel the Yarn allows students coming from the most famous international fashion schools to test their skills as well to promote them. At the same time the contest allows the mills to meet young knitwear designers and to establish new collaborations.