This is Camilla’s story, the winning designer of “Feel the Contest 2019”. She tells us about her latest show and her passion for yarns and knitwear. • Tell us about your project and the runway show that took place on September 2, what inspired you? The collection is inspired by the relationship that a woman has…
Feel the Yarn continues its mission in creating a digital community attentive to the needs of those who live the world of yarns and knitwear in all its facets. On the website www.feeltheyarn.it the New Designers section is enriched with a new platform completely dedicated to training courses on the world of knitwear and yarns.…
Our contest is open for application till the 14th of January, when a special jury will select the candidates for this new edition. Interested people just need to write to team@feeltheyarn.it or go directly to the private group of Fb “Feel the Yarn – For New Designers” and search for the “Mandatory information for applying”. The documents…
The annual appointment with creation, fashion and knitting design is back, Feel the Contest is back. The twelfth edition is about to start. The 2022 formula has developed by looking even further into designers’ world, with an interesting shift to a phygital format. Not only talented students in their last year, but also young designers,…
One of the designers of the latest Feel the Contest tells us about her projects and 3D Software. Where did your passion for yarns and knitwear come from? I started hand knitting when i was 5 years old with my grandmother. When the weather was bad we used to spend our afternoons knitting and crocheting…
This is Raquel’s story: the winner of the last Feel the Contest 2021 dedicated to new designers. Where did your passion for knitting come from? Before moving to London, I lived in Sao Paulo and I was studying fashion design at my university when I was one of the students selected worldwide to take part…
This is Wenke’s story: it talks about her passion for yarns and knitwear. Where did you start from? I studied at the renowned art college Burg Giebichenstein and graduated as a fashion designer in 2008. At the SDBI FASH competition, I was able to win the recognition award with my diploma collection. This was followed…
Feel the Yarn organizes a cycle of 5 webinars focused on yarns and knitwear, dedicated to students from the best international fashion schools. The webinars are held by Ornella Bignami (Elementi Moda – Milano) with the special participation of testimonials from the spinning industry. We stronlgy believe in technical education in order to help students…
Feel the Contest is arriving at its final stage on digital: judging and voting the outfits to select the 5 finalists, who are going to compete for the absolute winner award during Pitti Immagine Filati (to be held at the end of June). The 27 contestants are finalizing their projects. Despite Pandemic’s troubles, they have…
The new format, involving 27 young designers between the ages of 22 and 35, is entering into the moodboards’ publication stage. After the match with the Italian spinners, the participants received the colour cards of the yarns that they will be using to interpret the theme “Fluid”. The first outcomes are in the updated moodboards they are presenting right…
