JEAN MOSS

One of Britain's leading knitwear designers, currently with a regular column, Ask Jean, in UK magazine, Knitting. Jean combines her twin passions of knitting and gardening in both her tours and her flourishing garden design practice. A self-taught knitter, her innovative use of textures, colours and elegant styling have been widely influential. For more than twenty years she has designed her own collections as well as commissions for Rowan Yarns, Ralph Lauren, Laura Ashley, Benetton and many others. She has written five books, the most recent being Couture Knits. She teaches design and technique workshops extensively in North America and Europe, believing that good design should be available to all, not just those who can afford to buy couture.

Lecture
PASSION FOR PULLOVERS
A light-hearted look at how Jean got into knitting, designing her own handknit and hand-loomed collections, working with designers like Ralph Lauren, commercial factory production, design consultancy and writing knitting books. The talk will be illustrated with slides of inspirational sources and sweaters from her archives. There will be personal anecdotes and insights into the fashion industry and a look at the current exciting British knitting scene.

Workshops
MORE COLOUR WILL DO THE TRICK
Whether stripes, fairisle, intarsia or simply co-ordinating a plain sweater, colour is crucial. Revitalise your knitting by understanding which colours work together and sharpen your colour awareness. Through experimental knitting exercises we will look at the basic principles of colour harmony that can be applied every time you pick up your needles. (Workshop)

SWATCH TO SWEATER
Using a favourite swatch of your own, you will explore its design possibilities and learn how to transfer your pattern onto a basic sweater shape to fit your measurements. By the end of the session you should have a unique design, which you can go on to knit. Illustrated with swatches from my own designs.