Chapter ideas, (titles need developing)

• What is knitwear?
  

Looking in the historical and contextual background of knit. Why its topical now, how knit has developed.

A possible sub topic of hand vs machine.

• The link between Fashion and Art

Knit art/ artists using knit as a medium. Blurred boundaries between fashion and Art. Artists to look at Sandra backlund, Craig Lawrence

• Future potential of Knitwear

A breakdown of the future of knitwear, new technologies

Craig Lawrence AW10

Craig Lawrence AW10

Tim Ryan - Knitwear that pushes boundaries

Sandra Backlund - Fashion or Art

Designers pushing the boundaries of knitwear

http://www.knittingindustry.com/

It is extremely doubtful this ingenious fabric will ever go out of fashion. Fashion designers are constantly pushing the boundaries to extend knitwear’s place in both summer and winter trends.

http://knitwear.co.uk/knitwear-fashion/