AVA Academia

'An exciting and inspiring book covering all aspects of knitwear design. This is essential reading for any knitwear student.'

Katherine Brotheridge, University of Northumbria, UK

'Visually exciting; well documented; clear images and well described ... Really easy to read. Broken up into bite size chunks. Clear examples of the knits.'

Sofi Datoney, University of Bolton, UK

'I currently use all of the other books in this series and find them excellent, this latest is no exception ... I find myself able to refer to this book for questions and ideas ... I particularly like the sidebars and very extensive photographs.'

Emma Laird, Reading College, UK

'This is yet another fantastic book in your range of Basic Fashion Design books. It is full of inspirational text and images not only dealing with the basics of knitwear, but also the creative side of research and portfolio presentation relating to a final garment or collection.'

Laura Green, Doncaster College, UK

'Books are excellent. Modern approach and very straight-forward and easy to follow.'

Wendy Friedman, Fashion Institute of Technology, USA

'This is a useful text which is mainly suited to level 2 & 3 fashion students. It would also be helpful to textile design students wanting to gain an insight into how a fashion collection is developed. The examples used are broad covering men's and women's knitwear.'

Annie Shaw, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

'This is a super book that provides detailed information to discuss the creative design process – looking specifically at knit for fashion. The quality of the visual resources is excellent and complements the text well ... Highly recommended for any programme which includes creative knit.'

Julie Haslam, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

'Practical and very relevant to knit classes. Inventive. Well illustrated - up to date and varied. Good illustrations of practicalities - along with photographs of products. Most books have one or the other.'

Joan Murray, Craven College, UK

'This is an attractive and much needed addition to your Fashion Design Basics group.'

Bo Breda, Art Institute of California/San Francisco, USA

'This text is well laid out and presents both the technical and creative aspects of knitted fabric and clothing development . High quality images are used which reflect the complexity of pattern and stitch development clearly. This text complements textile science and textile design.'

Gayle Ramsden , University of the Fraser Valley, Canada