Our knit sequence continues with our newest reduce & sew knit lesson, Drafting a Cowl Neck for Knits. (Picture credit score: UniversityofFashion.com)
You probably have been laying aside working with knits since you assume it’s simply too onerous, nicely, worry no extra. With over 35 classes in our knit sequence, we’re your one-stop store for studying the best way to work with “reduce & sew” knit material. From understanding knit construction and the best way to selected the best knit material for a specific design, to studying the best way to draft a set of knit slopers so that you’ll be capable of design tons of of various knit clothes, to studying the assorted machines used when stitching knit seams, knit necklines and knit hems, we’ve bought you coated.
Earlier than you get began, we advocate that you simply view our knit material lectures, Introduction to Knit Materials and Knit Cloth Rules
In our newest lesson, Drafting a Cowl Neckline for Knits, we’ll demo the best way to draft a cowl neckline utilizing the knit sloper that you simply drafted in our lesson, Drafting a Girls’s Fitted Secure Knit T-Shirt from Measurements. Taking the specified knit material selection into consideration, you’ll learn to decide the peak of your cowl after which the best way to draft one of these neckline. The outcomes will encourage many different inventive variations.
Entrance & again view of UoF’s Drafting a Cowl Neckline for Knits lesson (Picture credit score: UniversityofFashion.com)
Cowl Inspiration
Madelaine Vionnet cowls in the course of the Nineteen Twenties and Thirties, impressed by Greek & Roman classical gown. (ImageCredit: Pinterest.com)
The cowl neckline has a wealthy historical past courting again to historic Greece, the place it was referred to as the “kredemnon”. Initially fabricated from wool and draped over the top and shoulders, it was worn by each women and men, typically paired with a himation (a kind of cloak). Through the Center Ages, cowl necks had been a typical characteristic of monastic robes with monks and nuns sporting lengthy, flowing robes with cowls that may very well be pulled up over the top.
French designer Madeleine Vionnet popularized this type in attire and tops in the course of the Nineteen Twenties and Thirties with Hollywood stars like Greta Garbo, serving to to make cowl necks synonymous with glamour and class.
An instance of a up to date hooded cowl. (Picture credit score: Pinterest.com)
In the present day, cowl necks are versatile parts in vogue, showing in numerous clothes from informal put on to formal apparel and even bridal robes.
