Introduction to Knitting with Circular Needles
Influences
A course by Carmen García de Mora , Textile Designer and Knitting Professor
Joined October 2018
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson I will tell you about my influences and my sources of inspiration. I hope you enjoy them and see in them the great range and the possibilities that this type of fabric offers us.”
In this video lesson Carmen García de Mora addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Knitting with Circular Needles. Learn how to knit a circular, top-down garment and discover all that you can create without using seams.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, we will see my influences and where I find inspiration. Nature is my favorite designer. In it I look for textures, volumes, its cycles, its colors. In it I not only seek inspiration, but also rest and focus. That is why I want to show you this book, "The Art of Knitting," that has been with me for many years. Françoise Tellier-Loumagne, has created a wonderful book in which she seeks inspiration in natural textures to create myriad knitting structures. You will see that mixing knit and purl stitches she builds any type of fabric. Whenever I run out of ideas on how...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Knitting with Circular Needles
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Category
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Areas
Accessory Design, Fiber Arts, Knitting, Textile Design

Carmen García de Mora
A course by Carmen García de Mora
After being awarded her degree in technical engineering for industrial design, Carmen García de Mora was left yearning for a life of knitting needles and yarn, a passion inherited from her grandmother. In that moment she decided to study a Master's in knitwear design and has dedicated herself to both this and teaching since 2005.
Up until 2020, she taught a class in industrial knitwear as part of a fashion design degree in Barcelona. She is also an industrial knitwear production consultant as well as a hand-knit garment and collection designer for adults and infants. As for more personal projects, she markets her new designs through Ravelry and shares them with her follows on Instagram.
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