Design and Creation of Knitwear with the Fair Isle Technique
Materials and tools
A course by Jandi Gardiazabal , Textile Artist
About the video: Materials and tools
Overview
“Next, I will talk about materials, the origin of the fibers that we can weave, the different thicknesses and the tools that we need to weave the final project. ”
In this video lesson Jandi Gardiazabal addresses the topic: Materials and tools, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design and Creation of Knitwear with the Fair Isle Technique. Learn to create garments with different colors and geometric designs using the traditional Fair Isle technique .
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials and tools In this lesson we will talk about materials. The first thing I have to say is that it is very important to know the origin of the materials that we will use. Since the beginning of humanity, since the Egyptians, going through the Romans, the Greeks, the Middle Ages, etc., We all always knit with natural fibers. What are natural fibers? They are the fibers that we find in nature. The natural fibers that we weave the most are vegetable and animal. If, for example, we think of cotton, what do I have here, cotton comes from a plant. It could be cotton, linen, hemp. Cotton co...”
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Course summary for: Design and Creation of Knitwear with the Fair Isle Technique
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Accessory Design, Fiber Arts, Knitting, Textile Design

Jandi Gardiazabal
A course by Jandi Gardiazabal
Jandi Gardiazabal is a textile artist with a passion for colors. She grew up in a family where knitting, embroidery, and sewing were the norm, so at just eight years old she had already picked up the knitting habit. She loves creating with her hands and shares that passion with others by teaching knitting classes and making patterns.
In 2021, she joined forces with her sister to keep up with the demand of the ever-growing knitting community. Jandi has amassed more than 65K followers on Instagram thanks to the tips, tricks, tutorials, and inspiration she shares every day on her profile.
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