When first met fourth

Yesterday the first years dressed to impress the fourth years who are going to "employ them" as their mentees and help with their collections....

Link to youtube video of the event

Photos
were you there?

Recruiting for demonstrator posts in knit and weave

The School of Textiles and Design is recruiting for two demonstrators the first in weave and the other for knit. The link to the application and job description is here
The closing date is the 9th of September 2011 so get your act together if you are going to apply.....

Knitwear by Jaggy Nettle

Killer Jeans

As ever there is an ethical issue to any aspect of fashion.....Killer jeans refers to the use of sandblasting jeans to make them look worn and aged.. The process produces silica in minute particles which after repeated exposure causes silicosis a severe lung disease. The article that brought this to my attention appeared in the Guardian newspaper as a result of research

by the clean clothes campaign