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Inspiring fashion based knitted textiles found at Pitti 

Being able to attend the yarn fair in Florence was an eye opening experience like nothing I'd ever imagined. I gained a lot of insight into the outside textile world and became accustomed to the way a trade fair works. I really enjoyed that the yarn fair was based around a fashion context, and I saw many fabrics which have influenced my thinking. Below are some of the best fabrics that I found in relation to my own practice and how I see my practice developing in the future. As you can see from the images, all of the fabrics are extremely textural. I like the idea of the fabrics looking and feeling three dimensional and being able to stand out from the body. I think this is an area that I am going to think more about when designing for high end fashion, as flat surfaces may not be as striking on the catwalk. Pitti left me thinking about lots of possibilities for future fabrics and I intend to use these surfaces as inspiration for my future weaving.