Homage is Alexis Winslow's latest capsule collection featuring 5 spirited knitting patterns inspired by Modernist art and design, each piece honoring a different pioneering female artist from history.
The collection will be available for sale as individual pdf patterns, an ebook, or a beautiful softcover book printed on thick matte-finish paper with saddle-stitch binding (40 pages).
Alexis Winslow is a knitwear and textile designer living in Brooklyn, New York. Her designs have a bold, graphic aesthetic and often utilize interesting construction techniques. Alexis is the creative force behind KnitDarling.com and author of the books Graphic Knits (Interweave Press) and Speckle & Stone (Deep South).
Alexis Winslow is a knitwear and textile designer living in Brooklyn, New York. Her knitwear designs have a bold, graphic aesthetic and often utilize interesting construction techniques. Alexis is the creative force behind KnitDarling.com and author of the book Graphic Knits (Interweave Press). Her designs have also been published in print magazines including Interweave Knits and Knitscene as well as on the web with Brooklyn Tweed and Berroco Yarn Company. She has also contributed many designs to books and anthologies including Ann Budd's Scarf Style 2 and Lisa Shroyer's Free Spirit Shawls.
Alexis splits her time between working as a textile print designer and as a freelance knitwear designer. Her hobbies include painting, pottery, sewing, and embroidery. In addition to numerous gallery shows, her artwork has also been featured on the television show Broad City (Comedy Central) and commissioned by Van's Shoes for their company archives.
Alexis is originally from Norman, Oklahoma. She attended the University of Oklahoma and received her BFA in 2005, focusing on painting and pottery. After moving to New York City in 2007, she studied textile design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). Alexis now works as a printed textile and product designer, creating children’s bedding and bath products for a large firm in New York City. She established KnitDarling.com in 2010. Alexis began self-publishing her independent knitting patterns in 2009, and by 2012 had landed her first full-length book deal for Graphic Knits (Interweave Press).
Alexis’ eclectic experiences and prolific career gives her a unique perspective in her design work. Creativity, high craft, and mindful design are a thread throughout everything she does. You can see more of her work at www.knitdarling.com and www.alexiswinslow.com.
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