The first ever fashion knitwear show from students of Limerick’s School of Art and Design saw collections displayed to a packed house to raise funds for Limerick Suicide Watch.
Introduced four years ago, this year saw the first ever group of students to graduate with a BA in Fashion Knitwear and Textile Design (FKT).
The show was produced by the students of LSAD and LIT Clonmel, working together to ensuring the first ever FKT Graduate Show was characterised by energy and edge.
Fashion Knitwear and Textile Programme Leader Mairead Neil, says, “The FKT class of 2017 are true innovators who are unafraid to push the boundaries of knitwear planting this craft firmly in the 21st century. Traditional techniques such as machine knitting, crochet, macramé, embroidery, and needle-felting along with Shima knit technology were explored and incorporated into their work creating a vibrant show full of colour, texture and contemporary fashion bringing cutting-edge Fashion Knitwear and textile design back to Limerick city.”
