MelonHead KnitWear
Vancouver, BC Textile Artisan - Carmen Craig-Martin.
Combining multiple aspects of textile design gives a unique perspective to my work. For more than 20 years, my hands have manipulated fibre in an attempt to interpret what I see around me. I am unwilling to remain static in my design. This compulsion to reinvent my craft keeps me challenged, and gives my textile design a voice.
The exploration of textile design is a drug to me, a constant push forward from an invisible hand. Hand dyeing, spinning, knitting, crocheting and weaving —in combination —–give me what I need to complete a design.
In 2010, I started to create kits which included hand spun yarn and a pattern, to share with people who already knit. Beautiful designs start with the wool and end with the mastery in your own hands. These patterns and kits will be released on the site and the patterns will be available on Ravelry shortly.
