The concept of Winnie Yeung's final project is ‘Growing’. The initial inspiration comes from aerial photography of tulip fields in The Netherlands. Instead of using pen or acrylics to draw and paint, Winnie uses the knitting machine as her drawing tool, and the different kind of yarn as the medium. Winnie loves experimenting with a range of knitting techniques and yarn combinations. Her first samples have become the visual and haptic inspiration for her next works. In addition, her research method is by observing the details of her samples and taking photographs to make further developments and improvements in the following iterations.




The main difference between knit and weave is the elasticity of the fabric. So Winnie did some research on weaving techniques such as Swedish lace and LENO, in order to seek the possibility of combining the weaving concept into the knitted sample. Through such adoption, her work shows a tight stable structure which constrained the elasticity of the fabric. With this technique, Winnie’s knit work could show both elastic and inelastic feature in one.

Her colour palette is inspired by Paul Klee. The colour proportion and shapes are the insights she gained. Nave blue and mustard yellow are the main colour of the project. The fabrics that she produces are free from fixed shapes and patterns but with unlimited potential to stretch in any direction needed.




In terms of material, she has explored the different texture of yarns such as mohair, wool, alpaca, and camel, in order to show the contrast of the handle of yarns. Winnie also uses Pemotex, Lycla and elastic yarn which enable her to illustrate the elasticity of the fabric.

The fabrics that she produces are free from fixed shapes and patterns but with unlimited potential to stretch in any direction needed. Winnie works can be worn in various ways.

The intended customer for Winnie’s work is someone who is extremely open-minded, someone who doesn’t like to be restrained.