by Kate Knight | Aug 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
What Does a Knitwear Designer Do?Knitwear design is a unique and essential niche within the fashion industry. While many people understand the difference between woven and knit fabrics, fewer realize the distinctions within the knitwear category itself—such as...
by Kate Knight | Feb 7, 2024 | Cashmere design, Sustainable Cashmere, Sustainable Cashmere
Recently, I asked on LinkedIn and Instagram what people would like to read in this newsletter and the answer came back definitively: tips on marketing sustainable cashmere. So I sat down and I started writing this … And then I stopped. The truth is, it has become so...
by Kate Knight | Jan 29, 2024 | Cashmere design
There are times when working remotely seems like the dream, especially when I think of standing on a freezing platform waiting for a train to take me home or being stuck in traffic on the M25! If you’d told a 16-year-old me that I would be a knitwear designer in rural...
by Kate Knight | Oct 19, 2023 | Cashmere design, Cashmere Thoughts
Unlock 6 Secrets of Cashmere Quality How to tell if cashmere is good quality (in person & online) It’s really easy to define the best quality cashmere: The staple length is 34- 36mm. And the micron is 14-15.5 microns OK, great. So I’ll just take my microscope...
by Kate Knight | Sep 18, 2023 | Cashmere Thoughts
A Tale of Wine, Luxury, and Craftsmanship The first clue should have been that I met my husband in a wine bar … at that point, he was a professor, but one who clearly had a passion for wine. Fast forward 13 years, and we found ourselves contemplating a permanent move...
