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This collection holds empathy for the computer, its original purpose to function as a tool, its unknowing birth into something in between humanity and its original form. The garments represent humanity's fossil, illustrating its love, sorrow, history, and the way it cannibalizes these characteristics. I stand against the phasing out of the human hand and traditional craft techniques by the swift industrialization of fashion. By merging atomic age futurist aesthetics with the time-honored craft of knitting, I marry the doomed machine and the human in his work. My thesis utilizes flatbed machines, SHIMA, and hand-knitting techniques, as well as integrating hand-built ceramic elements and accessories into the garments.

Sweater: Linen-and-cashmere flatbed-knit raglan sweater with outturned seams.

Shorts: Knit linen, hemp, and cotton shorts with curved-strap detailing, made on a flatbed knitting machine.

Gloves: Handbuilt ceramic fingers with a silk-and-wool-blend yarn, flatbed-knit with a lifting technique.

Sweater: Mohair and alpaca blend with hanging strap details

Pants: Cotton and wool blend jacquard knit “Stamen Skirt”, knit on SHIMA SEIKI knitting machine

Top: Cotton and wool blend ‘fidget spinner tank top.’

Skirt: Wool and elastic flatbed knit skirt with short-row circle detail

Gloves: Handbuilt ceramic fingers with a silk-and-wool-blend yarn, flatbed-knit with a lifting technique.

Poncho: Merino wool poncho and cables made using flatbed knitting machine, discs are hand-built ceramic

Skirt: Wool, cotton, and elastic tuck stitch “Stamen Skirt” knit on SHIMA SEIKI knitting machine

Top: Silk, wool, and alpaca flatbed knit top with ceramic details at the hip and ‘wormhole tank’ detail

Skirt: Antique Chinese military parachute sourced online, dip dyed with acid dyeing techniques with a ribbed waistband

Gloves: Handbuilt ceramic fingers with a Silk, wool, and alpaca blend yarn, flatbed-knit with a lifting technique.