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1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Freeman, Susie (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Susie Freeman designed this imaginative evening ensemble (T.156&A-1985). It employs her signature 'pocket knitting' technique. She has enmeshed the glittering decorations within a double layer of fabric. The creative use of knitted structures and the combination of natural and manmade fibres are typical of Freeman's innovative work.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Evening Wear
Womenswear
Object type
Top
Materials and techniques
Machine-knitted nylon
Nylon
Plaited
Machine Knitted
Brief description
Top of machine-knitted nylon monofilament, designed by Susie Freeman, Great Britain, 1984.
Physical description
Top of machine-knitted nylon monofilament.
Gallery label
  • Susie Freeman's imaginative evening ensemble employs her signature 'pocket knitting' technique, in which glittering decorations are enmeshed within a double layer of fabric. The creative use of knitted structures and the combination of natural and man-made fibres are characteristic of Freeman's innovative work.(1997)
  • EVENING ENSEMBLE SKIRT Machine knitted nylon monofilament and ikat (tie-dyed) silk, decorated with sequins and snippets of fancy ribbons and braids VEST Machine-knitted cotton and ikat silk British: Susie Freeman, 1984 The fullness of this ankle-length skirt, gathered into a wide elasticated waistband, is achieved by underlayers of taffeta and nylon net. The glittering decorations are enmeshed in a double-layer knitted fabric of fine nylon thread, which is surprisingly soft to the touch. The co-ordinating sleeveless top is cut in one piece from knitted fabric placed horizontally. It is seamed at the centre back and across the shoulders. Susie Freeman makes knitted hangings and a range of costume accessories as well as exotic one-off outfits. Her imaginative use of knitted structure is far removed from traditional image of knitting. T.156&A-1985(1985)
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1985/202. Acquired with skirt T.156-1985.
Summary
Susie Freeman designed this imaginative evening ensemble (T.156&A-1985). It employs her signature 'pocket knitting' technique. She has enmeshed the glittering decorations within a double layer of fabric. The creative use of knitted structures and the combination of natural and manmade fibres are typical of Freeman's innovative work.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.156-1985

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Record createdSeptember 8, 2010
Record URL
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