THE KNITCH PROJECT | INTRODUCTION

The Knitch Project began as a senior thesis project emphasizing material exploration of readily available objects and applying various craft processes to transforming the existing items into products with a new life. Often clothing that has been purchased, worn, and eventually discarded is often still usable. With the right applied processes and care, I sought out to transform not only objects, but mindsets. To think of possessions as a set of viable materials, rather than as a single object with a single form that either works or doesn’t. Everything has it’s knitch. 

The clothing we wear, like most other manufactured products has a lifespan. An article is produced, purchased and worn, but eventually its initial lifespan comes to an end. The article of clothing may become outgrown, outdated, or worn out which leads to its disposal as garbage or donation.  Though they may have lost their ‘knitch’, these shapeless, old sweaters or middle school spirit t-shirts still have potential to be reprocessed to serve a new purpose in a new form.

The Knitch Project sources its materials from these reclaimed articles of clothing including wool sweaters & t-shirts, and transforms the textiles to extend their useful lifecycle. 

THE KNITCH PROJECT | PRODUCTS

The Knitch Project emerged as a series of bags and home goods handcrafted from the gathered materials. Given the nature of the material sourcing, each product is unique in its material combination and thus, accompanied with a tag providing graphic icons of the materials used to create that individual piece.

Though my thesis project may be over, I have continued to produce bags and home goods in similar and new styles. If you are interested in purchasing one of these items or would like to work together to create a custom piece, please contact me at blair.k.sherry@gmail.com

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