ToDo/NewDo: Machine Knitting the Landscape Around You by Judith Pipher

A Machine-Knit Masterpiece: The Tom Thompson Pines!

Judith Pipher, Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada

This sweater is an original design by Judith. It is inspired by the Canadian artist Tom Thompson.

Judith describes her design..

My loves are Georgian Bay which is on the Great Lakes. 

The yarn colours are blends of Koigu yarn from Chatsworth Ontario. The plan was drawn on to my basic sweater pattern that was put on to paper, then coloured.  It was then knit on my 940 brother.  The back is stripes of the colour on the right side. The pictorial was done in intarsia,  the trees are hand embroidered. it was to have a front zip. That proved to be too heavy so I sewed it closed then made an I cord  to match  to hide the join.

side view

back view

A Little about Judith

Judith is a retired historical interpreter. She loves history and now volunteers to do textile management at different museums.  She does condition reports, exhibits and cares for them. Her first and best love? Fibre of all kinds.

Judith travel to learn, to meet like-minded people and to be inspired. She went back to college at the age of 64  to learn pattern making. She continued on to study tailoring with Le Grand Chic school In Italy through Georgian College Barrie. and she graduated at 70!  We were honored to have Judith study with Cochenille in both Italy and San Diego. she has also studied with Jon Moore in London,  Susan Khalje in NYC, and Kathryn Brenne in North Bay (ON, Canada)