about
From Donna's website:
Donna Wilson
Questions and Answers
1.First of all, please tell me how you got into knitting. I started knitting during my MA at Grays School of Art, Aberdeen in Scotland. I wanted to work in a spontaneous way, and create textures, and I found knitting gave me the effects I wanted. At Grays we more or less taught ourselves the techniques and I still love the fact that you can construct a desired fabric out of a ball of yarn.
2.Please tell me about your career as a designer.
I graduated from Grays in 1999, and then got a job in a knitwear company as an assistant designer for a year. I then went back to college to do my MA at the RCA, where I specialised in Mixed Media Textiles. At the RCA I started making products and sold them in shops like Couverture and Supra Girls London. They started off as the long leggy dolls- still in my collection, and evolved into the slightly more disturbing knitted creatures with 2 heads or extra long legs, each with their very own character, the more peculiar the better for me.
3.What does the job of a ‘knitting designer’ involve?
For my own business, I do a bit of everything, selecting colours, mood boards, designing making samples, production, marketing, admin, and everything to do with the day to day running of the business. I’m still learning as I go on.
