Surface Tension,
Soft Structure
MA 2025Mar
#KnittedSculpture #SelfSupportingKnits #ThermalYarn #PaintableKnits
This project is an ongoing exploration into how knit — traditionally seen as flat, soft, and drapery — can become three-dimensional, self-supporting, and spatial. Beginning with the question “Can knit stand on its own?”, it investigates the transformation of textile surfaces into structural forms.
Guided by material, color, and form, I experiment with yarns, treatments, and dyeing techniques to build tension and shape from within the knit itself. Each piece is hand-painted or dyed, mapping color directly onto the knitted form to define movement and contour .
The results are a series of tactile, self-supporting knitted textiles that sit between soft sculpture, textile design, and material research — suggesting new possibilities for knit as soft sculpture or wearable structure.
This project is an ongoing exploration into how knit — traditionally seen as flat, soft, and drapery — can become three-dimensional, self-supporting, and spatial. Beginning with the question “Can knit stand on its own?”, it investigates the transformation of textile surfaces into structural forms.
Guided by material, color, and form, I experiment with yarns, treatments, and dyeing techniques to build tension and shape from within the knit itself. Each piece is hand-painted or dyed, mapping color directly onto the knitted form to define movement and contour .
The results are a series of tactile, self-supporting knitted textiles that sit between soft sculpture, textile design, and material research — suggesting new possibilities for knit as soft sculpture or wearable structure.
Process Snapshot