Heather Firby

Heather Firby

Knitwear DesignerExeter, United Kingdom
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Heather Firby

Heather Firby

Knitwear DesignerExeter, United Kingdom
About me
Based in Devon, UK, I am a freelance knitwear designer and designer/maker of sustainable, transparently produced knitwear. All of my designs are inspired by the beautiful British countryside and use only ethically sourced, natural materials.
Projects
  • Disruption
    DisruptionA Spring/Summer textile swatch project inspired by the calm we can find in nature.
  • Finland: Stripes of Colour
    Finland: Stripes of ColourThis project was completed during my time on an Erasmus exchange in Finland. The inspiration for this came from the beautiful colours of the Finnish landscape. The result of this project was a small knitwear collection incorporating screen printing, with colour the focus of this collection.
Projects credited in
  • Woolly Illustrations by Niamh Smith
    Woolly Illustrations by Niamh Smith
  • British Wildflower Jewellery
    British Wildflower JewelleryA collection of delicate, hand crocheted jewellery inspired by British Wildflowers.
  • Woolly Minded: Graduate Collection
    Woolly Minded: Graduate CollectionOur clothes are of increasing importance in our lives, yet the process of their production is often completely hidden from us and many of us do not know how they were made or where they have come from. Every fibre for this collection was ethically sourced and each stage of the textile process has been recorded through photography and video, allowing us to reconnect with the whole journey of how our knitwear is produced.
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Work history
    Woolly Minded logo
    Woolly Minded logo
    Textile DesignerWoolly Minded
    Exeter, United KingdomFreelance
    I am currently working as a Designer/Maker of sustainable, handmade knitwear under the name Woolly Minded.
    Sales Person
     - Rugby, United KingdomFull Time
    This role included organising and leading craft workshops, designing knit/crochet patterns and working in the studio shop.
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Skills
  • Fashion
  • Print Design
  • Photoshop
  • Knitwear Design
  • Spinning
  • Weaving
  • Sustainability
  • Ethical Fashion
  • Contemporary Craft
  • Design
Education
    Chelsea College of Arts (UAL) logo
    Chelsea College of Arts (UAL) logo
    BA(Hons) Textile Design 1st Class HonoursChelsea College of Arts (UAL)
     - London, United Kingdom
    Specialising in Knitwear Design.