by Kailee  Heagney


Crafted with care & an attempt to reduce waste or repurpose materials wherever possible.









shop

more photos

CV
Email
Instagram






Hand Knit; Hand Dyed Cap Sleeve Sweater


Various reclaimed & scrap yarns hand knit into  pattern pieces, sewn together and dyed in a disperse dye vat. Knit on 8mm gauge needle with yarns of different weights.
 

after dye bath & assembly 






Drop Spindle Yarns


Handspun yarn using a drop spindle  in an assortment of styles. Single & double ply yarns.





Sketchbook Samples


Variety of samples and sketches.

Hand spun, hand knit ribbon for testing yarn
Pattern with polaroid of finished product
Hand punch - punch card (attempt) I am still working at perfecting this. Combining reclaimed yarns from Fabscrap
Repurposed takeout wrapper
Machine knit swatches
Acrylic yarn, Black elastic thread, houndstooth fair isle on standard machine bed.
Angora & Cashmere double rib on standard single bed.
Celtic Band from using custom punch card on machine. Various reclaimed yarns.
Smocking metallic fabric with beads (wrong side). Magazine tear-out.
Poly thread machine knit with hand lacing.
Celtic Band. Custom Punch Card for Knitting Machine.
 Cyanotype on silk.
Punch Card Machine knit. Various yarns & various tensions.
Machine knit scraps sewn together
Standard Guage Machine knit. Hand Lacework. 100% cotton.
Laser-jet Image on transparency film. Cyanotype on silk.
Machine knit. Hand Lacework. Acrylic yarns deadstock, reclaimed.
Single Bed/ Standard Guage, Machine knit. Ribbing troubleshoot. Acrylic, wool & cashmere yarns deadstock, reclaimed.
Standard Guage, Hand Ribbing machine knit. Cashmere & reclaimed wool.
Standard Guage Machine knit. Hand Lacework. 100% cotton.
Standard Guage Machine knit. Hand Lacework. Acrylic yarns deadstock, reclaimed.
Standard Guage Machine knit. Hand Lacework. Eyelets and fishnets. 100% cotton.



Carnival Yarns


Yarn balls made of assorted fabric to develop different color stories, feel & material combinations.
Below;25mm Hand Knit Cap Sleeve Tee. Handmade ‘carnival yarn’. Samples of each fabric used. & photos of completed project.






Hand Spun; Hand Knit Cap Sleeve Sweater


Jacob Top wool & (my rabbit Sophie’s) rabbit fur carded to make rolags for spinning. Single ply yarn spun on drop spindle. At times dyed, always soaked, washed, thwaked then hung to dry. Each skein was knit flat on circular needles after finishing. Dolman pattern pieces joined together to complete a batwinged sleeve  sweater.

final product







Ss23 Mini-Collection