SANDRA'S JOURNAL... from the studio
Simply Crochet|Issue 106
In her final instalment, guest writer Sandra Gutierrez of Nomad Stitches looks forward to springtime and nature’s wealth of inspiration
Sandra Gutierrez
SANDRA'S JOURNAL... from the studio

Making garments and accessories for myself was something I started as a teenager. Ever since then I started designing my own projects, partly because I just wanted to experiment with stitches and shapes, but mostly because I had specific ideas of what I wanted to add to my wardrobe and just had to make them!

For example, when I wanted to wear a cropped sweater over my dresses and didn’t own one, I simply made one. When it got cold and I needed a hat, I made one too. I think this is the best reason to make garments and accessories as it means that you will definitely wear what you make.

MY STYLE JOURNEY

This means that I inject a lot of my own personal style into my designs and that is not always a great thing. I mean, it’s good to have a sense of what your style is and share that with the world, I think. But growing up I was the kid in the oversized red T-shirt, black-and-white-striped skirt and worn green Converse trainers. Nobody who knows me well would ever call me subtle, and I understand that this aesthetic is not for everyone! So, as a designer who creates patterns for other people to make and wear, I had to learn to connect to other sides of my style inspiration and personality.

LET’S GET GIRLY

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