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The inspiration for my womenswear final collection came from looking at my own Welsh heritage and the desire to pay homage to that. The starting point for the research was portraits of Welsh women knitting in traditional Welsh dress from the 19th century, this informed the voluminous silhouette of the collection. Alongside this research, I also investigated Wales industrial mining roots by visiting a series of old mining sights and photographing them. From these photographs, I created graphic digital prints which contrast the more feminine silhouette of traditional Welsh dress. The colour pallet of this collection has drawn inspiration from Welsh tapestry which holds significant heritage of Wales within its designs. I have reinterpreted these into my fair isle knit designs within the collection. Creating my final collection been a hugely enjoyable process where I have been able to draw together traditional techniques to create a timeless collection of women’s wear.