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<td colspan="2" valign="top"> <b><font size="2">Interview with
Penny Burdett - Designer Knitwear </font></b><font size="1"><br>
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<p><font size="1"><i>"I don't really think of myself as being
in the fashion business, I always look upon myself as a designer
maker, a craftsperson </i>(laughs)<i>, not a fashion designer!"</i>
PB</font></p>
<p><font size="1"> Penny Burdett was busy preparing for her
fashion show (see end of page) when I dropped by to talk with
her in her shop at The West Yard - Camden Lock Market. Her
model Sarah was wearing an elegant design in soft charcoal
with a grey cool edging, and Penny definitely brings a whole
new meaning to the world of knitting - she creates individual
looks and has flattering designs, and also produces great
cushions, wall hangings� We got down to a few quick questions
once I stopped admiring everything!</font></p>
<p><font size="1"> <b>How did you get started?</b> </font></p>
<p><font size="1">I've always made my own clothes, I actually
studied graphic design at college, and then it sort of grew
from there. I started making my children's clothes, then clothes
for other people and their children and finally I got myself
a knitting machine and never looked back! </font></p>
<p><font size="1"><b>What made you choose Camden as your design
outlet?</b> </font></p>
<p><font size="1">I went round all the big stores and tried
to wholesale and they treated me with such contempt, and then
I went to a little shop and she said I can't take your designs
but I'd suggest you get a stall in Camden Lock. And I thought
that was a good idea! So I brought along six jumpers and sold
three of them on the first day, I made over a hundred pounds
and thought 'wow'! So that was in 1986, and then I had a stall
for about twelve years, and then the shop came up. I also
do events like the Country Craft fair, the Country Living
show so I do go out and about a bit! </font></p>
<p><font size="1"><b>What influences you and why?</b> </font></p>
<p><font size="1">That's a difficult thing to answer! All kinds
of things influence me - the shape of things like pottery
can inspire me. It doesn't have to be knitted! I then try
to use that shape in my own way. Really - sometimes watching
television I get ideas coming through or colours, and I draw
influences from pop culture like Andy Warhol for instance.
I like moving on and trying new things all the time - in fact
I like to stamp my mark on it! </font></p>
<p><font size="1">Penny Burdett was recently one of the stars
of the Camden Fashion Show 'Significant Other'. This was a
catwalk event held on a cool evening in September...<br>
<a href="../../camden/fashion-significant-other-show/"><b>read more</b></a></font></p>
<p><font size="1">To see more of Penny Burdetts designs visit
her website:</font><br>
<font size="1"><b><a href="http://www.pennyburdett.co.uk/index.html">www.
pennyburdett.co.uk</a></b></font></p>
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