About
Natalie Simon is a Chicago textile artist who began her quest into textiles when she fell in love with knitting as a child. She is deeply inspired by fabric, geometry, rhythm, and color, and she uses fashion and textiles to encompass these elements as well as self-express. Aside from knitting, crocheting, and sewing, Natalie is fascinated by mathematics and enjoys drawing and playing music; she relishes in the rich interconnectedness of all of these pursuits and, through teaching, enjoys sharing this through-line with others.
4-tone sample scarf
Two knit scarves combined into one as a melange of texture and stranded color-work; woolen yarn
Matching knit cable and bobble cap and cowl set; wool, acrylic, and viscose yarn
Cables & bobbles: hat and cowl duo
<- Hat blocking process
Half n’ half hat n’ scarf
Two-tone knit beanie and scarf set; alpaca, merino wool, and nylon yarn
Faerie dress
^ Velvet asymmetrical dress; double-sided fabric, lace-up closure with metal grommets along one side
^ Velvet dress concept art
Zero-waste cloak
Zero-waste: no fabric wasted/thrown-out after being cut from the source
Rectangular design allows for no wasted fabric; fringed the edges by hand
All teardrop cutouts were saved and sewn to the inner layer as fun, secret patches
^ Shipwreck- + punk-inspired designs
^ Post-apocalyptic-inspired designs
Re-fashioned & up-cycled designs
Partly made from scratch, partly up-cycled preexisting clothing
"Lord Farquaad" costume
Halloween-costume based on "Lord Farquaad" character from the cartoon "Shrek"
^ Shipwreck- + punk-inspired collection; blueprints for the two up-cycled shipwreck-inspired looks ៴
Fashion illustration & design
Fashion collection ideas illustrated in colored pencil
^ Vintage-inspired collection
Odds & ends
Floppy knit beret with bobbles and half-fisherman's rib brim; acrylic yarn
<- Slouchy knit hat with striped acrylic yarn
-> Crop top; fabric pieces fastened together via crochet
