BEHIND THE LABEL: WOVENPLAY

After having her son, Katherine Edmonds of Wovenplay went from designing women's couture to designing children's clothing with the same attention to detail and heirloom quality. We caught up with Brooklyn-based Katherine Edmonds to learn more about her inspiration for Wovenplay and what she is excited about in this spring line.

1. Tell us a little bit more about you? 

I live in Brooklyn with my adorable son, William. We love taking road trips to the beach, observatories, and camping in the mountains. I love music--have a record player and many old records.  I love mixing colors and making things by hand.  

2. What did you do before Wovenplay? 

I was an Art History major and worked at the Andy Warhol Foundation. I've always been passionate about the quality of beautiful natural materials and hand-made things.  I love knits and especially like the process of dyeing and printing cotton and silk to create original fabrics.  I studied traditional French dressmaking, went to several Italian fabric mills to buy vintage old stock shirting fabrics and started making a collection of clothing and shoes.  

How did Wovenplay become a reality?

I first made women's clothing and later became fascinated with the wide scope of expressive creative possibility in children's wear. I wanted to make simple playful colorful and original pieces with old-world techniques and traditional handwork.