Susan Feltman Sweater Designs LLC, t/a Custom Design Sweater Studio, is a one-person, home-based business.
I have been designing and knitting sweaters,
hats and scarves since I was seven years old.
In the beginning, I began selling hand
knitted baby sweater and hat sets locally at New
Jersey craft shows (I've won a ribbon or two!)
and from my home. Over the years, I've had
some interesting customers, and some interesting
requests for custom design knitted garments.
In the summer of 2009, I was contacted by
Nickelodeon's costume design department.
Nickelodeon is a children's television network,
with shows aimed at toddlers and older children.
They needed a bright orange v-neck cardigan
sweater with brown trim and big round brown
buttons to be designed and knitted for Thomas
Hobson, one of the four actors in the new hit
show The Fresh Beat Band. Thomas plays
the character called "Shout".
Working with Nickelodeon's costume
department, I designed and knitted two
personalized sweaters for Thomas, to wear on the
set and in personal appearances. Doesn't
he look handsome in his new bright orange cotton
v-neck cardigan sweater?
You can see more photos of Thomas, singing
and dancing in his new custom design hand
knitted sweater, on
Nickleodeon's website.
My custom designed, hand knitted sweaters have appeared in several boutiques in New Jersey, California, Delaware and New York. I've done a modest amount of custom designing for a prestigious New York children's clothing company, a southern U.S. sweater manufacturer, and a designer in Australia. I have also created custom sweater designs for an up-and-coming new designer of children's dresses in Maryland. The photo below shows me, hard at work at my home knitting machine, in my studio.
Each year I sell hundreds of hand knitted sweaters, hats and scarves. Many of these items are custom designed for individual customers at their request. In the photo below, I am in my studio, working on a custom knitted pillow for a new baby boy. The gizmo on the table is a "linker", a special machine which joins together knitted fabric.
Designing and knitting has been my passion for most of my life. Nothing makes me happier than spending time in my studio, working on a new design. It will be my pleasure to create something special just for you. Please send me an email, or give me a call toll free at 1-888-797-1088, and we'll get started on your new design! |
