petrafanella

Peta Galloway is the craftisan behind label petrafanella;

'petrafanella comes from a childhood name given by my mother. It brings me feelings of comfort, nostalgia, childlike exploration and playfulness. I tap into these feelings as a starting point for all my designs and hope that each piece carries some of that to the wearer. '

petrafanella began as a season driven fashion label, stocked in local stores in 2001. After relocating and starting a family Peta soon pulled the label back to focus on what inspires her most - the creation of fabric itself through knitting.

'I just can't get over the endless way in which textures, colours and fibres can be combined to create fabric. Knitwear is shaped as it is created and I find something so magical about the fact that the fabric itself is created by me.'

petrafanella's strengths lie in the way which Peta uses colour - sometimes subtle, sometimes bold and often unexpected. The petrafanella label specialises in knitwear, but complements these pieces with a limited range of handprinted and manipulated pieces, with traditional crafting as an inspiration.

petrafanella has been featured in StyleAID, the WA Fashion Design Awards, Perth Fashion Festival New Generation Parades, The Royal Show and Everywoman Expo. petrafanella has had stalls at the Fremantle Bazaar, Unwrapped, Upmarket and Made on the Left Markets.

Peta's artwork has been featured in the South Western Times Survey 2008, Christmas Shop Exhibition 2008, Harmony Week Exhibition 2006 and City of Melville Sculpture Walk 2011.