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I am experienced in all aspects of fashion from pattern making and sewing skills, to colour theory and illustration.

I run all areas of my PDF sewing pattern label Pattern Union, including social media and marketing.

As a contractor I have excellent personal management skills and I am effective at task prioritisation, communication, and working to deadlines.

I work on both PC's and Macs, making digital patterns, instructional booklets and educational videos.

I have been a guest speaker for Industry sewing groups.

Skills
Work​
experience​
Pattern Union PDF sewing patterns
Proprietor

​2015 - present

                                   

Design of inclusive sewing patterns.

Workspace Fashion and Design School
Owner and instructor of private fashion courses

​2014 - present

                                   

Delivery of sewing, pattern making, dyeing and printing, CAD pattern making and fabric design.

 

 

Challenger Institute of Technology
Fashion Lecturer

​2008 - 2013

 

Writing and presenting Course material for the following units of Applied Fashion Design and Technology Cert IV and Diploma:

  • Fashion illustration - manual

  • Fashion illustration – CAD

  • Basic and Trade sketch

  • Basic computing

  • Use a sewing machine

  • Sew components

  • OHS

  • All pattern making units – Cert IV and Diploma

  • Fashion history – Cert IV and Diploma

  • Design units – Cert IV and Diploma

  • Colour theory

  • Fibres and fabrics

  • Fashion parade coordination 2011 – 2012

  • Moving showcase coordination for Cert IV 2010 – 2013

2012 - 2013 Fashion department coordination and timetableing

 

 

Freelance Designer

1997 - 2021

 

  • Freelance design work

  • March 2021 Guest speaker at the Australian Sewing Guild Autumn Sewing Celebratio - online presentation discussing fit

  • October 2020 Guest editor @sewover5 - discussing setting in sleeves

  • August 202 Guest speaker @seworganisedstyle podcast - discussing sewing and fit

  • Pont de Vie bridal couture - made to measure bridal and evening wear

 

 

Stageworks Worlwide Production
Creative Designer

​1993 - 1996

 

Costume designer for Iceskating shows, caberet and Illusionist shows

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

Manual pattern making

Digital pattern making (Illustrator and Wild Ginger)

Advanced construction

Illustration

Tech drawings

iMovie

Languages

Basic French

Personal Development

2014                        Julian Roberts advanced pattern making workshop

2009 -2013             Perth Fashion Festival – Student fashion parades and                                  industry networking

2013                        PD Conference – Making difficult decisions

2013                        PD Conference – Maintain and enhance professional                                  practice

2013                        PD Conference – SOP change your thinking

2013                        PD Conference – Having difficult conversations and                                    performance management

2012                        Leadership Program

  • Leadership, you and emotional intelligence

  • Introduction to VET and budgets

  • Assertive communication for women

  • Understanding personality differences

  • Project management

  • The new Manager workshop

  • Conflict resolution workshop

  • Difficult conversation workshop

  • Emotional Intelligence workshop

  • Project management

2012                        PD Conference – SOP The art of relations

2012                        PD Conference – SOP Why do people behave the                                          way they do

2012                        Shingo Sato  - Advanced Reconstruction pattern                                          making workshop

2012                        PD Conference – Developing your personal brand

2012                        PD Conference – Personal Branding

Education

Education and Qualifications

2016                        Advanced Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and                                        Technology

2013                        Diploma Training, Design and Development

2013                        Diploma Vocation Education and Training

2012                        Diploma Applied Fashion Design and Technology

2012                        Cert IV Applied Fashion Design and Technology

2010                        Cert  IV Graphic Design

                                 Central TAFE

1997                        Printmaking and textiles 2nd year

                                 Edith Cowan University

1990 -1992             Diploma of Art and Design in Fashion

                                 WA School of Art, Design and Media

1989                        Visual Arts 1st year

                                 Curtin University

1988                        Year 12 Applecross Senior High School

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