­­SARAH K WALKER

e-mail:     tel:07891679642



Personal statement:

A highly creative and diligent textile design graduate, with a great enthusiasm for the fashion and interior industry.  Keen to face new challenges and learn new skills. Able to use own initiative and work as part as a team having been successful as a sponsorship co-ordinator for my course degree show.  I have also worked at various fashion and textile studios, gaining valuable experience about the industry and am confident in adapting to traditional commercial design.

 

Education:

Loughborough University - BA Hons Multimedia Textiles                                             2005 - 2008

 

My present interest is in 3D textiles, believing in expressing own identity and able to be diverse and versatile. Have developed invaluable skills in using a variety of materials, fabric techniques and developing design conclusions which have enabled me to have successfully sold work at Premiere Vision.

 

NCN College, Nottingham                                                                                                         2004-2005

Distinction obtained on BTEC National Diploma Foundation Studies in Art and Design.

 

Albyn School for Girls, Aberdeen, Scotland.                                                                        1998 - 2004

Advanced Higher passes (A), (C) ,5 Higher Grade passes A-C, 7 Standard Grade passes 1-3

 

Relevant work experience:



Amanda Kelly Design Studio,London                                                                  February 2008

 

Returned to work to a busy schedule prior Premiere Vision, assisting with prepping designs, mounting and running errands.

 

Baxter Fawcett Design Studio, London                                 8^th October - 19^th October  2007

An assistant to all the studio designers. Duties involved sourcing fabrics, assisting in the production of designs, preparing fabric for design, hand sewing, beading and running general errands.

 

Premiere Vision, Paris                                                           17^th September- 19^th September 2007

Invited to be a stand assistant for Amanda Kelly design studio. Role involved presenting the collection to company clients and making sales.

 

Eley Kishimoto, London fashion Week                                                      16^th September 2007 

Responsible for prepping the model for the show which required organisation and attentiveness.

 

Amanda Kelly Design Studio, London                                         6^th August- 24^th August 2007

Requested to come back as a studio assistant helping with  sewing, embellishing, heat pressing and mounting designs; however I was also given the extra responsibility of creating designs for the company.

 

Giles Studio, London                                                                                 23^rd July - 27^th July   2007

I assisted on several tasks   including the construction of garments, quality control checks, sourcing fabrics, garment prep and assisting the pattern cutters with cutting and laying out patterns.

 

Amanda Kelly Design Studio, London                                            16^th April - 27^th April 2007

Studio assistant to all the designers. Involved in sewing and embellishing designs,

heat pressing, mounting designs ready to be sent to sales appointments. I worked to tight deadlines; requiring me to have effective time management, team work and communication with the designers. 

 

Employment history:

H&M® Nottingham                                                                                   September 2005 - Present           

Part-time sales assistant, Accessories Department

My role is to be commercial with the products, merchandising areas to maximize sales. Providing good attentive customer service and going above and beyond my role to achieve sales. Team work and daily management of my department is also necessary within my role.

 

Specialist skills:

Computer literate in admin skills-Microsoft office and e-mail

Experienced in Photoshop and Illustrator Design Software

Proficient in hand sewing skills, felting, embroidery, printing and dyeing techniques, digital printing

Practiced in Pattern cutting skills

Business entrepreneurship skills-organisation, team management, presentation.

Conversational French spoken, beginner in Italian

 

Projects and roles:

(2008) Entered Stylesight trend prediction competition.

(2008) Visual merchandising course, NCN College, Nottingham

(2008) project given by curator, Marie O'Mahony to recreate a textile sample that

is currently being exhibited at the ‘Technothreads' exhibition at the  science gallery, Dublin and

the United States.

(2007-2008) sponsorship co-ordinator for ‘And Sew On'  Textile Degree show,                  London,  2008

(2007) Exhibited and sold at Indigo, Premiere vision, Custo of Barcelona

(2006-2008) Student Representative to Multi-media textiles

(2005-2007) Team Leader for Textile Degree show Committee 2008

 

Websites:

www.andsewon.co.uk

www.free-range.org.uk

 

References:

Val Beattie

Head of Multi Media Textiles Department

Loughborough University  


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