New Term- Placement Term

Thursday 3rd January 2013 (POSTED A DAY LATE)

Today I Learnt how to use  steam blocking to shape finished knitted panels.

To those that do not know what Steam blocking is.

The process of blocking panels/Fabric to a flat smooth surface using pins and a steam iron to smooth out creases, bumps, relief and shape delicate knitting or crochet.


The Peak of the day was how many i knitted pieces that i steamed and also that Alice was happy with the standards on completion.


The Pitt of the day, I ended up with really bad backache from standing all day ( I suffer from backaches regularly).

I will update this post in a few days to add photo's demonstrating the steam blocking method.

New Years Resolutions: 2013

Happy new year 2013!!!! 

New Years Resolutions

1. Eat more healthily
2. Exercise regularly and strengthen core areas.
3. Launch online retail e-commerce knitwear site.
4. Book &Take my driving test.
5. Knit 5 pieces of knitwear a week.
6. Learn new knitting techniques.
7. Smile everyday for at least 10 mins (recommended for everyone).
8. Learn new advanced pattern cutting skills.
9. Learn new advanced CAD skills.
10. Practise speaking French conversationally. 
11. Read one new book per month.
12. Complete technical folder techniques.
13. Enjoy life to the max, travel, photograph, take in the world!
14. Look after my mind, body and soul.
15. Complete several steps from my 10 step plan by 31st Dec 2013.

So we all have goals to aspire to...what are yours....

Good Luck!!!!!!

 

Placement Cover letter & CV:

I applied for my placement with a cover letter & cv tailored to the particular placement and company.

I update my cover letter & cv quite frequently. This is reinforced with my linkedin profile:

uk.linkedin.com/pub/nadine-camille/32/646/661/

River Island brief-Eclectic Geometry vs Kinetic Kaleidoscope

For A/W 2012, I had a River Island industry brief. The task was to design a collection for the River Island customer that epitomises ‘Soft Tailoring’.

    

> Fully Finished Tailored jacket / coat in final fabric

> Fully Finished complementary garment in final fabric 

> Lay plan of outer shell of the Jacket / Coat with an evaluation of cost.

Project Title: ‘Soft Tailoring’

River Island A/w 2012- current season- 'Soft Tailoring'

First Day of Placement - 20th December 2012

My first day consisted of short demonstrations of how to finish a garment, I spent it learning the many different ways one can sew in ends to accomplish i high standard finished garment. i have to say the needles, alice used really helped especially with all the different yarn weights and thickness.

I usually use a standard brother spare machine needle for this process however this is not always effective.

For those of you that are unaware of what i mean when i use the term 'sewing in ends'.

attached below a hand knitter demonstrating one method of sewing in ends.

http://youtu.be/1B9u6boPMJA - Please subscribe to knitter Cyberseams if you like the video informative.

I would recommend alice Palmer as a great designer to intern with as she is a good mentor, she teaches you at a reasonable pace and has you finishing multiple garments, quickly and to a high standard.

Trial day...Smile day!!!

This post will appear late however i wrote it today-
saturday 15th December.....9days until christmas.

Today, i was scheduled in for a trial with 'Alice Palmer', scottish knitwear designer .  I travelled to her london studio. I had a trial from 2pm-4pm.

In my trial, i showed Alice my industrial dubied technical folder and she asked me assist her by sew in ends for a garment order due fairly soon.

The time literally flew by! i stayed on past 4. I enjoyed my experience.

At the end i was offered a 4 day placement pre january and a full time there after.

So Happy!

All the best for now!

Placement Season...

So as majority are aware  London Fashion week is rapidly approaching and a couple weeks before fashion students in their 2nd year become interns.

I sought after a knitwear placement with two very different knitwear labels; Alice Palmer and Leutton Postle.

Alice Palmer is a established knitwear designer, who garments ooze luxury, style and high fashion through the use of constructed machine knitting and dynamic colour selections.

Alice Palmer is my inspiration, it would be an amazing accomplishment to learn from and also work for her.

To those unaware of alice Palmer please take a look!!

http://www.alicepalmer.co.uk/ALICE_PALMER/index.htm.html


Leutton Postle are a dynamic knitwear duo (Jenny Postle & Sam Leutton) with a fairly new knitwear label. They are colourful and there aesthetic is quirky, fashionable knitwear that appeals to people who love bold, vibrant colour palettes and play.

Leutton Postle Please take a look!!!!
http://leuttonpostle.com/