Hello 2013!

I didn't realise it had been quite so long since I last posted anything on here, so I thought I'd do a little round up of 2012 and welcome to 2013.

2012 was definitely an interesting year with a lot of big changes, the biggest one being that I graduated. After four years of working hard I finally got my degree from Chelsea College of Art and Design in Textile Design!

Since graduating life has definitely been interesting and has become a constant stream of job applications,  interviews, internships, paid work and more uncertainty than I'm used to! 

Last year I got the chance to intern at Jonathan Saunders, which was amazing and he is one of the nicest men in fashion that I've got to work with. Working on the prints for Women's Pre Fall 13 and Mens AW13 was really interesting and I learnt so much in such a short amount of time.

Alongside this I also interned with up and coming Canadian designer Cristina Sabaiduc. Working on every aspect of the design process from pattern cutting to sewing toiles to hand embellishment was an exciting journey and has added to the list of skills I am grateful to have picked up throughout my internships. For the SS13 collection we produced a 3D film that was shown at London Fashion Week and received a great response. Having recently finished working on the prints for the next AW13 season, I think this collection will be even better!

2012 ended on a sad note for my family as we had to say goodbye to my Great Gran. As a domestic science teacher, I always looked to my Great Gran as my source of creativity and she helped to support my love for textiles through giving me her old sewing machine and collection of fabrics. I based my first final year project Inside/Outside on pieces of old lace that she had given me, and in a strange coincidence the flowers that were used at her funeral were the same ones I used for my Final Major Project.

My beautiful Bernina sewing machine

 Lace from Inside/Outside

Final Major Project

Looking forward to the rest of 2013, I plan on making it an exciting year. A trip to Paris in May and some exciting work opportunities ahead, will definitely make it one to remember.