Sustainable clothing designer, clothing/textiles industry expertise, fashion education.
My clothing design knowledge has been obtained over many years of working within the clothing/ fashion industry. I have designed clothing for various fashion brands and mail order companies.
I have also designed corporate image wear for various airlines, the hospitality industry, supermarkets, and uniforms for hospitals.
Bridal wear is an area that I have also specialised in, this has involved designing made-to-measure wedding gowns for various clientele.
Clothing design is a service that I can offer as part of my services, I can create designs for any type of garment that is required.
The price for a made-to-measure wedding dress start from £1500 to £4000, depending on style and requirements.
I specialise in pattern cutting. I have created patterns manually and digitally for many different companies, I also have experience of pattern grading.
Some of the companies that I have worked for include Marks and Spencer’s suppliers, various fashion brands, corporate image wear companies and protective clothing suppliers.
I have also created many weddings dress patterns.
I can provide pattern cutting service for clothing brands and manufacturers, start-up clothing brands and fashion students who may require a pattern cutter to make patterns for their clothing designs, I can also provide pattern cutting tuition.
Whilst completing my MA in Fashion and Business I specialised in researching zero waste pattern cutting methods, zero waste pattern cutting can be utilised by companies who would like to save on fabric usage for their clothing designs. I can offer to work with companies and introduce these zero and low waste pattern cutting techniques which will contribute towards their sustainability goals.
I can provide all services relating to pattern cutting for clothing brands and manufactures.
Pricing for Pattern Cutting £50 to £300
A sample making and a toile making service can be offered to clothing brands and manufacturers, start-up brands who want to design their own clothing range and fashion students who require assistance with garment and toile making. My studio is equipped with the necessary equipment to produce quality samples and toiles.
Pricing for sample making is £50 to £300, Toile making is £40 to £250
Garment technology is a service that I can offer to clothing brands and manufacturers.
I have experience of leading fit sessions, conducting quality checks on garments, writing clear and descriptive feedback and comments to suppliers, creating specifications, and adhering to any necessary compliance regulations that are required for each garment.
I can also create a tech pack that includes all the required information to enable the manufacture of garments.
Garment Technology is a service that I can provide on a freelance basis for clothing designers and manufacturers.
The price for the completion of a Tech pack is £100 to £300
Zero waste pattern cutting research for bridal wear
I have researched many areas of sustainability relating to garment design.
My sustainability initiatives relate to zero/low waste pattern cutting methods that can be used to create garment designs that entail zero or very low waste fabric usage.
I have also researched garment design that relates to up cycling and re-use of existing materials to create new designs out of existing products and materials.
I am knowledgeable on sustainable fabrics, and I keep up to date with the latest developments in sustainable fabric choices.
The knowledge that I have within clothing sustainability is extensive and I endeavour to use this knowledge to contribute towards a sustainable future for the clothing/textiles industry.
Pricing for the up-cycling of wedding dresses range from £150 to £2000
I have a teaching qualification and experience of teaching on accredited and non-accredited courses within adult further education and higher education. My expertise relates to teaching people the skills that are required to design and make clothing. The students that I have taught are individuals who are studying fashion and who want to pursue a career within the fashion industry. I have also taught students who want to design and make clothing as a hobby.
I also deliver workshops relating to clothing alteration, repair and clothing/textiles up-cycling. The attendees of these workshops will learn skills to extend the life of their clothing and textiles, thus reducing the need to purchase new garments and textile items.
Clothes making, garment alteration, repair and methods of garment up-cycling are valuable skills to learn. The reason why these skills are valuable is because these skills can be used to contribute towards an ethos of alter, repair and re-use, which will hopefully encourage people to extend the life of their clothing.
My teaching and workshops aim to introduce sustainable initiatives within communities which will hopefully contribute towards a sustainable future for the clothing/textiles industry.
Prices for private lessons are from £25 to £35 per hour.
Prices for workshops are from £6 to £25 per session.
As well as keeping fit and healthy with exercise, my other main interest relates to creating artwork. I create customised artwork of the local area, I also create portraits, pet sketches and bridal sketches. My latest commission was a watercolour painting of Gulls Rock, Holywell Bay, Cornwall.
