I am a very passionate and creative maker, obsessed with technique learning and skill building. I love practical problem solving, working in creative teams and am flexible under different circumstances. My range of skills include:
 

Textiles and Fibre

• Working with a range of protein and cellulose fibres, including wool, linen, silk, flax and hemp

• Carding fibres with hand carders or a drum carder

• Spinning yarn with drop spindles, treadle and electric spinning wheels

• Weaving on four shaft looms and rigid heddle looms

• Felting with wet felting, nuno and needle methods

• Knitting, crocheting, braiding, macrame, weaving, and organic manipulation

• Dyeing with natural, acid and other dyes

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Costuming and Fabrication​

• Tambour and standard embroidery, gold work, black work and beading

• High level of hand finishing

• Tatting and basic bobbin lace making

• Leather work such as tooling, wet moulding, dying and ageing

• Sculpting and carving with hand tools and a Dremel

• Miniature building and painting

• Painting with acrylics, watercolours and oil paints

• Carving lost wax and wire jewellery making

• Thermoplastics and foam manipulation

• Millinery

• Flat pattern drafting

• Competent machinist on industrial straight stitch, overlocker and cover seamer machines

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Production and Design

• Extensive researching and historical knowledge and interest

• Production assistant with high levels of communication, administration and budgeting skills

• Illustration by physical and digital methods, including Adobe Creative Suite and Ipad Procreate

• High level of computing skills, including MS Office Suit and a degree in IT

• Photography and videography with DSLR cameras

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Wardrobe 

• Supervising medium scale productions

• Costume maintenance

• Wig and makeup competency

• Fitting, measuring and overall cast processing