I am a senior creative and production pattern cutter with over 15 years experience in women and menswear. • I work manually and on the Gerber system V16. • I create and amend patterns and I put together tech packs on Illustrator and Excel. • I can do lay planning, grading and I am developing 3D skills on Gerber. My background is in fashion styling and fashion retail.
• Gerber pattern cutter. Creative/Technical. Womenswear. • I created patterns from blocks on Gerber. • I cleaned, made amendments to patterns received on Tukatech before plotting on Tukatech. • I amended patterns to meet specs. I amended patterns to fit comments. • I worked on all types of garments, in wovens and jerseys, tailoring to softs separates.
• Manual Pattern Cutter. Creative/Technical. Womenswear. • I created copy patterns from samples and measurements. Trench coat, linen shirt, stretch shirt. • I created a tech pack including sketch, measurements, fabrics and trims, sewing instructions, grading chart.
• Manual Pattern Cutter. Creative/Technical. • I created manual patterns from sketch to sealed garment. Corsets, draped dresses, evening dresses, lace lingerie, tailored skirts. • I did technical work on patterns. Dresses, jackets, tailored woven trousers, stretch tailored trousers and corsets. See my portfolio.
Menswear. • Manual Pattern Cutter. Creative/Production. • I created patterns for womenswear and menswear for this supplier. From sketch and measurements. Clients: Vivienne Westwood. Johnston's of Elgin. Grace Wales Bonner. Marfa Stance. CHPT3. North Sea. Please see portfolio.
• Gerber Pattern Cutter. Creative/Production. • I did amendments for Gerber patterns for this supplier, including maternity outerwear, tailoring.
• Gerber Digitiser. • I digitized hard patterns onto the Gerber system. Long draped dresses, skirts.
• Manual Pattern Cutter. Creative/Production. • I created manual patterns for dresses, shirts, and skirts, from blocks, sketches and measurements. • I did amendments on dresses, shirts. FULLTIME EMPLOYMENT June 2014- June 2019
• Gerber Pattern Cutter. Creative/Production. Contract/Maternity cover. • I created first patterns on Gerber from the designer's sketch and samples. • I drafted the pattern on the system, plotted, cut and sewed first toiles. Working closely with designers to make first amendments. • I created a marker on Gerber, filled out a design/spec sheet, giving sewing instructions, trim, fusing details for the factory to follow. • Made requested amendments from the client and followed the garment to the sealed stage. I worked on soft separates, dresses, skirts, and shorts. In woven and jersey fabrics.
• Manual/Gerber Pattern Cutter. Creative/Production. • I worked on first patterns through to production. From sketch to the finished product, including fittings and amendments. • I worked manually and on Gerber digitizing patterns to then do amendments on the on the system. Garments included tops, dresses, jackets, coats, trousers, and jumpsuits. Mostly woven fabrics, and soft tops . Please see portfolio.
Maternity. • Manual Pattern Cutter. Creative/Production. • I created first patterns from blocks for this high-market, womenswear and maternity online company. • I made amendments to the patterns after in house fittings through to sealed garments. • I put together a tech pack for each style. The garments were both in woven jersey and sequened fabrics. The product included tops, tunics, and dresses and shirts/tops.
• Pattern Cutter. Manual. Contract. • Working on first patterns, I made up samples, often the only samples, as they didn't require any amendments. I worked in woven and stretch fabrics. Cut the samples in fabric and filled in costing sheets. I worked on dresses, skirts, and shorts.