Experience

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Entertainment Construction Assistant at Warwick Castle

Costumes, Set, Props and Theming 

June 2016 - November 2017 (2 Summer-Halloween seasons)

Creating and installing props, theming and costume for attractions, performance areas and sets. 
Issuing and maintaining costumes and fixing set and theming.

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Elevate Costume artist at Manchester Day Parade

June 2017

Shadowing parade artists and sewing over 100 costumes for dancers taking part in the Manchester parade aswell as assisting with the construction of props and floats.

 

Designer and Tutor at Hybrid Arts

January 2015 - June 2015 (6 months)

Designing and making latest collection for "Beauty and Truth" brand. Tutoring students in fashion, pattern

cutting, sewing and sustainability.

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Seamstress at The Couture Company

October 2014 - December 2014 (3 months)

Creating bespoke alternative wedding dresses. Duties include: Pattern cutting, corsetry, construction and

embellishment.

 

Costume and Prop Intern at Royal Shakespeare Company

October 2014 - October 2014 (2 weeks)

One week in the armour and props department constructing bags and other leather items for stage. Another

week in the print and dye department, breaking down costumes and creating “pond weed” shoes for

“Witches of Edmonton” A day dressing on the production “Love labours won”.

 

Workshop Instructor at Welford Primary School

September 2014 - September 2014 (1 week)

Teaching a class of year 5 and 6 in the construction of carnival masks.

 

Seamstress and Costume Assistant at Cabasa Carnival Arts

May 2014 - May 2014 (1 month)

Creating 15 large backpack wing structures from silk and fibre glass rod then dying the wings with a batik

method.

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BBC Work experience at Our Zoo - BBC Big talk productions

May 2014  (1 week)

Preparing costumes to be worn by cast and checking for continuity whilst filming

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Freelance costume maker for Birmingham Friends of the Earth

April 2014 – May 2014 (2 months)

Designing and making two large costumes for “let’s get moving!” campaign

 

Costume Assistant at Birmingham Costume Hire

July 2013 - July 2013 (2 weeks)

Altering and maintaining garments

 

Costume and Puppetry Assistant at Global Grooves

May 2013 - June 2013 (2 months)

Constructing costumes, pattern drafting, dying and designing batik, sewing and altering, helping with

construction of puppets.

 

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