Freelance First Pattern Maker - Red Haute Clothing - Los Angeles CA
(2025-03)
Women's contemporary tops, bottoms, dresses & sweaters. / wovens & knits.
- Create the first pattern on gerber accumark based on sketch, photos, and or samples
- communicate with the designer and make all necessary corrections, as well as add shrinkage to the pattern if they specify it to me in case the garment needs to be dyed.
- create pattern cards with detailed sewing instructions using Microsoft Excel.
First to Production Pattern Maker and Sample Room Management - Back Bone Lingerie LLC - Los Angeles CA
(2023-10 - 2026-06)
Missy contemporary, streetwear & swim / swimwear, tops, bottoms & dresses / denim, knits, wovens, garment dye.
- Work closely with Senior designer to translate concept from sketch to pattern by using gerber v17 Software while accounting for fabric, silhouette and shrinkage.
- Create pattern cards with detailed sewing instructions using Microsoft Excel.
- Create the first pattern for the main line within brand aesthetic and fit specifications and specs.
- Attend fittings with senior designer to review first samples and make all requested changes to Pattern, pattern card and sewing instructions.
- Once the sample is approved, send it to be graded and helping provide markers for small Batches if necessary.
- work closely with the sample room on a daily basis to ensure quality and accuracy of first Samples and small production batches
- Works closely with daily design needs;operate on deadlines that correlate with broader team resource allocation
- work alongside the production team providing them with the markers, pattern cards, sewing samples, and instructions for contractors, as well answering any question they may have about production.
Pattern & Sample Maker - Victoria Rainer - Los Angeles CA
(2022-02 - 2023-10)
Streetwear tops, buttons & dresses / knits, wovens, denim & leather
- Create the first patterns and make necessary corrections as needed
- Sew first proto to ensure the pattern is correct
Pattern & Sample Maker - Concoulor Studio - Los Angeles CA
(2020-01 - 2020-06)
streetwear, recycled clothing
- Remake clothes from recycled garments
- Create the first design according to the piece that was unstitched to form another, trying to use the whole garment, creating bags, shorts or tops and combining with certain materials to form larger pieces
- Create the first pattern by hand, using the manually created pieces as a reference.
- Sew the first piece to ensure the pattern matches the designer's suggestion
- Cut the samples and give instructions to the seamstresses on how to sew and assemble the pieces.
- Create pattern cards which include hand sketches and detailed sewing instructions.
Sample Maker - Johnny Was - Los Angeles CA
(2019-02 - 2019-12)
- Sew missy tops, dresses, pants & jackets.
- Work closely with Pattern Maker & designer to ensure quality of the first sample.
Sample Maker - One World Apparel LLC - Los Angeles CA
(2013-01 - 2018-06)
Juniors, missy & plus sportswear/tops & dresses, knits & woven fabric.
- Sew the first sample following pattern card instructions.
- Document any problem before the pattern is approved for production.
- Make changes to improve production.
Internship - One World Apparel LLC - Los Angeles CA
(2018-01 - 2018-03)
- Create first pattern based on sketch and plot pattern using Gerber Accumark system
- Create pattern cards with microsoft excel with sewing instructions.
