Kirsten Elfe
Los Angeles, CA | kirstenelfe@gmail.com | www.kirstenelfe.com
EDUCATION
2019 Maine College of Art, Portland, ME BFA in Textiles + Fashion Design
WORK
February 2022-Present Assistant Manager at Spacedust, Echo Park, CA
+ Training employees in sewing production
+ Fulfilling the duties of the General Manager in times of absence
+ Customer service, visual merchandising, stocking, and cashier experience
September 2022 Instructor at Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME
+Led the Fiber's workshop at Haystack's Studio Based Learning Session
+Teaching high school students aged 16-18 in a three day intensive workshop
+Curated a lesson plan and supply list, drafted garment patterns for student use
May 2021-Present Stitcher + Sales Associate at Spacedust, Echo Park, CA
+ Production sewing for small batch garments
+ Sample sewing, size grading, and use of industrial machinery
+ Customer service, visual merchandising, stocking, and cashier experience
October 2020-June 2021 Hemmer at Lululemon, Beverly Hills, CA
+ Working in the alterations studio to tailor garments
+ Using industrial machinery
+ Customer service, guest experience, and shipping
July 2020- September 2020 Social Media Coordinator at Mill Yardage, Rollinsford, NH
+ Weekly updates to Instagram + bi-monthly blog posts
+ Cross-company support
+ Order Processing, Customer Service, and Shipping
July 2019- September 2020 Stitcher at Wristies, Rollinsford, NH
+ Product prototyping, pattern development, and sample sewing
+ Self-guided work and cooperative problem solving
+ Receiving feedback for product improvement
July 2019- March 2020 Stitcher at Polar Fleece, Rollinsford, NH
+ Production sewing Polar Fleece apparel and soft good accessories
+ Work in mass production with industrial machinery
+ Quality inspection and shipping
2019 Instructor at Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME
+ Led an Upcycled Millinery Workshop
+ Studio-Based Learning Series at Haystack
+ Working with high schoolers
2019 Lead Instructor at Fashion ReWerked, 3S Artspace, Portsmouth, NH
+ Lesson planning and project coordination
+ Teaching a foundation of sewing and pattern drafting skills
+ Working with middle-schoolers aged 10-13
2018-2019 Student Social Media Ambassador, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
+ Bi-weekly Instagram updates of the Textiles + Fashion Department
+ Curation and presentation of images
+ Coordination of social media platform
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2020 Designer at Trash + Textiles Runway Show, Wrong Brain Art Space, Dover NH
+Design and construction of a mini-collection using upcycled materials
+Focus on sustainable fashion
2015-2019 Project Black Friday, Buoy Gallery, Kittery, ME
+ Annual 12 hour sewing session, to promote making over buying
2018 Project Upcycle Contestant, 3S Art Space, Portsmouth, NH
+ Time-sensitive design and construction
+ Drafting designs from unconventional and recycled materials
+ Sustainable design challenge
TECHNICAL ABILITIES
Pattern Drafting, Pattern Construction, Machine Sewing, Industrial Straight Stitch and Overlock Machines, Industrial Flatlock, Coverstitch, Binding Machine, Hand Sewing, Weaving, Machine Knitting, Hand Knitting, Fashion Illustration, Natural and Artificial Fabric Dyeing, Shipping, Product Development, Tech Packs, Technical Flats, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Receptionist Duties
References available upon request.