helloooo! I have currently been with Raquel De Carvahlo for over two months now and I feel like I am finally starting to get a hang of the routine in the studio. I have been working on adapting physical paper patterns to the knitting machine. I write enjoy the maths portion of it, it relaxes my brain. I am very proud of myself for figuring it out, knitting and blocking the pattern pieces. I feel like I have been learning a lot of things which I can bring forward into the future. additionally I have keeping on top of yarn stock. it is really nice to stay organised and clean, I have brought this forward into my own personal life as I am so busy I have planned via my online calendar as well as maintaining a physical journal to make sure I keep up with my tasks. all this of course can get a tad overwhelming. but I know it’ll all figure itself out. I’ve attached some pics of me in the studio and what I’m working on. I am knitting I just can’t upload it cause its secret.
There is also a touch of conflict in the studio with the teachers who teach pattern cutting, which sometimes makes me hyper aware of what I’m saying or how I come off. its difficult to remain an air of confidence, to not let people walk over you, while remaining down to earth and a hard worker. I guess I just need stronger boundaries in those types of situations.
Yesterday Raquel had a talk in collaboration with the firm fox Williams, talking about fashion sustainability and law, which surprisingly was really interesting and made me want to be a lawyer. there is such a difficulty between producing art that is true to you while still abiding by. the regulations of the law. it really restricts your creative process. of course as the new generation it is my responsibility to remain somewhat sustainable or at least as much as I can do, however my passion is expressing myself through physical media. I guess I’ll deal with it when I start my brand. lol. Besides the talk itself there was a guest speaker form Margret Howell, truthfully I hadn’t heard about it before but I love their ethos and clean cut beautiful clothes. I love the idea of clothes existing before you as raw materials and after you.
otherwise I’m all good. 🙂