ZoeSandra Chow
It said you won't be able to enter the technical world without any background or experience.
But there I was.
And I figured it out why.
Technical skills are scattered data and experience that is difficult to learn from "someone" and difficult to prove that you know it.
I guess that doesn't apply to nerd.
The "Alchemy"
Projects
Knowledge and skills don't come easy. All those times, sweat and tears I had spent turned into my abilities.
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To me, these are worth more than gold.
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Therefore, I wish to apply my knowledge into the industry and do something good.
Patterning & Theory
Many technical designers are able to adjust patterns, but not all of them know the theory behind. With the matter of "recycle" pattern, applying-on-different materials and fitting issues, pattern adjustment could be like a rolling snowball.
To me, although garment technicians aren't making rockets, but "patterning" should be scientific and explainable. After all the research and study, I've analysed some methods to create patterns from scratch with high accuracy in first sampling.
Find out more on my Re-Creation page.
Sewing & Machines
Unlike outerwear, most of the lingerie can not be completed within 1-2 machines, but most commonly 6 kinds of them on average.
I can actually use sewing machines, not only Single Needle, but perhaps 10 types of it.
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A slight difference of hand gesture or press tool would be a game changer. Knowing the machines well not only improves the production quality but also accelerates the process. Sewing machines are just fascinating! I just wish to know more about them.
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*All the garments present in the website were sewn by myself.
Molding & Pad Developments
Experienced in mold pad development, from mold pad construction, material combination to plastic cone adjustment and grading.
Grading
Grading is only a logical and mathematical game. But from what I've seen, it would be easily missed out and went wrong when combining with material grade, even for experienced technicians. Also, no matter how great the basic size has been, without a clear mind and balancing adjustment, the biggest and smallest sizes would be easily off shaped.
Fitting
Wearable does not equal to well fitted.
And in my opinion, "well fitted" should mean more than having the right measurement and volume. Also humans are not dummies or avatars, tension and movement should count.
Anatomy
Even though I've some base from studying art, I dive deep into anatomy while doing various projects, therefore, I learn more and more about it.
And to my surprise, the industry seems to know very little of how lingerie affects the body. As modern women have learned more about breast cancer and related diseases, I just would like do something more actively as an insider.
Factory Transition and Training
Despite general communication and collaboration with the local sample rooms. I also have various experience of transiting sample rooms and production sites overseas. Including an on-site tutorial on quality standard and full process demonstration in Vietnam.
Systems & Softwares
System: Mac & PC
Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, PDF Editor
MS: Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams
Patterning: Toray
3D Stimulation: Vstitcher
System: PLM
