Keturah Russell

Experience

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  The University of Huddersfield

  Dec 2012 - Mar 2013

  Costume Designer and Maker

  Designing and making costumes for a specific character for a Uni production of Cabaret. Measuring and fitting a costume to an actor and constructing garments for the stage.

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  Digital You, Ailsa Windsor

  Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

  Textiles Designer and Maker

  Helping assist a Masters student with her major project for a short film about digital identities. Moodboarding and swatching potential ideas for the characters, then experimenting in the print room before making the final textiles.

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  Dirty Laundry Theatre

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Costume designer and maker

  Another short term opportunity whilst studying. Dirty Laundry put a call out for costume designers and makers for their production of Woman Scorned, a modern retelling of the myth of Medea. I adored the story and the way they were reimagining it so we had a lot of fun designing for the characters and added elements of hand embroidery and breaking down to match the themes.

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  Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

  Aug 2013 - Apr 2014

  Assistant to Costume Conservator

  I absolutely loved my time at RAMM and the National Trust. I was shadowing Shelley Tobin, head of Costume, and learned a lot about how Conservation in heritage and the arts works. I discovered things I thought I would never enjoy, but loved, and put my existing craft and writing skills to play too. I was particularly interested in how items are acquired and exhibitions arranged and still have an interest in this to this day. From this internship, I realised how much I love art history and conservation and went on to study further with the Open University, where I hope to take my studies further. Show less

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  Yorkshire Sculpture Park

  Aug 2013 - Oct 2013

  Instillation Artist (Costume and Textiles)

  This opportunity was offered by Huddersfield University as a chance to make costume and textiles in a more artistic way so I jumped at it. We chose to focus on industrialism, especially in the production of textiles and juxtaposed contemporary images with 18th century childrens clothes. It was a small team of us and we worked well together, producing something interesting and out of our comfort zone.

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  CuteCircuit

  Mar 2014 - Apr 2014

  Fashion Internship

  During my time at CuteCircuit I learned a lot about how a small fashion company is run, how integral each member of the team is, and how you have to always think on your feet. They are doing interesting things in the crossover between art and technology and opened my eyes to what could be achieved.

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  Mulberry England

  Jun 2016 - Feb 2020

  Craftsperson

  While I was at Mulberry I picked up many different skills namely speed and precision (which is not something you gain by stitching alone). Alongside this I brushed up on my attention to detail and quality control as the standards are very high in the world of designer. Other things I learned included all the different elements that go into making luxury leather goods (bags), including cutting, skiving, gluing and working in a production team. It was invaluable in terms of managing production, maintaining speed and quality. Show less

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  RAYJAC LIMITED

  Feb 2020 - Jan 2023

  Sewing Machinist

  I was a Sewing Machinist, responsible for all elements of creating industrial jackets for piping. During my time here I learned how to pattern draft to spec, cut and prepare jackets and stitch all kinds of shapes and sizes. The items are bespoke so every day could be different and we have learned to adapt and have creative solutions to hand. We worked with a variety of industrial fabrics and threads, including sillicon, silver, kevlar and waterproof fabrics and threads. The team is small so we shared responsibility of the day to day running of the workshop, including cleaning, keeping on top of orders and managing deliveries/taking calls. Show less

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  Keturah the culture

  Jan 2023 - now

  • Business Owner

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Small Business Owner

    Jan 2023 - now
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  Freelance

  May 2023 - now

  Freelance Seamstress
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  Bristol University Press and Policy Press

  Jul 2024 - now

  Publishing Assistant Apprentice