Olivia R Dilworth
Work Experience:
The Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, NM)
Stitching Apprentice (May 2019 – July 2019)
Duties: Following directions from draper, hand and machine stitching, pressing and rolling fabric, occasional garment prep, assisting with shop maintenance, working in a team environment
The American Shakespeare Center (Staunton, VA)
Stitcher Intern (May 2018 – August 2018)
Duties: Following directions from draper, cutting & constructing garments, stitching alterations, quick rigging, laundering fabric, working in a team environment
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, NC)
Draper (November 2018 – March 2020)
Duties: Leading teams ranging from 4-10 people, giving technical instructions, teaching sewing to students, flat patterning and draping, cutting & stitching garments, directing day to day tasks
First Hand (August 2017 – April 2018)
Duties: Assisting drapers in construction & alterations, taking notes in fittings, teaching sewing to students, assisting in day to day shop maintenance
Design Assistant/Wardrobe Head (April 2018)
Duties: Creating organizational paperwork, budgeting, assisting in fittings, directing dressers
Stitcher (September 2016 – May 2017)
Duties: Stitching alterations, quick rigging garments, attaching appliques & labeling
G Street Fabrics and Home Decorating Center (Rockville, MD)
Sales Associate (May 2017 – August 2017)
Duties: Customer service, cash register operation, measuring & cutting fabric, fabric consultation
Additional Skills
History of theatre and fashion, Tailoring, Millinery, Stretch wear, Corsetry, Draping, Flat patterning, Industrial machines, Studio arts, French language, MD driver’s license
Education
BFA Costume Design & Technology, University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2020
Work Experience:
The Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, NM)
Stitching Apprentice (May 2019 – July 2019)
Duties: Following directions from draper, hand and machine stitching, pressing and rolling fabric, occasional garment prep, assisting with shop maintenance, working in a team environment
The American Shakespeare Center (Staunton, VA)
Stitcher Intern (May 2018 – August 2018)
Duties: Following directions from draper, cutting & constructing garments, stitching alterations, quick rigging, laundering fabric, working in a team environment
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, NC)
Draper (November 2018 – March 2020)
Duties: Leading teams ranging from 4-10 people, giving technical instructions, teaching sewing to students, flat patterning and draping, cutting & stitching garments, directing day to day tasks
First Hand (August 2017 – April 2018)
Duties: Assisting drapers in construction & alterations, taking notes in fittings, teaching sewing to students, assisting in day to day shop maintenance
Design Assistant/Wardrobe Head (April 2018)
Duties: Creating organizational paperwork, budgeting, assisting in fittings, directing dressers
Stitcher (September 2016 – May 2017)
Duties: Stitching alterations, quick rigging garments, attaching appliques & labeling
G Street Fabrics and Home Decorating Center (Rockville, MD)
Sales Associate (May 2017 – August 2017)
Duties: Customer service, cash register operation, measuring & cutting fabric, fabric consultation
Additional Skills
History of theatre and fashion, Tailoring, Millinery, Stretch wear, Corsetry, Draping, Flat patterning, Industrial machines, Studio arts, French language, MD driver’s license
Education
BFA Costume Design & Technology, University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2020