Ruth Bunford

Creative Patternmaker

& Researcher

 
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Fashion Industry Employment & Notable Projects

  • Freelance (Melbourne) - Digital garment prototyping and patternmaking for compression and activewear brands - Nov 2020 to Present.

  • Human Aerospace - The Spacesuit Project - Nov 2020 to Present.

  • The Social Studio - The Gown Project - Feb 2020 to Jun 2020.

  • Thurley - Senior Creative Pattern Maker - Feb 2018 to Nov 2019.

  • Freelance (Melbourne) - Creative Pattern Maker - Forever New, Nicholas, Life With Bird - Jun 2017 to Feb 2018.

  • Scanlan Theodore - Creative Pattern Maker - May 2015 to Feb 2017.

  • Erdem - Creative Pattern Maker - Jul 2014 to May 2015.

  • Scanlan Theodore - Creative Pattern Maker - Oct 2012 to May 2014.

  • All Saints - Creative Pattern Maker - Dec 2009 to Oct 2012.

  • Freelance (London) - Creative Pattern Maker - Reiss, Hobbs, Top Shop, Nicole Fahri - May 2008 to Dec 2009.

  • River Island - Creative Pattern Maker - Sep 2005 to Dec 2007.

  • Robert Cary-Williams - Creative Pattern Maker - Aug 2005.

Teaching & Mentoring Experience

  • RMIT - Course Coordinator & Sessional Lecturer - Bachelor of Fashion (Design) - Feb 17 to Present.

  • The Social Studio - Pattern Making & Industry Mentor - Jun 13 to Feb 17

  • Havering College - Sessional Lecturer - BA Fashion, year 1 - Sep 09.

  • The Surrey Institute of Art & Design - Sessional Lecturer -

    BA Hons Fashion, year 1 - Jan 05 to May 05.

Skills & Specialism

Digital prototyping. Draping. Digital & manual patternmaking. Garment fitting. Pattern Alterations. Sewing. Industry standard construction techniques. Womenswear. Occasion wear. Tailoring. Soft wovens. Jersey. Denim. Leather. Compression garments. Activewear.

Gerber Accumark. Clo3D. Adobe Illustrator.

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Contact

Mobile: 0426 884 782

Email: ruth@ruthbunford.com

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