Fabric Cutter - Fabridasher LTD

Hours: 12 hours a week Tuesday - Thursday 9am-1pm or 10am-2pm Rate of pay: £8/hr

Fabridasher LTD is a small craft supplies business based near Cosham Hospital. We are looking for a fabric cutter to join our team on a part-time basis. Summary: Sets up, adjusts and operates all equipment related to the cutting of fabric. No experience necessary, full training will be given. Essential duties and responsibilities: Includes the following, other duties may be assigned. Must have the ability to consistently meet high quality/quantity performance standards Must comply with company rules, regulations and safety standards Ability to work independently Requirements: Minimum requirements/qualifications Ability to work with all kinds of materials (leather, vinyl, and fabric) Physical requirements Ability to lift and carry up to 30kg Ability to stand, stoop and bend for extended periods of time Working conditions: Exposure to dust and noise Workshop environment driven by customer demand To apply send cv and cover letter to hello@fabridasher.com

Bristol Studio Space Available for Textile Maker

Source: www.artsjobs.org.uk

We are offering a small studio space for a textile maker in our studios in Easton, Bristol. This space would suit a recent graduate or small start up textile business. 

The space is available at no cost, but would be in exchange for some work for our company at 15 hours per month. This will be a combination of practical and admin based jobs as required and would be arranged at a mutually beneficial time. 

The ideal person needs to have impeccable machine sewing skills, excellent hand sewing skills, excellent attention to detail and generally good all round making skills. Good basic admin skills would be a bonus.

The space offered is a desk space (with desk and chair included), small storage area, and shelves.  This would be for your personal use. There is also opportunity to spread out when other areas of the studios aren’t being used, including use of a large pattern cutting table. 

Access is 24 hours, 7 days a week. 

This space would be initially offered for 3 months with a view to a potential extension.

Please note this space will not suit someone with a very messy artistic practice. 

To apply, please email us a brief covering letter telling us a bit about yourself, and make sure you cover the following:

What do you use the space for (i.e your practice)

How much you anticipate using it (roughly how many hours per week)

When you plan to use the space (evening, daytimes, weekends etc)

Why you would like this space

A relevant CV

Please send to info@thecraftyhen.co.uk

Deadline for applications is Thursday 20 October 2016. 

We will short list makers after this date, and invite you to come in to the studio to meet us, and so we can find out a little more about you, and you can see the space.

Textile and Jewellery Tutors/Workshop Leaders - The Crafty Hen

Source: www.artsjobs.org.uk

Pay: 15-20k pro rata

Deadline: Monday 22nd February 2016

We are looking for experienced workshop leaders and assistants to run our sessions across the UK for our expanding craft workshop company.  We are recruiting for particular sessions, but also seeking to increase our pool of makers (particularly those skilled in textiles and jewellery) for regular sessions. Transport is essential for most locations.

Particular locations where we are seeking new team members:

• Cambridge/ Cambridgeshire  (Leader & assistant)
• Birmingham (Leader & assistant)
• Gloucestershire / Cotswolds (Leader & Assistant)
• Cornwall (Leader & Assistant)
• Devon (Leader & Assistant)
• Bath (based in or very close, not Bristol) (Leader)
• Somerset (Leader & Assistant)
• Oxfordshire/ Oxford (Leader & Assistant)
• Herefordshire (Leader & assistant)
• Lincoln - or close by (Leader & Assistant)
• North Yorkshire (North of) (Leader)
• Lancashire (North, not Manchester side)  (Leader & Assistant)
• Merseyside, Liverpool in particular (Leader & Assistant)
• Cumbria (assistant)
• Dorset/ Bournemouth (leader & assistant)
• Scotland (anywhere except Glasgow & Edinburgh) (Leader & Assistant)
• Wales (everywhere) (Leader & Assistant)
• Northern Ireland (everywhere) (Leader & Assistant)
• Sussex/ Brighton (Leader, transpost essential)

Our sessions require experienced tutors. Basic training will be provided on the exact session content, but we envisage you teaching it with your own flair and style. Please note we are not looking for workshop proposals.  Materials and equipment will be provided, and session preparation done for you, we just need your flair to teach it!

Please take a look at our website to get a flavour of what we do www.thecraftyhen.co.uk If you feel you fit the role please apply here http://goo.gl/forms/gahnuMYQNR, if you are applying for a leader role, please also forward your CV to info@thecraftyhen.co.uk
Thanks, we look forward to receiving your application. 

Workshop Assistant Needed

Source:www.artsjobs.org.uk

We are looking for a workshop assistant to assist one of our session leaders at a session Near Stroud. This would suit someone with textile skills and some experience in demonstrating/ running workshops. We are recruiting for this session, but also more in the future across the region!

Particular opportunities:

1) Skaitshill, Stroud on Sat 17th May 2 - 5pm

This session is for people learning for pleasure and fun (hen party), who are potentially inexperienced with crafty things. 

You would be required to assist our workshop leader in running the session. Supporting her and the participants where necessary. Pay is £35 for the session, paid on a self- employed basis. The session may suit someone looking to develop their teaching skills, or someone who is perhaps interested in leading our sessions in the area in the future and wants to see how one works.

Please take a look at our website to get a flavour of what we do www.thecraftyhen.co.uk
If you feel you fit the role please apply to info@thecraftyhen.co.uk ASAP (and no later than weds 14th May Midday) covering the following:

•A relevant CV
•A brief paragraph showing how your skills meet this role and about your creative practice (so we can match you to relevant sessions).
•Let us know if you have transport to get you to sessions, as some are in rural locations.
•Contact details including address, mobile, email (so we can work out which sessions are most suited for you)
Thanks, we look forward to receiving your application.

Please note due to staff holidays, we will contact the successful applicant on Thurs 15 May. (we realise this is very short notice!)

Ladies Cutter for Welsh National Opera (Cardiff)

Source:www.wno.org.uk

Ladies Cutter

(Permanent, full-time)

WELSH NATIONAL OPERA has an opening for a highly skilled Ladies Cutter with considerable experience in drafting patterns from designs supplied by the designer, either from explicit working drawings or using drafting pattern costume books, in discussion with the designer and Head of Costume. The role is responsible for overseeing the work of the Senior Costume Maker and Costume Makers and involves attending stage rehearsals as required and occasional attendance at fittings away from home base.

Deadline for applications: 24 March (9.00am)
Interviews: w/c 31 March

- See more at: http://www.wno.org.uk/ladies-cutter#sthash.8bH3pbPi.dpuf