More internship!

Friday June 10th
Half day! It was pretty quiet because summer hours had officially started and some of the departments were taking off. The first thing Ashley and I did was cut swatches for Sara to send to a customer thinking about a custom skirt. We cut and labeled two sets, one for the customer and one for the representative in that area plus kept a tiny swatch with label for Sara. We spent a couple hours working on design work and then at the end of the morning, we helped Sara move the binders we’d emptied out to a storage room upstairs – six boxes worth!

Monday June 13th
After lunch, Ashley and I went to a meeting about next years TRENDS (mini catalog put out by Curtain Call in the fall). We got to hear about the successes and failures of the past TRENDS and set some dates for planning for this year. Since it is supposed to be the latest, up to the moment trends, the design work will be done as late as possible and it will be a big rush to get it out. Besides Ashley and I there were two designers, the head of marketing, another Ashley - one of the relationship managers, Jessica, the marketing communications manager, the marketing intern (Maurya, it was her first day) and the owner, Mr. King. Ashley and I will be doing some joint project with Maurya this summer. After the meeting, we went back down to the design department. Sara had a project for Maurya to work on and Ashley and I will be helping when we have time. Curtain Call is selling rem bags of their fabric scraps instead of throwing them out – but someone has to fill the bags! That would be us. Ashley and I needed a break from the computers so we helped Maurya trim headers off and stuff bags until it was time to go. After work, I made the decision to go skate at the York rink for an hour and I’m so glad I did! Apparently there was a really bad accident on Rt 30 right about 4pm – when I would have been driving home – and I would have been sitting there for an hour. Instead, I got to skate with Richanda on some almost empty ice. :-)

Tuesday June 14th
Spent the morning finishing up all my designs for Aerials and Alpha Factor. I’ve been greatly inspired by this project to make leotards for my little cousin. Mid morning, Ashley and I went into the sample room and talked to Linda who sews the samples for Aerials and Alpha. She was super nice and told us all about the construction while she assembled a teeny pink leotard in child XS – so tiny! She has worked her for 45 years – her first and only job. Mrs. King (the current Mr. Tighe King’s mother) taught her to sew. Hopefully tomorrow morning she’ll have some more leotards to sew so we can watch some more. I’m in love with the binding machines and it is my goal to own one. Can you imagine the things I could do?? I bet they are super expensive though... I was inspired when I got home to make a leotard for my little cousin who is going to gymnastics camp next week - everyone needs a new leo for camp :-D