Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
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Reneé Allan

Reneé Allan

DRUMCONDRA,VIC

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Textile Artist

Here Again
Geelong, VIC
09.2023 - Current
  • Designed bespoke garments, utilizing only pre-owned fabrics, antique linens, and remnants sourced within the studio.
  • Created original textile designs for clients, incorporating color, texture, and pattern.
  • Selected appropriate materials, including fibers, yarns, and threads, for specific projects.
  • Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
  • Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
  • Established a social enterprise to encourage circular fashion systems, and ensure clothing and fabrics remain in use for longer.

Education

Bachelor of Education -

Deakin University
Warrnambool
12-2007

Skills

  • Sustainable sourcing
  • Fabric selection
  • Pattern Making
  • Project collaboration
  • Social enterprise development
  • Creative problem solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Sewing and construction
  • Material Sourcing
  • Sewing techniques
  • Artistic collaboration
  • Decision-making
  • Textile printing
  • Visual storytelling
  • Textile conservation
  • Sustainable practices
  • Manage a zero-waste studio

Affiliations

  • Fashion Designer for Revival Runway Coast II, for Melbourne Fashion Festival Independent Program, 2025. Showcasing 11 looks, comprising of
  • Costume designer for St Patrick's Primary School Extravaganza 2024: Designing, sourcing, and crafting individual costumes for over 400 students, all sewn from sustainable fabrics, and upcycled from existing clothing and textiles
  • Workshop facilitator and Educator - Block Printing for kids, National Wool Museum, Geelong, Victoria, 2003. Educating our future with skills in block printing to mindfully upcycle damaged and stained clothing to continue its primary use for longer.
  • Workshop facilitator and Educator - Sashiko stitching and visual mending, The ReDress Hub, Launceston, Tasmania 2022. Teaching skills in the traditional art of Sashiko stitching to repair and visually mend damaged clothing to continue the use of the damaged garment.
  • Workshop facilitator and Educator - Upcycle Linen Shirts into a dress, The ReDress Hub, Launceston, Tasmania 2022. Teaching the skills to disassemble existing linen shirts to patchwork together whilst constructing a new garment.
  • Workshop facilitator and Educator - Visual mending for kids, The ReDress Hub, Launceston, Tasmania 2022. Teaching kids how to patch holes and stains in their clothing using designer offcuts of fabric, sourced locally.
  • Workshop facilitator and Educator - Slow Fashion Upcycle, The ReDress Hub, Launceston, Tasmania 2022. Teaching adults how to take existing garments from their wardrobe and recreate with sewing techniques to upcycle into a new one-of-a-kind creation.
  • Establishing weekly 'Sewcials' at The ReDress Hub, Launceston, Tasmania 2022. Creating a safe space to exchange skills, conversations and a cup of tea with creatives and newbies alike.
  • Workshop facilitator and Educator - Cover Patching, The ReDress Hub, Launceston, Tasmania 2022. Teaching adults how to patch holes and stains in their clothing using a patchwork technique to hide a stain in pre-loved clothing.
  • Establishing a 'Repair Cafe', a monthly meet-up 'Sewcials' at The ReDress Hub, Launceston, Tasmania 2022. Inviting the community to bring along damaged clothing, guided by a team of experienced educators to mend and repair their clothing, learning life long skills and walking away with a garment to be used again.
  • Workshop facilitator and Educator - Block Printing for kids, The ReDress Hub, Launceston, Tasmania 2022. Educating our future with skills in block printing to mindfully upcycle damaged and stained clothing to continue its primary use for longer.

Accomplishments

  • ABC National TV, Breakfast Program, 2022 An interview sharing the work of the ReDress Hub team in creating the home to Circular Fashion in Launceston, Tasmania.
  • Michelle Byrne, MP, mentioned my name in Parliament, in 2022. Being described as 'the fabulous Reneé Allan' as she shared my passions and the work I fulfill with circular fashion
  • Launceston Examiner, 2022. A feature story about the doors opening at The ReDress Hub
  • Establishing 'The ReDress Hub,' a social enterprise that is home to Circular Fashion in Launceston, Tasmania, in 2022
  • Podcast Interview - 'The Mindful Isle' with Daisy Baker, Tasmania, 2022. A conversation about slow living, sustainable actions, upcycling vintage textiles, and educating a community of followers

Websites

Timeline

Textile Artist

Here Again
09.2023 - Current

Bachelor of Education -

Deakin University

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