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Nadia Borovikova
London, UK
Tel: +44 7517080946
Email: nboknitwear@gmail.com
Objectives
Obtain a position of a Knitwear Designer or Assistant Knitwear Designer
Key Skills
Knitwear and Garment Techniques
• Deep knowledge of Domestic (over 5 years) and Dubied knitting machine (over 3 years)
• Hand knitting, and crochet techniques (over 10 years)
• Fully fashioned knitwear
• Excellent ability to use a range of yarns in hand and machine knitting
• Swatches Design / Fabric development
• Dyeing
• Embroidery
• Felting, Needle Felting
• Mixing of different textures
Knitwear Design
• Knitwear designer for men, women and children across a wide range of gauges and yarns
• Garment construction, pattern cutting and pattern creation for knitwear
IT and Computer Skills
• Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Work Experience
SIBLING, London, UK, Internship Feb 2014 – June 2014
Produced numerous show garments for the two collections shown during London Fashion Week -
Womenswear and Menswear SS15, using a variety of machines, stitches and techniques.
Developed samples and patterns for collections (both live and in Photoshop). Prepared delicate crochet
work on swimsuits for London Fashion Week women's show, keeping in mind demands of factory
production.
Took part in creating a dress for the Woolmark Competition, combining 3d crochet and lacing techniques
using thick and thin yarns.
The Collection, London, UK, Internship Oct 2013 - Nov 2013
Assisted designers in all stages of garments creation (the design, print, pattern cutting, and sewing), as a
pattern cutter and a seamstress.
Created dresses for Marni, Valentino and Moschino using different types of materials (chiffon, satin, silk,
denim, laces, taffeta, jersey, velvet, leather, organza, light and heavy weight crepe de chine) and different
sewing techniques (plain seams, French seams, flat seams, lapped seams, top stiches, finishing stiches).
Mastered hand embroidery with sequins, lace, beads, and by using the sewing machine with free-needle
technique.

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Knit-1, Brighton, UK, Internship Sep 2013 – Oct 2013
Helped create samples for the “Indigo” Exhibition (Paris). Knitting and preparation of samples, including
making full fashion details; calculating patterns; steaming; edges, neck and armhole finishing on the
sewing machine; shaping darts and binding. Worked with different types of yarn (silk, mohair, lurex,
rayon, wool).
Mastered the Knitting Yoke, pointelle, patchwork on the domestic machine, jacquard knitting with frequent
replacement of colour yarn, circle knitting of biding, pleats, different variations of ribs, zigzag, dragon
stich, knitting cables, holding cambs, intarsia.
Mastered embroidery techniques (machine embroidery, cross stich, "Free Style" hand embroidery, beads,
ribbon embroidery, embroidery on chiffon with mohair, embroidery on denim and knitwear).
Education
BA – Fashion Design with Knitwear Sep 2011 – June 2015
Central Saint Martins, London
Knitting Domestic Machine Course, Moscow Sept 2010 - May 2011
Foundation Degree, Fashion Portfolio Sep 2009 - Jun 2010
London College of Fashion, London
Exhibitions
Central Saint Martins young designer exhibition June 2015
Presented my graduate collection using valious techniques of knitting and felting, and using wool, silk and
cotton. The collection was inspired by children in the Soviet Union, I also used traditional Siberian
patterns.
Languages
English – fluent, Russian – native
References
Mr Richard Dykes , Director Knit-1 Ltd
93 Islingword Road, Brighton, BN2 9SJ
Tel: + 44 1273 620070
Email: richard@knit-1.com
Mr Sidney Bryan, Designer at SIBLING International Ltd
Unit 11 Links Yard, 29A Spelman street
London, E1 5LX
Tel: +44 207 650 7724, +447798604013
Email: sid@siblinglondon.com