A Knit PH Announcement: Job Opps

Hello PH Knitters,

Patty Lyons is a Knit PH member and the new studio manager for Lion Brand Yarn Studio. She is looking for experienced knitters.

Lion Brand's new studio is a state of the art learning facility. It will provide with free demos, classes, workshops, fashion shows, special events, and of course yarn. The new location is on 15th Street between 5th & 6th avenues near Union Square. It will be opening in late fall of 2008.

Please send your resume to:
[email hidden]

Good Luck and Good Knit,
The Yarn Monkey

What does a knitting resume look like? Maybe I should just send in a swatch?

Subject: Resume suggestions

That's a good question, I wonder if they'd be impressed if you knit a cover letter.

I have a feeling that your cover letter will carry the weight since not many of us knit folks have direct schooling (i.e. textile design, fashion marketing). It would be valuable to Lyon Brand to know that you would have other skills to lend to their work force.

Here are some suggestions.

RESUME
Professional Experience(s):
1) current occupation(s)
2) other prof. experiences (ESL)

Knitting/craft Experience:
1) test knitter/crocheter
2) teaching/lecturing experience

Schooling:
1) degree(s): BA, MBA, BFA, MFA, EMBA
2) certificates: (what ever makes you certifiable, other than knitting for 20 hours straight)

Skills:
1) knitting, crocheting, weaving, spinning, roving/carding
2) pattern writing & reading
3) other languages, written or spoken
4) sign language

Web 2.0 communities:
1) Knit PH, PSCK, Flatbush Knit...etc.
2) Message Board communities (Etsy, Ravelry, Knitty, VK... etc.)

BKChickie wrote: What does a knitting resume look like? Maybe I should just send in a swatch?

Is this one of yours?

Holy crap! Carnivore, where's you find a rainbow coalition plush toy? These are some of mine.

Name: Douche-bag Kids
Tagline: Someone's parents had douche-bag kids!


Name: Mannik Monkey & Pax L. Possum
Tagline: Farmacopeic Critters? They've got issues!


I'd announce "Pattern available soon", but I might get banished to the Classifieds again. You know.