Hazel Coombs Design/Construction/Textiles Email: Hazelcoombs@yahoo.com Phone: 07818266968 Website www.hazelcoombs.wix.com/costume
Experience Designer and Tutor at Hybrid Arts January 2015 - Present (4 months) -Designing and making latest collection for "Beauty and Truth" brand. -Tutoring students in fashion, pattern cutting, sewing and sustainability. Small Business Owner at HeyZeeTeePee October 2014 - Present (7 months) -Creating handmade children's playtent teepees. Seamstress at The Couture Company October 2014 - December 2014 (3 months) -Creating bespoke alternative wedding dresses. Costume and Prop Intern at Royal Shakespeare Company October 2014 - October 2014 (2 weeks) -Constructing bags and other leather items for stage. -Breaking down costumes and creating “pond weed” shoes for “Witches of Edmonton” -Dressing on the production “Love labours won”. Workshop Instructor at Welford Primary School September 2014 - September 2014 (1 week) -Teaching a class of year 5 and 6 in the construction of carnival masks. Seamstress and Costume Assistant at Cabasa Carnival Arts May 2014 - May 2014 (1 month) -Creating 15 large backpack wing structures from silk and fibre glass rods -Dying the wings with a batik method. Workshop Assistant at The Crafty Hen September 2013 -Helping with workshop Costume Assistant at Birmingham Costume Hire July 2013 - July 2013 (2 weeks) -Altering and maintaining garments for stage Costume and Puppetry Assistant at Global Grooves May 2013 - June 2013 (2 months) -Constructing costumes for carnival -Pattern drafting and cutting -Dying and designing batik -Constructing large puppets Sales Assistant at New Look September 2011 - September 2012 (1 year 1 month) -Interacting with customers -Cashing up and handling money
Image: Hazel Coombs, Indigo Project
Education and Qualifications The University of Huddersfield September 2012 – Present -Costume Design With Textiles BA (Hons) Warwickshire College September 2011 – July 2012 -Art Foundation Degree – Distinction Solihull 6th Form College September 2009 – July 2011 -AS Levels: English Language – A* Textiles – B, Psychology- C Warwickshire College September 2004 – July 2009 -10 GCSE qualifications A*-C
Interests and Hobbies Dressmaking for myself Playing tennis Reading Theatre and film Live music
References available on request
Please see my website for examples of my work. www.hazelcoombs.wix.com/costume