April Heppell
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April Heppell

Textiles DesignerMarske-by-the-Sea, United Kingdom
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April Heppell
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April Heppell

Textiles DesignerMarske-by-the-Sea, United Kingdom
About me
I am a Textiles Knit Designer and have just graduated from the University of Huddersfield with a BSc in Textiles with Surface Design. I have a keen eye for colour and texture within my work and love designing for fashion purposes.
Projects
  • EARTHED
    EARTHEDEarthed is a collection of work that considers the natural design of rock formation, working with colour and highly textured yarns and techniques to reflect her photography. She inserts detailed knit designs into plain fabrics to push the boundaries of patchwork and how these can be incorporated into fashion. She uses personal locations to fuel the aesthetics behind her work, taking the pattern variation of cliff faces and natural shapes of rock, to enhance texture and the building of three dimensional structures amongst her intricate knit designs.
Work history
    Assistant Technician
    Leeds, United KingdomInternship
    Completed 1 years placement with Lambtons Tailoring Ltd. as an Assistant Technician. Whilst on placement, I was given a range of responsibilities such as, quality control, fabric analysis, garment design, pattern cutting, garment construction and completeing design specs.
    NEW DESIGNERS logo
    NEW DESIGNERS logo
    New Designers ExhibitorNEW DESIGNERS
     - Business Design Centre, London N1 0RH, UKFreelance
Skills
  • Dubied Knitting
  • Knit Design
  • Knitwear
  • Knitwear Design
  • CAD
  • Photography
  • Abobe Indesign/photoshop/illustrator
  • CAD Drawings
Education
    BSc Textiles with Surface Design
     - Huddersfield, United Kingdom
    Specialising in Knit
    ED Textiles
     - Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
    I spent 2 years developing my textiles skills, mainly specialising in print and embroidery and was awarded: D,D,D*. Alongside this textiles qualification I also did an A Level in Fine Art which I recieved a B.
Awards
    Creativity and Innovation in Design (Knit) Prize 2017