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After working at GLS for both semesters, I learned many things, here are the top ten.
My experience here helped me to see that I don't want to stay in the fashion/clothing industry however, it showed me that the business path is the right way to go. I also learned that I am capable of learning things that I didn't think I could. Specifically, the way clothing is made and how to fix it without paying money to someone else. Although working here is AMAZING, there is a slight variation when it comes to the correctness of a product. One person may give the go-ahead to ship an item, whereas someone else may say that the product isn't acceptable for shipping. This has taught me to always ask when the product is in production, so that it can be fixed without extra effort and materials.
Additionally, this is what I wished I could change:
Some advice for anyone seeking placement here:
Some things that I expected to learn are:
Since I have worked here for the whole school year, pictures will do more than words on what I have observed. Row 1: Cutting fabric with pattern, sewing on sequence, sewing on fabric, black is the part serged, white is the part cover-stitched. Row 2: (Products) Headband with bow, part of Rock City Website, Maleficent Tank, drawing for future products. Row 3: (Process-Start to Finish) Write down orders, put orders in basket, get fabric and pattern then cut, picture of tank before things are sewn on.... Row 4: ...Shelf of yarn to sew anything that is needed, elastic about to be sewn on to skirt, the final product, the table where all finished items go in order to be shipped. Here are my plans for the future:
Educationally:
GLS is located in an industrial building area, so there is no retail part, which means that I don't interact with customers at all. However, there was one time when a customer wanted a custom order and she wanted to try it on. I was kind and complimented her when she was in the outfit. I could see that it made her day.
GLS makes running outfits, so our target audience is runners. However, around halloween, there will be a lot a sales because people can also make our products into costumes. Surprises:
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