Sallie J. Avis

Fashion Design Lecturer, Stornoway

Background

I teach Practical Sewing Skills and Fashion Illustration at UHI North, West and Hebrides. Before I began teaching, I developed the HNC and HND Fashion modules, which has now enabled me to teach the Fashion courses part time. I ran my own business as a bridal and occasion wear designer for 23 years; this evolved my interests in costume and textiles. I make historical stays and corsets for exhibitions and for social media historical costume pages under the name @Circa.1923.

I also have an interest in art and painting, where I take commissions and paint tractors for customers under @tractor-art-hebrides. I have two tractors which I work on and restore.

Teaching responsibilities 

• Fashion illustration
• Industrial sewing Machine skills
• Sewing skills shoulder suspended garments
• Sewing skills waist suspended garments
• Develop and manufacture a skirt
• Understanding a creative brief
• Working with a creative brief
• Presenting a creative brief

Academic qualifications 

• National Certificate in Industrial Fashion and Design 
• City and Guilds Creative Studies; Lacemaking Part 1 & 2
• Teaching Qualification in Further Education