Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator

Gain more knowledge about knitwear construction and the development process. We will cover a wide array of highly demanded knitwear-related topics from quality assurance to knitwear production and best practices for developing a knitwear tech pack to creating a life-size paper pattern.

Instructor

Kelly Puertas

With over ten years experience in the fashion industry, I have worn many hats as a manager of sampling and production, senior knitwear tech designer and experienced knitwear designer for men, women and children’s apparel. These experiences helped me achieve complete fluency in sweater construction, yarn composition and stitch structure. I have also taught “Shaped Knitwear” workshop to industry designers at Stoll FTNY. Teaching cost effective knitting techniques and finishes while maintaining zero waste manufacturing.