Twinkle By Wenlan

Whenever I start my very first day at a new job, I always feel the same way: a little nauseous.  It’s a dash of nerves and a ton of excitement that mix together and make me so ready to get to work…but that, at the same time, make me sort of want to turn around and forget about the whole thing.
But I’m always so glad I didn’t, especially with my new internship with Twinkle by Wenlan’s Public Relations team!  Believe it or not, my first day included going through racks of clothes (to get familiar with all of Twinkle’s pieces, fabrics, and styles, and to help display some of Twinkle’s new Holiday collection), reading magazines (to learn all about each magazine’s personality in case they request clothes to use in an issue), playing with a dog (Milan, Wenlan’s mischievous and very adorable French Bulldog), and going on Facebook (to brainstorm ideas for Twinkle by Wenlan’s official Facebook page). Really, who wouldn’t want this job?
While I know every day here won’t always be filled with tasks like these, I am beyond thrilled to discover all that working for Twinkle will teach me this summer.  Even on my train ride home on my first day, I was already excited to go back!  There’s so much to do and so much to learn…and I can’t wait to get a little more experience every day.

Lauren Carney

Lauren’s First Day at Twinkle

My last day at Twinkle brought to mind all the experiences I’ve had here over the past couple months. I have seen a collection from sketches on a board to being presented before the press and everything in between. I feel that all of my design skills were used to their fullest advantage while I was here. I was so inspired by the entire Twinkle staff and how they all work together to produce such a fun quirky product. So thank you for letting me be on your team and for keeping my hands knitting!

Annalise Frank

Annalise Knitting

So, it’s here, the time that I’ve been dreading.  My last day at Twinkle has come, and I must say, I’m definitely going to miss it.  Everyone here has been such a great help, and it was an amazing learning experience.  To sum it up, in the five months that I’ve been here, I’ve done everything from running errands to assisting with my first fashion presentation.  There are no words for how thankful I am to have this knowledge of the industry, and I can’t even imagine what will happen next, all thanks to Wenlan and her team of amazingly talented people.  Goals cannot be met without a little help sometimes, and had it not been for the help of everyone here, I don’t know if I would have been able to accomplish so much in so little time.  So, to my fellow interns, and the whole staff:  Thank you.  I will miss you all so much, and I will never forget the time that we shared, even those times we just spent sitting around, snacking on oreo’s and laughing at each other’s jokes.  Remember this, spread love wherever you go.  Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.  Afterall, that’s what you did for me.
Love,
Josh

Josh’s Goodbye Picture

I started knitting late in my life. I approached it from a pure design angle. Later, especially after I published knitting books, I started seeing the cultural side of it. Its grass-root-meet-conceptual art character fascinates and surprises me every now and then.

I recently read about Sarah Hardacre, 31, from Salford, Manchester, who with helpers knitted a sweater for a bus! I can imagine the fun they had while making the “bus cover”!
This project reminds me of Isabel Berglund who knitted a room. There is gigantic mushroom, bee’s wings and trees, all knitted in the knitted room. (http://www.isabelberglund.dk/) I want to visit this knitted wonderland when I visit Copenhagen, Denmark. Christien Meindertsma, an artist/designer from Netherlands who made “one sheep cardigan” where each cardigan is made with yarn from one sheep. (http://www.christienmeindertsma.com/) Each cardigan is numbered and tagged with the sheep’s picture. The cardigan is not a product but has its own life here.

I looked at the first knitting project I devoted myself to- a yellow asymmetrical tunic dress mixed with clear vinyl tube and wool/polyester yarn, its alien existence is what attracted me to this business in the place. It’s that little bit quirky and unreal approach to clothes that intrigues me. Obviously running a business is the most realistic thing. But I’m happy that my first creation is something from the similar sphere of Isabel’s wonderland, a place we can all be child again.

Wenlan

Knitted Bus