My Home, NC

The Last Pattern Maker

Season 1 Episode 31 | 4m 17s  | Video has closed captioning.

Christel Ellsberg, Raleigh Denim’s 82-year-old pattern-maker is one of kind in the industry. The importance of pattern-makers within the fashion industry is often overlooked. The designer receives all the fanfare, but it’s the pattern-maker who creates the minutely calibrated stencils around which fabric is cut—thus translating the designer’s visions into actual wearable garments.

Aired: 10/05/18

Rating: NR

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My Home, NC is a local public television program presented by PBS NC.