EVA KITTELSEN

A blog about my journey from Fashion student to... well, we'll see where this journey takes me!

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Symesterskapet episode 1

WOW! First episode over! We were allowed to see a preview of the first episode a week ago, so the initial shock of seeing myself on TV has passed, but it’s still strange to know a bunch of people have now seen all our mistakes and successes.. I just try not to think too much about it :)

I will say though that it was such a relief to have Ronny choose my jacket! Especially after the first challenge... NRK Finished the hem now, and gave it to Ronny :)  I won’t talk too much more about what happened during the show itself, but rather try to bring up some of the topics that were introduced in the episode, and maybe go some more into detail about difficulties I faced in each challenge or techniques I used etc. And please, comment! Ask questions! I don’t know what you want to know more about. Throughout the week I’ll try to cover these topics: 1. my sewing machines (Why 4?)

2. What happened with my t-shirt? and a bit about doing different types of applique (applikasjon)

3. Thoughts about the re-design challenge and my strategy and way of working with it.

4.The ziphood- the pattern I used, the massive mistake I made that no-one knew about, and how to make welt pockets Hope you enjoyed the first episode :)

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Klick on the picture to see a newspaper article about Marius and me and our participation on “Det Store Symesterskapet” :)

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I actually started writing a diary when we started filming, and although I didn’t keep it for long, I’ll share my thoughts after the day we arrived, the day before it all started! (if you speak ENglish try google translate for this one :) ) Dagen i dag har vært kjempebra! vi har blitt godt tatt i mot, det er herlige mennesker, både de fra NRK og de andre deltakerne og det er har vært en veldig god stemning. Det var deilig å endelig være på plass etter å ha forberedt seg og tenkt på alt så lenge! Spesielt gøy var det selvfølgelig å få prøve ut maskinene. Det er veldig deilig å ha sin egen arbeidsplass med symaskin og overlock og strykebrett, og jeg gleder meg veldig til å begynne å sy i morgen. Noe annet som var veldig gøy var å begynne å bli kjent med de andre deltakerne. De jeg snakket med virker alle som flotte og interessante mennesker, og det var gøy å se og høre hvor interessert alle er i sying og i kreativitet. Mange hadde mange andre kreative hobbyer, og det er spennende å høre om alt alle driver med. Det er rart å være sammen med så mange så kreative mennesker på en gang. Vi er alle veldig forskjellige, men akkurat på det området har vi en “connection” med en gang, og det er gøy å oppleve.

Jeg har pakket ut alt og til og med hengt opp antrekkene mine for alle syv episodene. Det er godt mulig jeg ikke kommer så langt, men jeg prøver å i hvertfall mentalt være innstilt på det og gå inn i konkurransen med den innstillingen. Kanskje må jeg pakke sammen snart, men det er bedre å ha alt pakket ut og få en ro og følelse av at dette er noe jeg skal gjøre noen uker nå, istedenfor å tenke kortsiktig.

Jeg er veldig spent på hva morgendagen vil bringe, men gleder meg mer enn jeg er nervøs. Nå vil jeg bare komme i gang og kose meg med sying og kreativitet uten å måtte tenke på noe annet! :)

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If you are interested in crafts or sewing you might be interested in watching “Det store symesterskapet” (the Norwegian version of “The Great British Sewing Bee” which is premiering August 31st on NRK at 19.45 (GMT +1)

And yes, that’s me in the back on the right ;) After having binge watched the Nowegian and British version in early January I sent in an application for the second season, and amazingly enough I was chosen as 1 of 8 to compete! The main reasons I wanted to do this was because I was really curious to see what I can do under the circumstances in the show.. While watching I always thought to myself that I can do better... but could I really? What was that time pressure really like? I had to find out...

I also thought it would be great to do so many different challenges that I would never do in my own time, and also just to get to sew a bunch! After finishing university, getting a full time job and having my son (who is now 3,5 already!) it’s really hard to find time to sew, by doing this I would at least get some fun, intensive days of creativity and sewing :)

It’s really exciting to be a part of this and I hope some of you will enjoy watching the show as well :)

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Mixed media project I did in November. “Symphony in blue” Model: Maja Furnes, Photographer: Igor Zaitcev

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We were delighted to hear from Eva Kittelsen that her application for a government funded grant in Norway has been accepted. Eva has been awarded the maximum grant of £9,000 to help her establish her own label or fashion enterprise. Within her application Eva proposed to use the funding...

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Me, my #dress and #jacket at statens #stipendutstiøling @ oslo rådhus yesterday :) #exhibition #art #design #fashion #fashiondesign #designer

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In 1976 I met an Eva Kittelson in Oslo, she was a descendant of Theodor Kittelsen, she was moving to lethbridge alberta Canada any relation?

Hi! No, my family hasn't found any relation to Theodore Kittelsen. I admire his work though :) My grandfather was a painter, but his name was Henry Kittelsen :)

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Last week my facebook page reached 250 likes! To celebrate I am doing my first ever givaway! :) To enter just click on the photo and go to my page on facebook, like my page and then comment on and share this picture (on facebook). The prize is this coin purse which I have made from silks from my final collection, so it is truly unique! Thank you for your support!

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Last week I went to an "art exhibition " at my sons Kindergarden and that reminded me of a collection I designed last year that took inspiration from children's drawings for prints, and the clothes of elderly for garment shapes. Here is the moodboard, the prints, patterns and fashion illustrations will be posted as design boards here now in during the next couple of days. :)

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I går bestemte vi oss for å ha "fargerik fredag" i dag, så nå har jeg tatt i bruk den guke jakken fra avslutningskolleksjonen min for første gang! (Yesterday we decided that today was going to be "colourful Friday" so today I'm wearing the #yellow #jacket from my final #collection for the first time. #fashion #outerwear #coat

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I love it when all the fabric pieces are cut and I'm just about to start sewing :) one dress coming right up! #sewing #sewingmachine #pfaff #fabric #fashion #textiles #fabric #silk #wool #evahk