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athryn Lewis https:kathrynlewistextilescom lewkathryngmailcom In her late s athryn Lewis went back to school to study textile design She learned how to dye while living in Abu Dhabi working as a ournalist and started taking classes rom a British ashion designer named Felicity Brown whose work was very dye heavy When Lewis let Abu Dhabi she moved to India to study textiles at an Indian ashion college in Delhi Subseuently she earned a master's degree at the Chelsea College o Art and Design in London in textiles She segued into ashion with the brand Freepeople making their color palettes garment dyeing or design meetings and creating tiedye or garments in store Lewis commenced working or the NC Ballet as their dyerpainter reproducing among other things many historical cos tumes rom the Balanchine era It was so very important to get the color right Three years ago Lewis moved to Los Angeles and has since been working in lm and television Technologically Lewis wishes that the a cilities or dyers in our industry were better We are oten not in the best spaces and there can be health and saety issues with ventilation or bad lighting which makes our ob much more arduous Dyeing eels a little bit like cooking It's a slow methodical process and there is a rhythm to it A dream proect or Lewis was collaborating on the new Mr Snu eupagus or Sesame Street Snu y was her avorite as a child so it was magical getting to work on the show In her late s athryn Lewis went back to school to study textile design She learned how to dye while living in Abu Dhabi working as a ournalist and started taking classes rom a British ashion designer named Felicity When Lewis let Abu Dhabi she moved to India to study textiles at an Indian ashion college in Delhi Subseuently she earned a master's degree at the Chelsea College o Art and Design in London in textiles She segued into ashion with the brand Freepeople making their color palettes garment dyeing or design meetings and creating tiedye or garments in store Lewis commenced working or the NC Ballet as their dyerpainter reproducing among other things many historical cos 42 THE COSTUME DESIGNER | FALL 2022