Magdalena found her way to us in fall 2023 after graduating from high school. And we are very happy! About a young woman with a lot of skills, which she already brings from her school education and with a lot of motivation and diligence. Magdalena managed to grasp the processes in the company in a very short time, learn the basics of weaving and then she had to go to the vocational school in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg for 10 weeks. There she went straight into year 2. During her Easter vacation, she surprised everyone with a perfectly executed difficult workpiece. “That’s very unusual,” enthuses apprentice trainer and Managing Director Thomas Pfeiffer.
And Magdalena proudly explains: “The zebra motif was created using a 12×12 satin weave. The different variations of the binding create the shades.”
The apprenticeship as a textile technologist includes knitting as well as weaving. “You definitely need stamina when knitting: yarn tension, stitch size, speed. The most important thing is to develop a feel for the machines.”
Several excursions/activities were carried out as part of the vocational school, including to:
Vienna: MAK – Museum of Applied Arts (exhibition ‘Critical Consumption’) and participation in the apprentice parliament on the topic of further training
Frankfurt: Visit to the Techtextil trade fair with a focus on the circular economy and innovations
Bludenz: Company tour at Getzner Textil AG
Lustenau: Screen printing workshop at Druckwerk company
We are delighted that Magdalena is back at our company in Kautzen!