Posts Tagged ‘Misti International’

This year, we placed the second largest group of interns in the history of the PiPN program.  From California to Peru, the new recruits have already begun their on-site stints.  If you’ve been watching, we’ve posted several blogs from a few of them already, and hope to have more as the summer wears on.

PiPN’s Pathways Open Up Even further

We are continually receiving applications from both host companies and potential interns, so we’ve decided to open our process to matching students with hosts throughout the year.

We’ll still focus our student recruitment efforts towards positions in the summer months, but will maintain an active matching process for fall, winter and spring placements.

If you’re a TNNA host company who did not match with an intern this summer, we’ll be contacting you soon to see if you would like to keep your position active.  If you’re thinking about having an intern in the future, feel free to go to the Host Application and send it in now.  We will be updating the opportunities available on a quarterly basis.

PiPN 2011 interns and apprentices to date

Sophia Adodo
Texas Woman’s University, Denton
The Handwork Studios, Narberth, PA

Dania Carter
Mississippi State University
The Handwork Studios, Narberth, PA

Leah Chapman
RISD
KnitWhits, Emeryville, CA

Necol Dattilo
Kent State University
Stitchgrrl, Akron, OH

Sarah Ellison
Kent State University
Acorn Street, Seattle, WA

Kimberly Esasky
U of Akron
SoHo Publishing, NY, NY

Alice Faye Huff-Idom
U of Akron
Business Directions inc, Columbus, OH

Kelly Kleiden
apprentice
Helen Hamann, Tennessee

Alice Koelsch
U of Akron
Craft Akron, Akron, OH

Kelsey Leib
Kent State University
Stitchgrrl, Akron, OH

Mary Markeshewski
University of Alabama
Tanglewood Fiber Creations, Seattle, WA

Elli McHugh
Eastern Washington University
BeSweet, Sausalito, CA

Christina Musich
Carnegie Mellon University
Colonial Needle, White Plains, NY

Crystal Spann
Mississippi State University
TNNA, Columbus, OH

Heather Stanco
Carnegie Mellon University
Misti International Alpaca Yarns, Arequipa, Peru

Brigitte Tijerina
SCAD
Misti International Alpaca Yarns
Arequipa, Peru

Rylee Tomlinson
Mississippi State University
TNNA, Columbus, OH

Kelsey Tucker
U of Akron
Stitch, Piece ‘N Purl, Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Hello, my name is Katie Dutton and I am a graduate student at the University of Akron.  This summer I had the opportunity of interning at Misti International in Arequipa Peru.

Katie Dutton - 2008 PiPN Intern

I am learning every aspect of the yarn industry from the ground up.  Thus far I have learned
how to make yarn maps which dictate the placement of colors on a skein of yarn which can be in the upwards of fifty colors.

Following that I had to use my impressive math skills and measure out concentrations
of dyes to create an assortment of shades of colors.

After that I was given the reins and able to create new colors.  They were given names close to me such as “Cleveland Brown” and “Ho, Ho, Ho, green giant.”

With these colors I designed my own color way and dyed a skein of yarn my color choices.  I then knitted it into a sampler (shown in picture) and was happy with my vibrant color choices.

Today I dyed an alpaca and silk blend with the help of Lucile, my giggling teacher.  We taught each other the letters in the alphabet in our own languages and were able to communicate without talking.

Miguel arrived today and we made plans for the rest of our adventure here. I am going to help out with a photo shoot, product development, and then visit an alpaca ranch.

There is so much to do and so little time!