RESUME

NAME

Lorraine McMillan Jones

ADDRESS

4/3 Rodlee Street (P O Box 796)

WAUCHOPE NSW 2446

MOBILE
EMAIL

0437 789 736

lorainne.jones@bigpond.com

EDUCATION

Wauchope High School - 1984

FURTHER EDUCATION

Charles Sturt University 2015-current

Bachelor of Education (K-12)
Lincraft Australia/Performis 2012
Certificate ll and Certificate lll in Retail Operations
Port Macquarie College of TAFE 2010/2011
Certificate II Applied Fashion Design & Technology
Port Macquarie College of TAFE -1991
Advanced Certificate in Office Administration-Distinction
Port Macquarie College of TAFE -1990
Certificate in Travel - Distinction
Certificate in Elementary Spoken Japanese
Wauchope College of TAFE - 1988
Word Processing

COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT

Hastings District Historical Society Member

NSW Embroiderers Guild Member

INTERESTS

History, Antiques/Antique Needlework & Tools,

Antique Buttons & Button Collecting, Walking
Reading, Travelling, Needlework

TEXTILE/
EMBROIDERY
EXPERIENCE

Drawnthread Needlework, Whitework, Surface Stitchery,

Counted Thread, Needlelace, Dressmaking
2000 RAS of Vic 1st Prize heirloom gifts
2000 RAS of Vic Best Exhibit
2000 RAS of Vic 1st Prize lingerie/sleepwear
2001 RAS of NSW 1st Prize blouse
2001 RAS of Vic 1st Prize garment
2002 RAS of Vic State Final Winner garment
2002 RAS of Vic 1st Prize counted or pulled thread
2003 RAS of NSW 1st Prize blouse
2003 Inspirations Magazine 1st Prize favourite
techniques competition
2005 RAS of NSW 1st Prize heirloom embroidery

2007 The Embroiderers Guild NSW Inc. 50th Anniversary

Exhibition & Festival Competition 1st Prize Drawn
Thread & Pulled Fabric category

TEXTILE/EMBROIDERY
COURSES
Embroiderers Guild NSW Inc Practical Teaching Skills
Course, 2000
Embroiderers Guild NSW Inc Advanced Traditional
Embroidery Techniques, 2006
Embroiderers Guild NSW Inc Accredited as a Tutor in the
technique of Drawn Thread, 2007
EXHIBITIONS

RESEARCH AND
PUBLICATIONS

Embroiderers Guild NSW Inc 2004 Exhibition

Embroiderers Guild NSW Inc 2006/07 Room Display
Embroiderers Guild NSW Inc 2007 50th Anniversary
Exhibition & Festival
Embroiderers Guild NSW Inc 2008 Tutors Room Display
2004 Inspirations Magazine Issue 43 publication of
blouse as winner of Favourite Techniques competition
2006 Embroiderers Guild NSW Inc research and writing
as part of portfolio development for Advanced
Traditional Techniques Course
2008 Inspirations Magazine Issue 58 Victorian Lace,
Drawnthread and Cutwork Pincushion project and New
Contributor introduction
2008 Embroidery & Cross Stitch Magazine Vol 15, No 6
Button Bonanza, three Drawnthread &
Embroidery designs on fabric buttons project and
article on Button Collecting
2009 Embroidery & Cross Stitch Magazine Vol 16, No 1
Intricate Stitches, Drawnthread & Embroidery on
Classic Blouse Project
Continuing private research into Drawnthread fillings used in
Whitework

EMPLOYMENT
HISTORY

Lincraft Australia
Port Macquarie Sales Assistant 2010-current
The Happy Gardener Garden Care Business
Wauchope Bookkeeper - 2000-2008
Franklins Supermarket
Port Macquarie Cashier 1995-2000
Jeffrey & Reid

Port Macquarie - Casual Secretary - 1994

NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Port Macquarie - Rangers Clerical Officer - 1993
VOLUNTEER WORK

Hastings District Historical Society

Port Macquarie Museum Attendant 1990
Embroiderers Guild NSW Inc
Sydney Exhibition Attendant

REFEREES

Allison and Hayden Robinson

Greenbourne Nursery
239 High St, Wauchope
(02) 6585 2117
greenbourne.nursery@midcoast.com.au
Effie Mitrofanis
(02) 9540 2930
photini@bigpond.com
Ellen Wells
(02) 9489 7245
ewells5@bigpond.com