![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There are a lot of people behind the scenes, working hard to make the products you love and enjoy. Today we would like to introduce you to Flavia. She’s 24 years old, and has been working with Malabrigo at the mill since January 2012. This year she is commencing her studies to become a midwife. She loves animals and has four dogs and one cat at home, whom she completely adores and is devoted to. She loves to shop for clothes, but especially sneakers! (She has quite the collection, too!) Different styles of music always accompany her, wherever she goes, giving all her activities a great energy boost. Her tasks at the mill varies, but the one she dedicates more time to is dyeing. How long have you been working for Malabrigo? Please join us in this interview, where Flavia tells a little about her work at Malabrigo. I started working at the mill in the year 2012, when I was 20 years old. I was both studying and working at the same time. My first task at the mill was to package the skeins. It was a very hard first day, because making the perfect skein is no easy task, and you have to make five perfect skeins for a bag of Rasta, which is what I was packaging that day. Its a beautiful tweedy yarn in 60 cotton and 40 wool. This time, Im using Brown Sheeps Serendipity Tweed in Striped Coral Root color. A week ago today, I started another Prosperous tank top. My list of tasks varies a lot, depending on what is needed. Another Prosperous Top and a New Knitting Case. I go from preparing the dyes, to labeling, to bagging, but what takes most of my time and what I enjoy the most is dyeing. I dye mostly for small orders, some garments from customers but mostly I dye Nube. Nube is dyed in big batches of several kilos, using the Acuarela method, so they all have more than one color (Aquarella is a dyeing method invented by Antonio that is used for a lot of the multicolored yarns). Tell us what your typical work day looks like. I arrive at the mill at 8:00 and put on my uniform. We have a mandatory uniform to work at the mill, for security and protection. Then I ask Tabaré, the manager at the mill, what my tasks for the day are, and I usually get a list of things to dye. At noon, I take a lunch break of about half an hour and then I go on with my tasks until 16:00. I start preparing the hot water and separating the amount of wool I need to dye, and preparing the skeins to start the whole process. Once I’m done dyeing the skeins, they go through a cold bath, and get rid of the excess water and into the drying room. When I’m done with the list of things to dye for the day, I help out with labeling or packaging. What I like the most is to dye Nube, precisely because it’s dyed in big batches, so it’s more practical and faster, and I love to see the result, see the colors we achieve. I also enjoy very much when we have visits to the mill and I teach them how to dye. ![]()
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