WAGGA High School year 12 student Alannah Brett is one of only a handful of students across NSW to have had her major HSC textile and design work selected to be showcased to a statewide audience.
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The work will appear in seminars and classes in March of next year as part of the Technology Educators Association's (TEANSW) TEXStyle exhibition.
Textile and design teacher Jo Dennis said the opportunity comes as a result of dedication and motivation.
"I was probably as shocked as she was," Mrs Dennis said.
"I have been teaching here for 12 years and this is my second student to have been selected.
"I've had a few be nominated and that's a big thing in itself because it's well over 1000 students that do textiles and then only seven to 10 students get selected."
Miss Brett's work consisted of a pink three-piece christening outfit for a child as well as a folio, both of which play an equal role in the final decision and both in which had to have 35 hours of work invested in them.
Miss Brett said the success stems from her love of textiles, despite only having picked the subject up as a year 11 student.
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"I was surprised because if I had to do it again I'd change it, there are a few things I'd like to tweak," she said.
"It's the product of love because I love it so much- I feel like I spent so much time and effort doing it, especially during the lockdown, I found myself doing it more than anything else."
Miss Brett said sewing is a bit of hereditary talent, as both her mother and nan have the same abilities when it comes to the sewing machine.
"I wanted to do pink because that's my favourite colour and I wanted to work on a similar dress to the dress I wore for my christening," Miss Brett said.
"My nan made my christening dress and that's really special to me so I thought that this was something I could definitely pass down."
Miss Brett's work will circulate as part of TEXStyle in March of next year.
Usually, student's of selected work are invited to a presentation night in Sydney where they are given an award.
While Miss Brett will still receive her award, this year the presentation was held virtually due to COVID-19.
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