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Evolution St. Louis Hires Fashion Knitwear Design Graduate Kristen Barnes at Its High-Tech Facility

Evolution St. Louis, the premier high-tech knitting facility using cutting-edge 3-D and complete garment seamless knitting technology, has hired Kristen Barnes as a Knit Programmer. The Fashion Knitwear Design Graduate was most recently a Knitwear Research Scientist at Lululemon in Vancouver. 

In her new role, Kristen will assist Evolution St. Louis with manufacturing a wide range of products with its 3-D and Knit & Wear complete garment technology, including fully fashioned knits, complex shapes, footwear, and smart textiles, according to Textile World. She’ll be working at the company’s 32,000-square-foot facility located on historic Washington Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. 

“The flatbed knitting technology at Evolution St. Louis is smart and sustainable,” Kristen has said. “I’m excited to be a part of a company that is revolutionizing how knitwear is created in America. The applications of this technology are far-reaching and already being used in industries beyond fashion, including medical and automotive.”

Kristen studied Fashion Knitwear Design at FIDM after receiving a degree from University of West Florida in 2004. She was awarded the President’s Scholarship to participate in DEBUT for which she designed and executed a line of knitwear for the runway. Kristen started her career with STOLL America, where she worked her way up from Knitwear Intern to Knitwear Pattern Engineer.

Learn more at evolutionstl.com and on Instagram @evolution.stlouis.

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