Embroidery

In memoriam: Matthias Schmidt

Matthias know-how, creativity, enthusiasm and passion with regard to sewing and embroidery were unique. The industry will miss him greatly. Photo: Amann Group.

On 13 January 2023 Matthias Schmidt sadly and suddenly passed away at the age of just 47.

After Mathias graduated from high school, he did an apprenticeship at Steilmann to become a tailor for ladies’ clothing. He applied himself to several studies and became an engineer for clothing technology at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University.

Matthias started his professional career in quality assurance at the textile manufacturer Marie Francoise. After that he worked as a sewing and embroidery consultant at Amann Group for ten years and as an embroidery production manager at Erwin Müller.

Matthias has written many interesting articles about embroidery for Stitch & Print International. We remember him as a loyal and enthusiastic writer with considerable knowledge.

His know-how, creativity, enthusiasm and passion with regard to sewing and embroidery were unique. The industry will miss him greatly.