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.
