Tanya Wade

Sewn Goods Instructor | Carolina Textile District

Tanya Wade is the Sewn Goods Instructor for the Carolina Textile District, an enterprise of The Industrial Commons. Since 2013, she has immersed herself in the textile industry to learn as much as possible about every process involved in producing cut and sewn products. She is also the Entrepreneur Intake Administrator at the Manufacturing Solutions Center, a strong partner with TIC that specializes in testing, R&D, prototyping, training, and more. After losing her job in manufacturing due to overseas trade in 2011, she went back to school and graduated Magna Cum Laude with an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science in Web Technology from Catawba Valley Community College. She started working with Carolina Textile District and Manufacturing Solutions Center in 2013 and filled the first official job position that Carolina Textile District created in the community.