Seeing what you have achieved - that is important to Elvira Schelinski. And in her case, the visibility of her work is twofold: The proWerk employee works in an integrated workplace in the sewing workshop of Antonia Berndt and Julia Meinert. Here she produces high-visibility waistcoats for cyclists, which ensure that their wearers are easily recognisable in traffic.
The reflective waistcoats "Made in Bielefeld" are called "Colourful dogs". The brightly coloured fabrics from which they are made are blue, yellow, red or black. Elvira Schelinski's every move is perfect when sewing the blanks; the 42-year-old sews ten pieces in one go. "In the beginning, it took almost a whole week. But now I only need five hours for the same number", she says.