"It's that feeling that I love, creating an idea, figuring out how to construct it and then making it," the former Taree High School student said.

Kaswyn, who is currently completing a bachelor of fine arts at the University of Newcastle focusing on drawing and fibres, was recently chosen to be part of the costume team in a volunteer capacity for The National Theatre Company's Evita.

The play is set to run from March 9 to March 12 next year in Newcastle's Civic Theatre.

She describes her selection as "20 seconds of insane bravery".

"I had just finished working as the costume designer and head of wardrobe for Tantrum Youth Arts in Newcastle on a new performance called 'Stories in Our Steps', which I heard about through university and applied for," Kaswyn explained.

"After finishing that project I saw that auditions for Evita were being announced, (however) it was late in the process.

"I love Evita and before I knew it I was contacting the director asking if there was any way I could be part of the costume team.

"They replied in 20 minutes asking for my resume. I was literally in shock for days, I couldn't believe I had just reached out and asked for what I wanted, and it paid off!

"I think more people should be brave and ask for what they really want because it pays off! It's scary, trust me, but it's worth it."

With around 100 cast members this will be the biggest production Kaswyn has even worked on. She will work alongside and learn from costume expert Bev Fewins.

"I'm really excited to have a bunch of mentors, along with working on one of my all time favourite musicals."

The costumes Kaswyn will be creating will be period accurate clothing from the 1930s and 1940s.

The musical follows the life of Evita Peron, the first lady of Argentina and spiritual leader of the nation.

Kaswyn's interest in sewing grew from creating clothes for her toys when she was four years old. As she grew, she picked up more textile skills like knitting, before taking on her mother's sewing machine to design her own clothes.

Kaswyn was a featured designer in the Flair Fashion Awards in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 and received the people's choice award for a five piece Art Deco inspired collection in the "Gen Y" theme.

"The Flair awards were wonderful in giving me experience of what the fashion world is like, from creating an idea with a theme in mind, to having to fit your design to a model and then submit it for judging," Kaswyn said.

"You get a really amazing feeling when you see your creation on the runway. It's a mixture of 'this is incredible' and 'that's weird, why is the dress I have been working on for hours in my lounge room on a catwalk?'

"(Flair was) an incredible way for young artists and designers to get their work seen and for them to get experience in the fashion world. I think they were a brilliant way to help support our local and national designers, and Australia needs more of that."

Kaswyn would like to continue her love of creation by pursuing costume design at a higher level with the aim to work within the film, television or theatre industries.

Affirming this decision was when Kaswyn met her career idol Marion Boyce in September of this year.

Marion's costume work on the Australian television show "Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries" was the catalyst for Kaswyn's desire to become a costume designer.

Kaswyn is also propelled by the feeling of "holding something three-dimensional that you had just drawn on a piece of paper."

"You (can) build and create something real just from an idea."

laura.polson@fairfaxmedia.com.au