About: Xochil

The Chicago Pattern Maker: Xochil Herrera Scheer is a professional product developer, passionate about ethical sourcing and manufacturing, and Made In USA products. She is involved in the fashion community through connecting resources, sharing experiences, and professional development events. Xochil is a lover of slow fashion, collaboration, and is always game for a peanut butter dessert.

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How Fitting Podcast – Episode 50

How Fitting Podcast – Episode 50
How Fitting Podcast: Developing Fashion That Fits Your Customer, Lifestyle, and Values with Ellie Wilcox, Xochil Herrera Scheer, Connie Bourgeois, and host Alison Hoenes I had the opportunity to be on the How Fitting Podcast, hosted by Alison Hoenes. I was joined by fellow product development experts and fashion freelancers, Ellie Wilcox of Digitech Design…
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Rock Star Millennials Podcast

Earlier this spring I recorded a conversation with Kathryn Spitznagle on the Rock Star Millennial Podcast. Kathryn is an author and coach with 30+ years of mentoring, training and leadership development in corporate, small business and not-for-profit environments, and her podcast focuses on sharing the inspirational stories of Millennials. Her book is called Rock Star…
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The Chicago Pattern Maker Partners with TexProcess Americas for Educational Series: The Studio

The Chicago Pattern Maker Partners with TexProcess Americas for Educational Series: The Studio
Xochil Herrera Scheer, pattern engineer and founder of XOCHIL INC / The Chicago Pattern Maker, partners with TexProcess Americas to present “The Studio”, an educational floor talk series taking place all three days of the conference. Xochil has thoroughly planned the ten-part series with Shoshana Burgett, industry strategist and founder of Color Karma, leading discussion topics with other industry leaders including: Tukatech, Henderson Sewing Machine Co., Alvanon, Shima Seiki, and Exenta from Aptean. Topics to be discussed include Sewing and Robotics, Innovations in Knitwear, 3D Prototyping and the Digital Twin, and the Smart Microfactory of the future. 
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Triple F Podcast

Triple F Podcast
In April I recorded a conversation with JP Lamp on the Triple F Podcast. We talked about how to get noticed as a new brand, working with a pattern maker, and all the steps involved in the product development process. Check out the Triple F Podcast website, and listen to the episode below or through…
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