Xochil News: Featured

Sat, May 4, 2024

FEATURED: Xochil in SPESA's 'Behind The Seams' - LA Manufacturing Technology + Tukatech Interview with Ram Sareen

Xochil's April SEAMS X-Files article is featured in SPESA's 'Behind the Seams' newsletter.


Tue, Mar 21, 2023

Client Feature: One/Third and Jacket 14

One of the designers behind jacket brand One/Third discusses her journey to starting her company, steps in the design and manufacturing process, and showcases a new jacket design.


Mon, Aug 22, 2022

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…


Tue, Jun 21, 2022

Rock Star Millennials Podcast

Earlier this spring I recorded a conversation with Kathryn Spitznagle on the Rock Star Millennial Podcast.


Wed, May 11, 2022

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.


Wed, Jun 16, 2021

SPESA: Rising Star

I am honored to be selected as a SPESA Rising Star and share a little about my work in the sewn products industry, and where I see myself going in the future.


Fri, Oct 2, 2020

Virtual Fittings - Yes It's Possible!

We work with many of our clients remotely -- either because they live outside of the Chicago metro area, or these days so that we can avoid in-person meetings to prevent exposure and spread of COVID-19.


Wed, Jun 24, 2020

Successful Fashion Designer Podcast

Last fall I recorded this interview with Sew Heidi on the Successful Fashion Designer podcast, and talked about how to get your designs into production - all the steps involved in the product development process.


Fri, Nov 1, 2019

The Product Development Process

Have you ever wondered what goes into starting a clothing line? Or have you been wanting to start and not know where to begin? This is the perfect place to start!


Mon, Apr 15, 2019

Benefits of a LIVE Collaborative Design Session

Designs that require draping, or functional items that need to be experimented with can benefit from having a LIVE Collaborative Design Session.

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