Thu, Apr 29, 2021
Pandemic has brought opportunities to grow, learn, teach
Thu, Feb 4, 2021
In the summer of 2019, I was a guest speaker for students at the Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts in partnership with After School Matters, Fashion Design and YOU!. This portion of the talk focuses on my professional journey to becoming "The Chicago Pattern Maker".
Sat, Jan 30, 2021
This last year has been a ‘game changer’ for the fashion industry in a lot of ways. So we want to know… “What are the next steps when Fashion is in Flux?”
Fri, Oct 2, 2020
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.
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
Wed, Jun 24, 2020
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.
Mon, May 4, 2020
We had the amazing opportunity to be a part of the Threaded Shaping Fashion Virtual Forum on April 18th, to kick off Fashion Revolution Week.
Wed, Apr 8, 2020
Designer Bhavana Jain, owner and designer of contemporary clothing brand BHAV, interviews Xochil about her Mexican heritage and her personal fashion style.
Fri, Mar 27, 2020
Tue, Mar 3, 2020
RefuSHE's Fashion Challenge: Reimagined, a virtual runway competition featuring fabric handmade by young refugee women in RefuSHE's programs in East Africa.
Sat, Nov 16, 2019
Fri, Nov 1, 2019
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!
Sun, Sep 15, 2019
Learn how Xochil helps the designers of LEV Apparel turn their ideas into finished garments.
Sat, May 11, 2019
Mon, May 6, 2019
Hopefully my message inspired someone in the audience -- and I'm pleased to share highlights from this talk (edited down from an hour) for you!
Mon, Apr 15, 2019
Designs that require draping, or functional items that need to be experimented with can benefit from having a LIVE Collaborative Design Session.
Fri, Apr 5, 2019
Wed, Mar 6, 2019
Thu, Sep 27, 2018
Thu, Sep 6, 2018
Sun, Aug 26, 2018
I was interviewed by Jen Veguilla-Lezan for an episode of Make+Create Podcast. We talk about the transition from design school to entrepreneurship in a bad economy, balancing work and motherhood, and the role technology plays in fashion design.
Wed, Aug 1, 2018
Fri, May 11, 2018
Tue, Apr 10, 2018
I'm excited to share a recent feature in Voyage Chicago - which is a site dedicated to telling the stories of creatives, artists and entrepreneurs in the Chicago area.
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Xochil - The Chicago Pattern Maker
