The Blog: #thechicagopatternmaker

Aug 22, 2022

PODCAST: How Fitting – 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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Jun 21, 2022

PODCAST: Rock Star Millennials

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

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May 11, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: 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.

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May 9, 2022

PODCAST: Triple F - Episode 192

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.

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May 4, 2020

RECAP: Threaded Hosts “Shaping Fashion” Virtual Forum

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.

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Mar 27, 2020

Shelter + Shine

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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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Apr 5, 2019

How To Have a Successful Design Meeting

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Mar 6, 2019

Telling Stories Through Fashion

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Sep 27, 2018

Your Technical Fashion Toolkit - ABC Seams

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Aug 1, 2018

EVENT: DG Expo 2018 Seminar: Using Tech Packs for Successful Production

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May 11, 2018

Moms Mean Business

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Mar 23, 2018

VIDEO: The Full Color Life

Last month I met Hannah Lynn of The Full Color Life, and we sat down for a fun interview, where we discussed Chicago fashion, how I got my start in the industry and what it means to have a capsule wardrobe.

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Nov 29, 2017

EVENT: Seminar: How To Create A Tech Pack For Successful Production

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Nov 19, 2017

Questions To Ask Fabric Reps While Sourcing

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Oct 23, 2017

RECAP: Kansas City Fashion Event & Tours

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Sep 12, 2017

The "Project Runway Effect"

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Aug 8, 2017

4 Reasons to Hire a Professional Fit Model

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Jul 17, 2017

NEW! Upgraded Services and Site

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Jul 15, 2017

EVENT: Mastering Fashion Production

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May 15, 2017

PRESS: Ever After in Chicago SPLASH

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Nov 4, 2015

Stuff I'm Working On

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May 1, 2015

EVENT: Speaking at Chicago Textile Expo 2015

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Jan 21, 2015

Stuff I'm Working On

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