The Blog: pattern making

Notes from the studio on pattern making, product development, sourcing and the business of making things.

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Mar 3, 2023

VIDEO: What Your Pattern Maker Wishes You Knew (Fashion Brain Academy + Xochil)

What do fashion designers need to know to work with a pattern maker?

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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 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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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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Oct 23, 2017

RECAP: Kansas City Fashion Event & Tours

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Sep 12, 2017

The "Project Runway Effect"

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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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Nov 4, 2015

Stuff I'm Working On

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Jan 21, 2015

Stuff I'm Working On

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Oct 29, 2014

RECAP: Chicago Textile Expo Fall 2014

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