With the support of SURTEX, each month a new post will be highlighted on Pattern Observer, featuring the work...
Join me this Wednesday, March 7th for a FREE live training event! We’ll be discussing the women’s activewear market and...
With the support of SURTEX, each month a new post will be highlighted on Pattern Observer, featuring the work of...
I’ve been thinking about the stories that we tell through our print and pattern work for quite some time. This...
In this week’s Repeat Downbeat we are exploring luscious painterly patterns. The abstract, loose painterly style of these patterns captured...
Bold florals and funky leaves are the theme of this week’s #repeatdownbeat. While reviewing our #patternobserver feed on Instagram, these...
This month we have the privilege to welcome Jessica Wilde, experienced surface pattern and wallpaper designer, to the Textile Design...
If your goal is to have your textile designs make it into the fashion industry, you’re in the right place....
This past Fall, I had the wonderful opportunity to work through the Textile Design Lab’s first “Print Studio Workgroup.” Textile...
This month’s design challenge in the Textile Design Lab is all about recycling–reworking old prints or creating patterns to be pieced together and...
I’m thrilled to announce a new partnership between SURTEX® and Pattern Observer. Much like Pattern Observer, SURTEX is committed to...
Chelsea’s Challenge is a monthly post series in the Textile Design Lab, in which we share trends and inspiration to help our members...















