Ready to become a professional Textile Designer?
The Textile Design Lab is the community you have been looking for.
Learn the technical skills needed to transform your artwork into marketable patterns, the business savvy to position and market your work and the confidence to put yourself out there in the marketplace.
Join our community of over 200 Textile Designers who are transforming their craft and careers
Quick info:
The Textile Design Lab community includes:
Nine courses covering topics such as repeats, pattern design, and selling your artwork.
A library of 100+ tutorials and presentations covering various design techniques and marketing opportunities.
Live events such as weekly artwork critiques, one-hour design challenges, and guest expert presentations.
A private community forum where you can post your work for feedback or ask industry-related questions
Trend-driven design challenges
After mentoring textile designers for over ten years, we've developed a unique process for helping designers transform from Hobbyist to Professional Designer:
Commit to continuous learning
Learning new techniques, exploring the industry, and reflecting on our creative process is integral to becoming and remaining an inspired, prolific professional designer.
In the Textile Design Lab we do this through:
Design challenges are released throughout the month ro provide members with real-world learning opportunities
Our library of in-depth courses covers topics such as technical repeats, designing patterns, and selling your artwork.
Monthly guest expert presentations covering various design techniques and marketing opportunities.
Live one-hour design challenges that explore different pattern design techniques and creative exercises.
Establish a supportive network
Learning and working in a vacuum can only take you so far. Connecting with other designers who have been where you currently are and learning from their experiences is essential to becoming a professional designer.
Through the Textile Design Lab you have access to the following:
Weekly live Artwork critiques where each participant gets personalized feedback on their work
An active community forum where you can post your work for feedback or ask industry-related questions of our team of experienced designers and other members
The opportunity to connect with agents, print studio owners, and professional designers who we invite to speak with our community
Practice consistency
Becoming a professional is less about taking one fantastic course or having out-of-this-world artistic skills. Instead, it’s about showing up and creating consistently. It’s hard work, and the Textile Design Lab is there to support you and keep you motivated and inspired through:
Monthly pattern collection design challenges
Speedy design challenges that teach you real-world design skills
Our popular Goals course to keep you on track and motivated
Embrace your authenticity to stand out in the marketplace
Supporting designers as they discover and embrace their authentic artistic style is a priority of the Textile Design Lab community. We encourage our members to put their style and ambitions above perceived industry norms. Instead of having a strict ideology of “one way” of creating patterns, we focus on supporting our members as they discover their style, workflows, and unique method for connecting with clients.
In the Textile Design Lab:
We offer multiple perspectives on designing patterns
Encouraging a variety of revenue-generating opportunities
Offer a supportive environment for developing leadership and business management skills
