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Choosing the Right Textile Designer for Your Brand: 5 Questions to Ask

So, you’re ready to bring your brand’s vision to life with some fabulous custom textile prints or surface patterns - yay! But now comes...

Beginner’s Guide to Textile Print Design Layouts

Welcome to the world of textile design! Whether you’re a budding designer or brand new to the industry, understanding the different types...

Discover Your Brand's Print Persona!

Here are my top 5 print personas or brand archetypes commonly used to determine your typical target customers in women's fashion. Let me kno

How to Market Yourself as a Surface Pattern Designer

Welcome to the Designer FAQ series, where I openly answer your questions about freelancing as a textile designer! If you are new to...

How to Price Your Work as a Surface Pattern Designer

Welcome to the Designer FAQ series! This blog post will explore strategies for pricing your work as a surface pattern designer. Before...

How to Find Freelance Work as a Textile Designer

Welcome to the Designer FAQ series, where I openly answer your questions about freelancing as a textile designer! One of the most...

I Designed 500 Surface Pattern Designs in 5 Years! (And This is What I Learned...)

Wow. I can't believe it. I was tidying up my files when I realised I had created 500 patterns in five years! Here are the lessons learned...

Why Copycats Lose: How to Use References for Original Textile Designs

If you need a textile designer to directly copy something you found on the internet... You may want to think twice! Here are three...

Choosing Textile Prints: A Checklist For Brands

If you are a new fashion or lifestyle brand looking to source prints and patterns for your products, this post is for you! Did you know...