Design a Fabric Collection: Everything you need to know about designing for the fabric industry.

What You Will Learn?

• Hello Everyone!.
• Recently, in February 2019, I released a fabric collection with Paint Brush Studio fabrics. Even though I’ve been designing for awhile this is my first ever actual professionally printed fabric collection and I learned a ton during the process. In this class I can’t wait to share all the things I learned plus my tips and tricks for designing a cohesive beautiful collection! This class will equip you with all the knowledge you would possibly need to design your own fabric collection from scratch or convert a collection you already have so that it is ready for the fabric industry..
• WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?:.
• This class is for anyone curious as to what a fabric collection should include and all the technical specifics so that your collection is ready to be presented to fabric companies. You can also use this knowledge to design a fabric collection just for your own use to print on Spoonflower and to make custom personal sewing projects..
• Though this class is of course suited for students of any level in order to get the most out of these classes you should already be comfortable creating repeat patterns and creating artwork. I will not be going over how to technically draw and create a pattern in Adobe Illustrator. You can check out my many classes about pattern design here:.
• Hand Drawn Half Drop Repeat Patterns.
• Hand Drawn Half Drop iPad Edition.
• The Pattern Make Tool.
• The Recolor Artwork Tool.
• WHAT YOU’LL NEED:.
• Supplies you will need to create the class project which is a mini fabric collection of 6 patterns..
• WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:.
• In this class I will be sharing my thought process and techniques for designing a cohesive and beautiful mini fabric collection with 6 patterns including a hero, secondary and blender/filler/supporter prints..
• We will cover the following:.
• I am so excited to share my tips with you and to see what you all come up with in your class projects!.
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• GIVEAWAY!!!.
• I’m very happy to announce a special giveaway that me and my fellow pattern designer Maja Rönnbäck are hosting together in connection with the launch of our newest classes here on Skillshare. To celebrate that we are both releasing our debut fabric collections with Paintbrush Studio Fabrics we have gotten together to host this joint giveaway. In this special giveaway, 2 winners shall be chosen to win a bundle of fabrics from both our fabric collections. The bundle includes a total of ten fat quarters from our collections - five from each. In addition to winning the fabric bundles you will also win a personal review from one of us on your class project. In my class this means a review from me of your collection and in Maja's class this means a review of your colorways. The review will be written personally to you in an e-mail and you can even include any questions that you have for us and we will answer them personally for you. .
• To enter the giveaway you need to do the following before Thursday April 4th 2019: .
• There will be 2 winners in this giveaway and the winners will be announced on Friday April 5th by us both on our Instagram stories. (@majaronnbackdesign & @emmakisstina) Good luck!.
• xoxo Kristina.
• Follow me and share your work on Instagram @emmakisstina with the hashtag #emmakisstinaxskillshare.