New Design Challenge: Holiday Memoriesoften where most of our heads are at anyway 😉 We have covered so many trends for Christmas that we decided to step
away from trends for this challenge and focus on unique stories that TDL members have to tell.
other winter holidays in the past. Can you bring to mind a particular food or drink, article of clothing,
decoration, or family tradition that made the holiday especially memorable?
look like. Perhaps if you always travel to see family, you could imagine what a holiday celebration might look like
if you were the one to host. Read more
about this month’s design challenge here.
Upcoming Event: Presentation from MaryJane Mitchell
hosting a training for Textile Design Lab members on Tuesday, December 18th at 1pm EST.
how you can use fabrics that you have designed to create other products from the designs, such as journals, gift
bags, paper products, dinnerware.
Be sure to mark your calendars!
New TDL Team PageA Textile Design Lab member requested that we add a more detailed team page and
we thought it was a fantastic idea! As the Textile Design Lab has grown and
evolved one of our goals has been to create a team with diverse experiences and
areas of expertise.
worlds of licensing and stationery are new to me. Luckily, we have TDL experts
such as Melissa and MaryJane to guide us through these markets!
this page will be helpful as you seek feedback and advice on the forum.
Update to 2019 Schedule!
Hello! We are pleased to release our schedule for the first six months of 2019! All
events listed here are free for Textile Design Lab members. In addition to the
group-studies listed below, we will also be releasing new challenges, tutorials, and
guest expert training throughout the year. Remember, all of our courses are available to
work through at anytime. Our Group-Studies are a chance for us to work through one
course together as a community.
January 7, 2019: Surface Pattern Design Mastery Group-Study
January 8, 2019: Print Studio Group-Study (New addition!)
January 28, 2019: Photoshop for Designers 1 & 2 Group-Study
March 4, 2019: Ultimate Guide to Repeats Group-Study
April 15, 2019: Art of Portfolio Curation Group-Study
June 10, 2019: Print Studio Workgroup
June 17, 2019: Summer of Creativity Group-Study
August 5, 2019: Collaboration Group-Study
Weekly Art
Critique. Please join Michelle for this week’s live art critique held THURSDAY at 1 PM EST. This is a fun event where Lab members come together to review artwork and ask questions about pattern design, marketing and sales. A registration link will be emailed out early on Thursday morning and will also be posted in our Weekly Art Critique forum. Textile Design Lab members can watch past critiques
here.
I love the new team page. Thank you!
Don’t most of you have an Instagram account or website you could add to your personal info? I would love that too:)
Great idea!
Love the holiday challenge.
Love the team page, a very inspiring group at the helm. I think one of the best & most enjoyable things I did in 2018 was joining TDL.
Thank you Nadia. This warmed my heart ; )