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Pattern Making
The skills you need, for the clothes you love.
Welcome to the Bedroom Designer Program. A curriculum based, self-paced roadmap and coaching program that will give you the skills to make your own clothes and build a bespoke wardrobe.
Create meaningful, ethical, and sustainable clothing.
Free
Pocket
Workshop
Join this free workshop where we explore a few different types of pockets and how to sew them.
Iteration
Signature Through Repetition
February 21, 2025
Symbols being explored for nothing other than the love of the process. Discovering and exploring simple ideas and trying to add our a our own nuance. Not everything has to be deeply symbolic. Sometimes the designs reveal themselves and all we have to do is continue iteratng. Each layer of iteration reveals something deeper—something more intentional. This is the process of refinement, the slow but deliberate act of bringing an idea to its fullest potential.
This is the principle I want to explore through my workshops and design exercises. To see design not as a single moment of inspiration, but as a process of continuous evolution. To train the eye, the hand, and the mind to refine, adjust, and elevate.
The difference between good and great is not talent—it is persistence. The willingness to iterate, again and again, until the design becomes inevitable.
Animations
An Evergreen Index of Patterns
February 20, 2025
The skill of pattern-making has slowly faded with the rise of ready-to-wear fashion. When you rely on mass-produced clothing, you’re not just paying with money—you’re sacrificing your own personal expression and love of craftsmanship.
I struggled with learning pattern making because I had to rely on textbooks, without the guidance of a mentor or teacher like you’d find in fashion school. That’s why I’m creating the "Digital Workshop" with step-by-step animated tutorials where we will be growing the pattern archive weekly with new patterns. Shirts, Jackets, Pants, Bags, Headwear. There will also be a designer chat where you can ask questions and get assistance from other ranked members of the workshop.
I’ve been refining the visuals to be as clear and easy to follow as possible, drawing inspiration from old military instructional videos—while adding a touch of "héritage de 421". But ultimately i want to see a return to a focus on individual craftsmanship and not just a money contest to see who can wear the same expensive jacket better. Let's see who can MAKE the same jacket better.
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"Sustainability"
Did You Fall for the Joke?
“Sustainable fashion” is the industry’s favorite myth—a clever marketing trick designed to make you feel like you’re making a difference while still keeping you hooked on endless consumption.
Brands slap “eco-friendly” labels on their collections, tout recycled polyester (which still sheds microplastics), and push “conscious” lines that quietly exist alongside their mountains of cheaply made, disposable clothing. Their measure of sustainability? How less destructive their mass production is—not whether the product itself is built to last.
And consumers eat it up. Buying a “sustainable” piece from a fast fashion giant isn’t activism—it’s just paying extra for the same illusion. True sustainability isn’t about how much less damage is done—it’s about whether the clothing serves you long-term, both in durability and in how it affects your body.
Real change means seeing through the greenwashed script. Are you actually investing in something meaningful, or just falling for a well-marketed lie?
February 22, 2025
The Club
Motif Iteration Workshop
February 19, 2025
le béret
The Beginning of my Headwear Journey
Surprisingly, this is the easiest garment I’ve made thus far. I used to think the tote bag was the simplest because it’s mostly just squares and rectangles sewn in straight lines, but this one requires less material and is truly the quickest if you want to create something custom. The beret is based on one single measurement: the head circumference. From that measurement, you can decide how many panels you want. If you choose eight panels, you divide the measurement by eight; if you want six panels, you divide by six. You get the idea. From there, you decide how long you want the petals to be. I found that a smaller, shaped beret without much "flop" works well at about 7 inches tall. But with just an extra 1/2 inch, and then a curve maximizing at about 3 inches up from the base, it takes shape. After looking at different pictures and considering my own head shape, I settled on a 3/4-inch width for the band itself, made from a lovely deep black Japanese twill from a mill in Itochu. The outer cap is black flannel, and the lining is silk from India, sourced by my dear friend. I must say that filming the process while being mindful of the project is rather difficult but also deeply rewarding to be able to share it with you.
I have also made the significant life decision to disassemble a beloved bracelet I purchased from an antique store some years back. It’s a beautiful heart motif that was just too perfect not to use as an ornament on the berets. I’ll be sharing the process video shortly, where I show the pattern drafting live as well as the sewing. Tout de suite
March 31, 2025
