Stitchfest Portland: Patternmaker Panel

In October, we hosted our very first in-person event at Seamwork HQ. Nearly 100 Seamworkers gathered for Stitchfest, and we all spent the day together later. There was a panel of local patternmakers, a sample sale, and a live recording of the Seamwork Radio podcast. In the live recording of the podcast, Sarai and our patternmaker, Robin, answer the 7 most common sewing questions we get asked here at Seamwork. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/4RL0fVxw4FU?si=rhDcE68B0WzCVSQt This week, listen to a recording of the patternmaker panel with 6 amazingly talented patternmakers here in Portland, moderated by Sarai. They chat about all the secrets your patternmaker wants you to know, the differences between ready-to-wear and sewing, and their favorite parts about making patterns. *Here are the panel guests:* Erin Uerlings is one of the pattern makers at Seamwork. She studied apparel design at OSU and then spent six years in New York City before moving back to the Pacific Northwest to get her footing in athleticwear at Nike and childrenswear at Hanna Andersson. Robin Ives is one of the pattern makers at Seamwork. She studied design in New York City but gravitated to pattern making because of the preciceness and logic of it. With more than 30 years experience, she's worked for Patagonia, UGG, Doen, and Hanna Andersson. Peggy Mead is the founder of Sew House Seven https://sewhouse7.com/, offering unique clothing patterns appealing to sewists of all levels. She studied apparel