That's how it all came about!!
Do you remember your first stitch? I do, I was 12 years old. And at that moment I knew that I would dedicate my life to sewing. That's how it has been. Since that day I haven't let go of the needle.
When I started Fashion Design I was attracted to costume design for theater, movies... but as I progressed through my degree I realised that I loved the pattern making part. I also realised that you can be a very good designer, but if you don't know how to sell it, you have nothing, so in 2016 I did a Master's degree in fashion marketing and communication. It wasn't bad but it wasn't what I expected because of course... formal training is focused on you working for others, and that wasn't in my plans. I always knew that I didn't want to have a boss and that I wanted to create something!
So after working in a fashion atelier and for small brands, I opened my YouTube channel on 17 December 2017. I've been uploading sewing and patternmaking content for years. But my goal was never to make a living from YouTube, but to do what I love and reach people I'm in tune with.
The time had come to give up everything for my dream. It was clear to me that I wanted to create an online learning platform where everyone could access training in patternmaking and sewing. And so PatternCos was born in May 2019, my online patternmaking and sewing academy.
My mother tongue is Spanish so my learning platform is focused on Spanish speakers but I still wanted to be able to offer something that everyone could access. Many non-Spanish speakers asked me about my designs and classes so I decided to create my pattern shop, Patterns by PatternCos on Etsy.
It makes me happy to at least be able to share my patterns with the rest of the world!!