How I became a textile designer working for myself for 15+ years.
HOW I BECAME A TEXTILE DESIGNER WORKING FOR MYSELF FOR 15 YEARS. Looking for inspiration on your journey to becoming a textile designer or a surface pattern design? Here is my story of how I started out as a textile designer and my creative adventures I have had in the process so far over the last 15 years :) I hope you find it inspiring. In this video, I talk about how I became working for myself as a freelance vector repeat pattern surface pattern designer, licensing my work online, then creating a pattern design studio, and later an online school for beginner vector repeat pattern designers. What a journey! And, I feel that I am just beginning :) I also share my own textile designer portfolio website, as well as 3 main lessons learned during my pattern design career as a self-taught professional textile designer. So excited to share my story with you, my creative friend. ★ BONUS EBOOK: TOP 15 VECTOR PATTERN COLOR TIPS: Want to learn how to use color effectively in vector repeat patterns for sale online? Request my bonus eBook here: https://oksancia.com/free-ebook-top-1... Read the full related BLOG POST here: https://oksancia.com/video-how-i-beca... __________ ★ FREE WEBINAR: 3 Secrets To Running a Creative Lifestyle Business Designing Vector Repeat Patterns. Register for free here: https://oksancia.com/freewebinar/ __________ MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: Video: How I 200x my business: http://oksancia.com/video-how-i-grew-... Oksancia’s Online Courses: https://oksancia.com/courses/?utm_sou... Oksancia’s Pattern Design Portfolio: https://oksancia.com/portfolio/?utm_s... _________ MORE VIDEOS YOU MIGHT LIKE: ★ PLAYLIST: How to become a textile designer: • How to become a textile designer ★ How To Get Started As Textile Designer. Advice For Self-Taught Artists. My Experience: • How To Get Started As Textile Designer. Ad... ★ Advice for self-taught artists and designers: • Advice for self-taught artists and designers ★ How to create art from what you see in your head: • How to create art from what you see in you... ★ How to overcome beginner designer imposter syndrome. Am I good enough as a designer? • How to overcome beginner designer imposter... ★ FACEBOOK GROUP: Repeat Pattern Design Mastermind: / 1533338593408292 #GrowLoveCreate Oksancia Textile Designer and Creative Educator www.oksancia.com __________ Say hi on social: Oksancia’s website: https://www.oksancia.com Facebook Page: http://tinyurl.com/yahdnqn7 Instagram: / oksancia Twitter: / oksancia ______ ABOUT OKSANCIA AND TEXTILE DESIGN STUDIO AND SCHOOL: Hi! My name is Oksana. I am an artist, textile designer, and a creative soul. I help entrepreneurs envision and design beautiful products that will wow and connect with their customers. I am also passionate about sharing my experience of running a textile design business with fellow creatives through my videos here on this channel and my online textile design school: https://oksancia-textile-design-studi... Up to this point, I created more than 5000 vector repeat patterns and worked on more than 100 freelance surface pattern design projects and I’m always looking to collaborate with amazing people and businesses to create beautiful and meaningful products for all of us to enjoy. • How I became a textile designer working fo...

How to become a fabric designer

Surface Pattern Design Jobs: Which Path is Right for You? | Elizabeth Silver

How I Would Learn Fashion Design If I Started Over

Top 10 Spoonflower Tips for Fabric Designers

Passive income for designers: my 15 years of experience as a textile designer and illustrator.

Textile Designer - Career Insights (Careers in Fashion & Design)

How to Format a Surface Pattern Design Portfolio | Elizabeth Silver

People Keep Asking Me About Racism In Germany. Here’s My Honest Answer.

⭐️ how to quit your 9-5 ⭐️ in 2026 to become your own boss 📈💵 // 5 steps to entrepreneurship

Kate DePara - Textile Designer

I quit my dream job at Google to be an artist. Was it worth it?

How I Built an Art Website That ACTUALLY Sells

How to Start as a Self-Taught Artist ✨☘️ 10 Steps to Start Your Creative Career

How to get started in textile and surface pattern design?

How To Think SO CLEARLY People Assume You're A Genius

books i want to read this summer | classics, fantasy, summerween!!!

BECOMING A SURFACE PATTERN DESIGNER | Sharing my April goals and my steps to achieving my dreams!

How Proctor’s texts in Karen Read lawsuit could free dangerous criminals

The 5 most profitable creative businesses to start in 2026

