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Ask Kat: How Easy is it to Alter a Pattern?

So… This is a question we’re often asked. A customer loves our bag design BUT, wishes it were smaller…larger… had ...
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2016: What Worked & What Didn’t

So... 2016 is almost over, so it’s time for us to sit down and do a long, hard, honest assessment ...
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Our Goals for 2016

So... in a recent post, I told you about some of the things that worked well for us this year, ...
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Ask Kat: How Difficult are Your Patterns?

So… Here’s a question we get asked on a regular basis, particularly at shows, and it goes something like this. ...
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Showrooming: Does it Affect the Paper vs PDF Debate?

So... Several month ago I wrote a lengthy piece in answer to a question we field on a regular basis ...
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PPC9- One for the “Road”

So... I'm sure I've mentioned how excited we are to be traveling to southern California this month (actually NEXT week!) ...
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Why Does it Take SO Long to Publish a New Pattern?

So…here’s the way it usually goes… I’ve been working on a new bag design for few weeks. I’ve tweeked the ...
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So You Wanna Be a Tester?

So… in a recent post we showed you the bags that our testers created in the process of “test-driving” our ...
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Ask Kat: About Pattern Layout Instructions

So… sometimes folks question us as to why we do not include any layout directions in our pattern package. There ...
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Studio Kat Designs Five different bags

Ask Kat: Do You Ever have a Sample Sale

So… As you might imagine, we get inquiries about selling our handbag samples on a regular basis. So I thought ...
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