Hi, I'm Erin Minckley, and welcome to "How to Create a Cohesive CollectionThat Tells a Story."

I am the founder of Relativity Textiles, a luxury wallpaper and fabric brand, and also the founder of Pattern to Profit. I'm so glad you're here to learn a little bit from this mini course on how to have a collection of your own.

In today's mini course, what you're going to learn is:

• How to research historical textiles as a way of digging into the world's archives for inspiration.
• How to hone in on your own personal style.
• How to write a statement so that we know what our brand mythology is.
• How many patterns and colorways you'll need to make a cohesive collection
• How to stay on brand.
• How iteration and being prolific in your art making practice is going to lead to the most innovation
• Building your own legacy by making the kind of work is fulfilling to you.

Let's get started