“I really feel that pattern designing has become my new superpower. I have used what I've learned in Repertoire to take my designing up many levels, and I've started to see my own interpretations of the historical styles expressed quite spontaneously."

~ Katherine Moffat, Canada

"Taking Repertoire gave me the confidence to call myself a surface designer and approach local shops with my designs. I now create my own patterned products, have my own store and sell my patterned products in local shops and on print-on-demand services. ”

~ Katie Beardsley, UK

"My favourite things about Repertoire are the well structured lessons, video tutorials and an international community of like-minded designers. It has helped build the confidence to refine my patterns to commercial specifications for industrial printing and I’ve started my own fabric company! I create my own patterned products and I have my own store.”

~ Susan Standen, Australia

“Before Repertoire I didn't really know what I was creating because I hardly knew any styles or their names. Now I have an extensive repertoire of so many different designs."

~ Andrea Snuggs, Japan

"Repertoire is a course that brings out the best in you. I have made patterns that I never imagined I could make and I'm STILL shocked by how they turn out! My friends have seen a huge improvement in the way I create patterns compared to a year ago. I personally have noticed a particular line work style emerging from my patterns.”

~ Karen Gomes, India

“Repertoire helped me make a portfolio I am truly proud of and gain the confidence to start pitching. I feel truly like an educated expert in pattern design now. "

~ Mairin Kareli, USA

"The techniques that we learn are just awesome! This is something I could never achieve on my own. I’ve managed to create a solid body of work that I am confident to send out to companies and I’ve started to pitch to wallpaper companies.”

~ Joke Seys, Belgium

“My designs have improved significantly and I even got two commission jobs, one for acanthus scrolls and one for an Indian Floral wallpaper. I am in the process of compiling my portfolio to start reaching out to companies for licensing and I wouldn't have gotten the confidence to do so without Bärbel's help and seeing improvement in my designs."

~ Sampada Phadke, Canada

“Taking part in Repertoire last year was a real eye opener for me and so productive. I made a large body of work which I pulled together into a booklet. It was wonderfully rewarding to focus so intently over a fixed period of time on all the different types of patterns the course covers. Being totally immersed in the history and practicing the techniques being taught, through the robustly structured and explanatory lessons, was invaluable to me as a pattern designer and artist."

~ Lorna Bates, UK

“After Repertoire I can say I have all I need, a great foundation, solid knowledge, digital literacy and new friends who are inspiring each other. I feel confident and now it’s only a matter of continued practice. I consider studying with Bärbel in Repertoire one of the best decisions in my life."

~ Vesta Dobreva-Stefanov, USA

"The Repertoire course has been an enriching experience for me, expanding my knowledge of patterns. The content is endlessly fascinating and has truly transformed the way I perceive patterns.
I’ve also learned some great techniques for preparing my sketches better, have improved my sketching skills, enabling me to create more refined designs. I've also gained the confidence to explore and create patterns in different styles by following the step-by-step instructions provided.”

~ Ilka Zuijderland Varnes, USA

"Before joining Repertoire I only created 2-3 basic pattern types in Adobe Illustrator. As I learned to interpret historical styles by reinventing and mixing up elements in my way, I can now transform them easily to create something new. This is "creative freedom". Now I am able to create the most intricate historical patterns.”

~ Agnes Onody, Luxembourg

"I feel like I have so many resources at my disposal now. I can (and do) access the lessons regularly. My mind has been opened up to so many new sources of ideas, inspiration and design tools. I love when another artist or designer says, "how did you do that?"

~ Wendy Digel, USA

"After taking Repertoire my workflow is so much more productive and efficient and I have combined some very interesting new techniques with my own working practices, so now I love designing even more. This year I have won 3 prizes for my pattern designs!"

~ Petra Ottkowski, Germany

"I had the technical skills to create a repeating pattern, but mostly created conversationals and was missing the breadth and depth to create really good designs and collections. Now I create many different types of patterns, from simple dots and line patterns to the more complex Damask, Mughal Boteh and Renaissance Foliage. The most exciting thing is knowing what they are. Being able to look at a pattern and have an idea of what type it is. It makes you feel clever - a more informed designer."

~ Jane Harbison, Australia

"I mostly created basic repeats or half drop repeats in Photoshop using my digitized watercolors before, and had zero knowledge about using Adobe Illustrator. But even though Repertoire is not for Illustrator newbies like I was, I took the risk and now I can use it to create my favorite patterns, like  trailing florals."

~ Kata Maraczi, Hungary