About
Jen Rocket
My sewing journey began with my great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother. Our elders felt strongly that my sisters, cousins, and I should learn this craft and benefit from the rewards it could offer. From simple beadwork and hand sewing to pinning and cutting shapes for the sewing machine, by age five I was hooked!
Since those early days, I have been both fascinated by and actively practicing various techniques in the art of sewing. My path to production-level design and implementation began with studying industrial design, a materials- and process-based field that set the tone for further exploration in both my educational and career paths. This journey has incorporated entertainment design, costume design, couture tailoring, and technical fashion design. Together, these experiences illuminated the path toward sewn product design, also known as soft goods design.
Does your project require a unique application of technology or construction?
About
Soft Goods:
In the simplest terms, ‘soft goods’ refers to engineering with fabric and thread, or alternatively, it refers to sculpture with fabric and thread.
New materials and construction techniques allow for the creation of advanced wearable technologies. Often the solution to your product is simply in the inventiveness of its construction. Sewing is the technology. Having worked on a number of sewing patents, we are confident that there is still plenty of room for innovation with fabric and thread.
We are building a catalog of learning—one that grows larger with every new challenge. New equipment, new materials, and new techniques move this craft forward and it is always our goal to be fearlessly learning and improving with them.
“The Studio” represents the work of my team and me, as well as the amazing community I get to collaborate with to explore the unknown.
Here are some of the types of new products we have brought to life:
Wearable Medical Products
Juvenile Products
Sports & Fitness Gear
Tactical & Military Gear
Utilitarian Garments
Outdoor Equipment
Pet Toys, Accessories, & Gear
Television & Film Props
Character Puppetry
Mascot Costuming
Couture, Tech, & Modular Fashion Concepts
Sample Work
Speaking Engagements as
Guest Educator
Jen has been invited to speak as a guest educator for a number of schools and groups. If you would like to book Jen as a guest speaker, feel free to reach out via our contact page.
Soft Goods Design Presentation & Sewing workshop at their maker lab • Participation in women-owned business panel: Sew Accomplished - The Women Behind the Machines
Built curriculum for training production sewing techniques and practices • Initial Class Instruction
Mentoring of student participants (2018, 2019, and 2020) through Style 412’s partnership with Carnegie Mellon’s Lunar Gala
Instruction of class (bio-engineering department) on prototyping materials and techniques based on medical product design
Mentoring of students for senior Fashion Show • Guest presentation on soft goods product design