Alyssa Ridder is a costume designer, educator, and researcher with over 20 years of experience patterning for performance and apparel design. Her specialties include historical patterning and patterning for non-traditional bodies. Alyssa teaches digital pattern drafting in CLO via workshops, private tutoring, and on her Youtube channel Digital Dressmaker. She currently lives in Helsinki, Finland where she is pursuing a Doctorate of Arts in costume design at Aalto University.