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Yay! A new podcast! Finally! In today’s podcast, I talk about how burnt out I was feeling, get on a soapbox or two, and talk about starting a new semester of classes. I forgot to take photos of “my” students hard at work in the Fashion 1A class but I did remember to take my camera to the . . . → Read More: Podcast: Chained to the Sewing Machine Again Today we will finish up sleeve shapes. There is only so much you can say so I will only be illustrating the different types of sleeve shapes (click on images to be taken to the websites): Dropped Shoulder Dropped Shoulder–Image Courtesy of Ageless Patterns
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Peasant; Image courtesy of Out . . . → Read More: Fashion Dictionary: Sleeve Shapes When people hear that I have been taking fashion design courses, they often ask if I’m going to go on Project Runway. My answer is immediate: Ummmm, no. It’s hard enough doing all of that stuff under a deadline for a course, I can’t imagine what it would be like to try to complete an entire . . . → Read More: Project Run-Clothes-For-The Rest-Of Us Yes, yes, yes…I know I’m ending the title with a preposition. But bear with me. I have a sinus headache so I’m not writing at one hundred percent. In fact, this article will be shorter than I originally intended. We’ll stretch silk out to next week, too. “Mommy? Where does silk come from?” “A stork carries it and . . . → Read More: Textile Tuesday: Where Does Silk Come From? No, no, no…an epaulet is not a euphemism for a curse word although I’ve seen some that deserve to have curse words associated with them (the silver lame’ top with epaulets comes to mind…). French Republican Guard, Bastille Day, 2007 Truthfully, I’m not sure why an epaulet (also seen as epaulette) would be listed as a type . . . → Read More: Fashion Dictionary: Epaulet I have a love-hate relationship with puff sleeves. Done well, they add width to my shoulder (making my waist appear smaller and balancing out my bustiness) but too often puff sleeves can be big, poofy, and too “young” for a woman my age. And don’t even get me started on the sleeve band that always seems . . . → Read More: Fashion Dictionary: Puff Sleeves Jerry Seinfeld models The Puffy Shirt We don’t watch television as a general rule but the other night I caught the tail-end of the famous “puffy shirt” Seinfeld episode at my in-laws’ house. Most assuredly, that puffy shirt was just awful which is why it was such a funny episode destined for “instant classic” status. Not to . . . → Read More: Fashion Dictionary: Bishop Sleeves I don’t know if you’re like me but I kind of have a love-hate relationship with sewing magazines, blogs, and TV shows. I find them very inspiring and informative but they also discourage me. I see the amazing things that other people are doing and think, “There’s no way I could ever do that!” I thought . . . → Read More: There’s NO WAY I Could Ever Do That! Yes, folks, the title says it all. I actually recorded a podcast last night. *Yay!* In the podcast, I talk about the projects I’ve made for my Flat Pattern Making course. I don’t have a photo of my basic block but here are the others…. Pleated and lined dress: Here are the 18 pattern pieces I had to create . . . → Read More: Podcast: Where Do I Begin (To Catch Up)? Image courtesy of Shorpy Historic Photo Archive (Shorpy.com). August 1942 in Madison County, Montana. Sheep grazing the Gravelly Range at the foot of Black Butte. View full size by clicking on image. Gorgeous 4×5 Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. If you watched The Thorn Birds, you know that it takes place . . . → Read More: Tuesday Textile: Wool (Part 2) |
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