Need a new venue for fashion fabrics? The First Samples Fabric Bazaar plays matchmaker between local
Austin designers who have fabrics to sell and seamsters on the prowl
for apparel fabrics. We have a large handful of designers participating in this
first event and if it goes well, we will hold this event monthly and
bring in more and more consignees-for-a-day. First Samples Fabric Bazaar: Saturday, February 9th, 9-5
Here is a dose of intellectualism to help balance out the slick fashion imagery you are imbued with day after day. Check out Ms. Claire James
fashion blog: Project Refashion. She goes where Steven Moser
and Marques Harper don't go.
Simplicity
Project Runway Pattern
#2995
Take a hint from Anna Sui and her nack for picking just the right print and length to make an oh so uptight dress a fun and flirty wardrobe staple.
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Looking for some direction and validation with your sewing sojourn? You've asked for it, we're giving it to you. Two paths to accomplished
apparel sewing.
Megan is in Manhattan! Thanks to all of you for your generous donations!
We can't wait to hear how fashion week was.
The Personal / Professional
Sloper
The best tool you can have in sewing for yourself or
creating a company sizing standard is a set of personal or professional
slopers. Slopers
are used by professional patternmakers, tailors and dress makers for
creating custom garments.
We
will make a full set of slopers: bodice front, back, skirt front, back
and sleeve. Once the slopers are complete, you will learn how to use
them as a tool for sewing and pattern selection and alteration. Use
these slopers in the Patternmaking and Pattern Alteration workshop
while learning the rules of ease and style.
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Let Austin know that you are available for hire! To get your name added to our new service provider webpage coming March 1st, fill out our form. We should
have a fairly nice list of seamsters, factories, patternmakers and other sewn product industry providers available for all to share by next months
newsletter. We've already got a good headstart...
Service Providers
Simplicity
Project Runway Pattern
#3501
Another fun Anna Sui / Project Runway pattern combo. Think summer. By the time you get your first sample sewn and then your actual garment completed,
summer could very well be here. Have fun with this one in muted colors and a bold print.
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