Half here and half gone
The moon is but a crescent
Waiting to be full
“Life is the visible manifestation of the invisible workings of the mind.”
Cherry tree photo and quotes by Daisaku Ikeda.
“This moment will never come again. It comes, it goes, all in an instant, a life-moment. Because we know how precious that instant is, we press the shutter. Photography is an art born of a passionate love of humanity.”
See more of his inspiring photography by clicking the photo.
PS – Today, March 27, 2012, is the 100th Anniversary of the Japanese gift of cherry trees that now are a celebrated landmark of this nation’s capital.
Strong sunshine, water
Cherry blossoms to cherries
Be fruitful, create
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Filtering the Immense or How to Study The Draping Masters
Madeleine Vionnet (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Filtering the Immense is just one example of how to surf the net to learn anything you care to learn. Using the drifting, chaotic, magical journey of IBA Internet by Accident…
… or developing a carefully constructed key word search, you can seek out the information needed to make yourself victorious in your quest. Depending on who you listen to and how you work the learning, both paths will succeed. Take those journeys. Here is one on draping…
Madeleine Vionnet, un génie au profit du corps des femmes
Retrospective Exhibition of Madeleine Vionnet in Paris
Throwing it together on Polyvore
Vionnet in Miniature - we are BIG on this one.
This is just for kicks, but we could talk about the draping.
Elsa Schiaparelli on “What’s My Line?”
New Couture Collection from Roger Vivier - the bag
The style of Audrey Hepburn
Making Hand Beaded Fabrics For Haute Couture Garments
Hubert de Givenchy et son égérie Audrey Hepburn
Coco Chanel 1969 Interview – Part 1/2
Hubert de Givenchy Paris Fashion Outtakes 1970s (B) - watch Givenchy’s use of the MIRROR! (And you thought it was just me.)
Christian Dior History and please listen what HE says about grain within the first two minutes of this fabulous, fabulous video.
Tokyo Street to show how easy it can be to make it beautiful.
Anyway, do you get the point about learning anything you want on the WorldWideWeb? Remember to click those side videos.
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Pad Stitching Your Way into the Hearts of 5261 People
Here is what Gertie from Queens has to say for herself, “I’m a sewing enthusiast in Queens, New York, with a love of all things retro. This site is all about tutorials, tips, inspiration, and lots of spirited discussion about sewing as it relates to fashion history, pop culture, body image, and gender. Look for my first sewing book to come out Fall 2012 from STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books!”
Check her out online at Blogforbettersewing.com where 5262 people share her passion for design. PS … that number changed from 5261 while this post was being written.
Her Pad Stitching the Lapel video on YouTube is great and her Setting in a Tailored Sleeve is not to be missed.
And ask yourself… where is my online presence as of today. Where will it be tomorrow, in 100 days from now, one year from now… and ten years from now?
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Are you on target?
Per capita apparel exports to US. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Apparel product development has so many pieces of paper. Each tech pack demands much of you: POMs; measurements (body, pattern, and garment); jumps (relative and incremental); grade rules (for us relative only); flats and scaled flats; creation of your own spec sheets; shrinkage information; tolerances; costing; cut order planning; and more. Are you on target?
Some links that will aid you follow:
Garmento – Stitch and Seam Guide to the ASTM Standard D-6193
Threading Your Way Through the Labeling Requirements under the Textile and Wool ACTS
Patternworks pattern services price list.
Stylefile post and Starting a New Project in Stylefile, and five more YouTube demo videos.
And last, but not least, the EPCC Fashion Technology program’s syllabus for Apparel Product Development.
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Set sail from your online Port Folio . . .
Being online is an important aspect of networking for job search and development. There are a number of places you can put your portfolio online. You may want to consider putting your best work on several different sites.
Take a look at such sites as StylePortfolios and Paspartout, which says, “For the love of art, show your work!”
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