Cutting Line Design Patterns, Events and Announcements II

[Terri K]

Lynda - you have to have your flickr.com photos open in another window, or tab as in Mozilla Firefox, the browser I use.   So, you click on the image icon and then paste the location into the space between the brackets.   Clear yet?

[LyndaC]

Terri, that helped a lot.  It still takes a loooooong time.  I reposted under Summer Dresses.  Probably won't do that again.

[Terri K]

I guess Louise and Sandy are at the HGA Convergence Conference in Tampa by now.  Can't wait to see photos of what Louise came up with for the fashion show.   So if any of you are going, take some photos please.

I'm not going after all.   I said goodbye to my sister after the lovely service for her husband's brother this afternoon and they were on their way driving back to Clearwater.   Even if I had hitched a ride with them, the air fare back here would have been astronomical.    I'm beat after this weekend anyway.

[Terri K]

Re the question on the "Shapes" topic, re the green top, that is the upcoming pattern I believe - Ebb and Flow per the tag.   Linda took this photo at Martha Pullen Market - thanks Linda for your report and all your photos!

[Linda 75142]

 Linda took this photo at Martha Pullen Market - thanks Linda for your report and all your photos!

Happy to do it!  I wish I could go to more of these type events.

[Terri K]

Linda we must be having ESP since we were posting about the new pattern on both topics at about the same time      I was upstairs cutting out the skirt from the Farewell to Arms pattern in a handkerchief linen.   I know many of you have made it and love it.   I have a matte jersey skirt that is about 23" long that is the shorter version of that 4 panel skirt with the same tulip bottom that is so flattering. 

Yesterday I got a bunch of 8x11" commercial zip top plastic bags to put my patterns into since I always file suggestions, ideas and changes with the patterns. But after they're unfolded, traced, etc.  I can never fit everything back into the envelope.  Before I got these,  I was recycling the plastic bags that magazines come in.

[LindaE]

Yesterday I got a bunch of 8x11" commercial zip top plastic bags to put my patterns into since I always file suggestions, ideas and changes with the patterns. But after they're unfolded, traced, etc.  I can never fit everything back into the envelope.  Before I got these,  I was recycling the plastic bags that magazines come in.

Where did you get you plastic bags and how many did you get..?? You should have said something before getting them I got some several years ago thought I was ordering 100 but I messed up and got 1000. Still have loads of them unused and I would gladly have send some to you..   

I can't wait to see you skirt in linen...

[Terri K]

Thank you so much Linda.   Another of my sewing friends gave me a bag of about 25 of them after I told her what I was up to.

[LOUISE CUTTING]

Coming up for air for a minute...just about to finish the 'Threads' contributing editor challenge project we were all given and will work on the 'step-outs' tomorrow along with everything else that is on the list. Will write the descriptions while on the road. We had until Aug 1st to get it in, but I am gone all of July teaching and at Expos and needed to get it done this week before heading for Chicago...more fabric is starting to come in...again, some yardage might not get in the truck. ...hmmmmm...

The green is 'Flow' and the white is 'Ebb'....and if all goes well, will be out in Oct. when they were hanging on the rolling rack at the last 2 shows, people were asking equally about both shirts...many times it is just one that carries the pattern...but you will get both in the envelope and both are really nice.

till later, Louise

[LyndaC]

Terri, I use the quart and gallon freeze zip-top bags.  I have never had one to fail.   Is there an advantage to the commercial ones?   

[Terri K]

Lynda,   I don't know if there is any difference, just that different sizes are available.   

Just for fun - here's an interesting top I found on eBay that is basically the A Subtle Twist shirt with a neat embellishment of gathered up, unfinished cotton strips sewn on.   



And here's what Comme Des Garcons does with black and white cotton gingham.  I prefer the simpler lines of the FTA skirt and since I love black and white....


GINGHAM SKIRT BY COMME DES GARCONS

[vtmartha]

Ooh, I love that top!  Thank you, Terri.

[Alice in Bama]

What great ideals Terri like both of them. I finish my camp shirt i been working [except for sewing on the buttons ] What a great little pattern Just amazes me ever time i sew a nother one of Louise pattern how well they fit  me and go easy they sew  to gather so nicely

Alice

[LOUISE CUTTING]

The HGA Fashion show Challenge Garment is now up on the Gallery page. plus a series of photos over a 4 month study to get the raised yarns to match everywhere.

http://fabriccollections.com/gallery/gallery.html

got to get back to work...till later, Louise

[Terri K]

Wow, Louise, what an amazing work of art!  Congratulations -   I've taken the liberty to link two photos of the finished product and your descriptions here.  Your series of photos on the gallery is a how-to class in itself.   Thanks for posting.

Hand-woven fabric before it was wrapped around the body and over the opposite shoulder

Hand woven 'Jack/Wrap' is from 'Of the Moment'...as it continued around the back....from center back the running yardage of hand-woven fabric was uninterrupted for almost 4 yards...including 2 feet of knotted fringe. Half of the garment was a jacket and the other half was a shawl.

[Fabricarts]

The finished garments pictures just took my breath away.  Thanks so much for letting us see your in progress photos too.
Miriam

[Patti B]

Omigosh! What a stunning ensemble. Wow! I'm sure the audience fell in love with it too.

[Linda Dean]

Louise,
WOW!  I am speechless!!  That garment is FABULOUS!!!!!  I knew you would come up with something wonderful and you really did.  I would love to see that in person.  Any chance you will have it with you at any show.  The colors are beautiful.  I can hear the audience when the model came down the runway.  I wish I could have been there.
Linda

[LOUISE CUTTING]

So sad to say, I will not see the 'jack/wrap' and garments until 2010. As I understand it will be boxed up and will be used and shown for study...and on occasion will be shown at events...not sure what those events will be.

And truth be told...in my mind the hand woven 'jack/wrap' really belongs to the weaver, not me. She spent almost a year planning my thoughts and then weaving them into the 8 yards of fabric. 

My silk shantung garments were done in a model size 8 for all 3 garments, but I made the legs longer for the One Seam Pants so they looked correct from the stage...I knew the stage would be above the audience and they would be looking up at the models, so pants have a tendency to look shorter at that angle. So many things came back to me  about Fashion show production when I was designing the garments knowing that it was a 'stage presentation'...not street wear.

If  the 'jack/wrap' was going to be worn as a 'street' garment, I would have used the teal color China silk as the binding...not the hot pink as shown...the binding was supposed to show and it did from the stage, as the model took the long wrap part and through it up and over her shoulder the hot pink caught the light as it traveled about 4 feet in the air and landed on her shoulder and then the 2 foot long fringe just fanned out when it traveled down her back.

I had one request for a model...granted tall...but then I asked for dark with dark hair...I thought in would be a nice contrast to the bright colors...by the way, all 3 sets of the Design Challenge teams (3 designers and 3 weavers) were given the same colored yarns and you had to use some of all you were given, but you could add more...so this was not the color palette I would have chosen...but that is why it is called a challenge. On the day of the Fashion show I had a few minutes to meet the models and my garment had already been assigned to a beautiful Asian/Black gal...and we talked. Tall, young and rail thin...grrr...she asked 'What she was supposed to be???' I told her she was an exotic bird and just have fun...told her about the shawl part and she pulled it off beautifully when she walked on the curved stage (it was in the half round as were the seats...so many more in the audience could see the fashions...plus they had two 'jumbo' trons to show the garments up close as the models posed.

When I first started teaching college, they had 'fashion show' class...ugh!...then when I became Head of the Department, and I had time to plan what was actually going to happen to the girls as they graduated...this was Fashion Merchandising, Buying, Designing...all aspects of the fashion industry...this was not to teach the girls 'how' to model...it was to teach them how to teach their employees 'how' to model...the class was changed...these girls were not going to become models...they would be running the shows...they needed to know commentating, lighting, production, writing, staging, advertising....all the elements to produce a show....and that was the part that kicked in after so many years when I though about the garment and it's stage presentation.

I did make the garment up in a soft silver gray boucle with glints of silver threads running through it for me as the 'prototype'...the shawl part is not as long  and it is bound in bias silk taffeta in the same silver gray color with matching silk taffeta pants...I will put it back on the dress form...always a fun thing to do...my Royal Forms are complete bodies including legs...and will let you know when I post pictures.

Well tons to do today as I get ready to be on the road expo-ing, teaching, and retreat-ing...for the next month.  till later, Louise   



 

[LindaE]

wow  That is a beautiful breath taking outfit.

Thanks for sharing you process Lousie.

[Linda 75142]

WOW is about all I can say.  It is ABSOLUTELY Gorgeous, Louise!

[joanier]

That is absolutely breathtaking!  I, too, would not have chosen those colors.  I'm anxious to see it done in the colors you described for your prototype. 

[LOUISE CUTTING]

Well, I am outta' here in a few minutes to drive to Chicago and the ASG...as the van was being loaded yesterday...there are surely some beautiful fabrics...hmmm...the full bolts might not make it to the selling floor by the first night.

We set up on Thursday and I believe opening night is that night. I teach all day and Sandy will be doing that great job...ugh...

Linda Lee and I will be right next to each other...3 booths strong...and we will be introducing 'Shapes' there. With Linda and my hosting 'thecreativemachine' last week, I know several of the patterns will be reordered by next month!  I know Sandy has been sewing like a storm this past week, and I know Linda has also...I on the other hand have been side tracked....yesterday was...well...yesterday just was.

More along the way...till later, Louise

 

[Alice in Bama]

Hey Louise
 Since you and Linda are going to be neighbors for a couple of day you can come up with a couple of more ideals for pattern down the road for US Have a save trip out there on the road

Alice

[Terri K]

Hi Louise - guess the ASG has wrapped up and you've packed up for the drive to Kansas City.  Haven't seen any postings about any of the events here on SG.   How did it go with you and Linda Lee's connected booths?   

[Linda Dean]

I am not Louise but I was at ASG.  Their booth was wonderful.  Louise had some fabulous fabrics.  Several came home with me.  I could have purchased lots more.  Louise has such wonderful taste in fabric.
I bought several of the new Shapes patterns.  It is always so nice to see the patterns on people.
I took classes from both Louise and Linda and enjoyed both.
Looking forward to next years conference.

[Alice in Bama]

hi everone
 Just want to let ya know i was working on My of the moment jacket anyone got any tidbits of help
that i need to know before putting it together It looks fairly simply Hope to get it together tonight

[Terri K]

Alice, regarding the Of The Moment jacket, just follow Louise's instructions exactly - especially around the neck.   I couldn't believe how nicely that all worked out.    For my first one, I used a double faced coat fabric and serged the edges rather than turning it under.    You can see it here.



I had a heck of a time keeping the loosely woven edged of this cashmere turned under around the neck - but I made it in just three hours.     I'm sure that tighter woven fabrics like linen and wools will be easier to do.    What's interesting about this photo is that the knit top is the same one I'm wearing with the striped shapes skirt and you can see how the colors are off in that photo.  What I love about using great fabrics and sewing interesting designs like these is that you don't look like you're wearing something from the Goodwill racks.



Here's   the Of The Moment Flickr set 

[Alice in Bama]

Terri ,
  That what I did turn out GREAT really pleased looks good with my one seam pants and a tank  I did the longer version!! Try to get pix up latter on Still having trouble getting them to post. Now back to sewing

alice

[Karendee]

Alice,

That's great!! Show us pictures when you get a chance. You are really "sewing up a storm" these days.

Karend

[Alice in Bama]

Alice,

That's great!! Show us pictures when you get a chance. You are really "sewing up a storm" these days.

Karend

Have nothing else to do with out my car not  running Have figure out the picture posting yet to busy sewing

[LyndaC]

Alice and Terri and anyone else who knows me personally, if you feel comfortable doing this, would you click over to NEED HELP SETTING UP A SEWING SCHOOL IN HAITI and post whatever you think of me?  I know people are wary of scams, and most don't know me.   If you feel uncomfortable doing this, please don't do it!

[Linda Dean]

I just watched Louise's video and it is like having Louise in your sewing room.  I loved it.  I hope Louise will make more.  It was so professionally done.  So many of the other videos aren't.  Of course, I knew Louise would only do it if it was professional.
I would recommend buying it if you haven't already.
Linda

[Alice in Bama]

I just watched Louise's video and it is like having Louise in your sewing room.  I loved it.  I hope Louise will make more.  It was so professionally done.  So many of the other videos aren't.  Of course, I knew Louise would only do it if it was professional.
I would recommend buying it if you haven't already.
Linda

   Thats great to here can't wait to get mine . Had forgot about even ording it untill I say your post Hope mine  comes soon.

Alice

[Linda Dean]

I got mine at the ASG Conference.
Linda