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Dressmaking Schools

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:59:04 +0000

Learning to craft a perfectly tailored garment is key to becoming a respected fashion designer. Fashion design houses are looking for skill. And for most designers, they will have to work under someone before they have what it takes to launch their own collection. Dressmaking schools offer a variety of certificate and degree programs. The [...]

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Dressmaking Schools

Dressmaking – Tips When Taking Measurements

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:52 +0000

Taking measurements prior to dressmaking is an art all itself since you need to combine patience, time, and accuracy to get the job done. Before making any dress, you need to first take the necessary body measurements of the person who will wear the outfit. If you are making your own dress, you need to take [...]

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Dressmaking – Tips When Taking Measurements

Hollywood’s Influence on Vintage Dressmaking

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:40:59 +0000

Make Your Own Special Vintage Dress The movie industry has had an obvious impact on the fashion industry. Dressmaking is no exception. Just look at what happens after all those Hollywood award shows. Knock-off designs of vintage dresses begin to pop up wherever you look. The best way to save on a vintage dress is to [...]

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Hollywood’s Influence on Vintage Dressmaking

Find Dressmaking Material Online

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:43:22 +0000

The internet makes buying material or fabric for dressmaking so much easier. High quality dressmaking material can be hard to find in your local fabric store. To find what you need for your next fashion line or dressmaking project there are several great online stores to peruse. Go to http://www.emmaonesock.com. This site offers detailed fabric descriptions, [...]

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Find Dressmaking Material Online

A Snip Peak at Dressmaking Scissors

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:42:18 +0000

When jumping into a career in dressmaking, it is important to have the right dressmaking tools. What’s the most important tool in this trade? Dressmaking scissors. As a dressmaker, your scissors need to be just right and ready for the task, cutting dressmaking material. The standard dressmaker scissors are the 8 inch Dressmaker Shears, double plated [...]

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A Snip Peak at Dressmaking Scissors

Dressmaking Courses

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:53:17 +0000

Dressmaking courses are available in the traditional classroom format, individual lessons, as well as online. There are also dressmaking and sewing schools. Learning to sew and to make dresses for yourself can be not only a rewarding hobby, but also the beginning of a new profession. Are you just starting out and don’t know where to [...]

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Dressmaking Courses

Dressmaking Mannequin

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:20:26 +0000

Whether you are a beginner sewing student or a seasoned seamstress, it is important to have the right tools to get the job done. Sewing the perfect dress for a client or for yourself will seem like a dream when using a dress form or dressmaking mannequin. Purchasing a dressmaking mannequin can be a very confusing [...]

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Dressmaking Mannequin

Dressmaking Supplies What Will We Have to Have

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:56:16 +0000

A number of Americans today, will be turning to his or her skills as well as talents for supplemental income. In the present economic circumstances, men and women are not simply depending on their day jobs to get through, several might even do some part- time labor or even extra projects that they may well [...]

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Dressmaking Supplies What Will We Have to Have

Pointers That You Should Know So You Can Have The Best Prom Dress

Jed Baguio — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:28:50 +0000

Prom dresses are generally party gowns. They can be formal in style or be relatively stunning. Best prom dresses have no standard style or kind. You look best in your prom dress as long as you look perfectly stunning and carry it well.

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Pointers That You Should Know So You Can Have The Best Prom Dress

Modest Clothing Patterns – Who Sells Them and Why – Online Niche Fashion Industry

Basya Speshel — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:09:30 +0000

Hemlines may come, and hemlines may go, but there are those who want them below the knee no matter what. Many women choose to sew their own clothing when the fashion of the moment doesn't suit them, or when they prefer something tailored to their own tastes. This article interviews three online vendors of modest clothing patterns about why they chose to sell this line of product, and how they choose their wares.

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Modest Clothing Patterns – Who Sells Them and Why – Online Niche Fashion Industry