Blog Date: 5-25-09
Dear A-Team:
The Memorial Day Weekend has gone by SO FAST!!!! As I get older, I want to work less and less on Memorial Day. I want to go to the cemeteries and help place flags on the graves. So many have paid the ultimate price so that I can sit here and blog to you. I can remember in the late 60’s…..how unpopular the Vietnam War was. How we all rebelled. How we all didn’t understand that unless we fight for what we believe in, the country won’t be here tomorrow for our grandchildren. Then came the bombings in Oklahoma City, and the Twin Towers in NYC. War destroys. AND it can destroy what we have all have built up here. Today….North Korea sent a message with their nuclear explosions. We all must be prepared. We never know what will happen tomorrow. Ellie sent me this flash movie. Watch it. It says a lot about this holiday and why we should participate ………… Thank you Ellie!!!
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=1221321706636&source=jl999
We have a week and half until the spring semester is finally over!!!! It has been an interesting semester. So many things happening!!!!
Semester Notes:
Those of you, who participated in the events of the fashion show, note that I am going to give extra credit.
Those of you who borrowed books and things from me…PLEASE bring them back. Each semester, I find it gets harder to lend things out, because sometimes I don’t get them back.
Parking Permits will be enforced starting Monday, June 8th. So when you come for the out.
Embroidery:
There is only one more class for the day class of Embroidery. In the last class, we will be embroidering our difficult fabrics and presenting them to the class. Your portfolio of 10 stitchouts are due. The stitchouts are: poly-cotton, name tag, printed heavy cotton, poly knit stitchout, toweling, polar fleece, coffee filter, 2-way stretch velvet, poly chiffon, lace. Those of you who are working toward your certificate of participation need to bring ALL your stitchouts for me to see. Also, remember to bring in your completed feather shirt, if I have not seen it. I will grade the presentations as they are completed.
In the Thursday night EXTRA class, (May 28th), we are going to do the Christmas Ornament stitchout on Chiffon with a truck on it. In this stichout, we will be doing the ornament first, then going back and putting the truck on as second embroidery. We will NOT be editing it in software first. We will be using our machines to get the truck(s) where we want them to be.
Remember to bring the stabilizers you need to embroider correctly. If my Monday day class, would like to do the ornament, you can come to my Thursday night class. I always have room. Bring back your earrings. I would LOVE to take a picture of all of them……….
Patternmaking:
We are finally going to be cutting and sewing up our half scale curved dart dress to check the fit. Come to class with the dress cut. We will use the next 2 weeks to sew it up and present them to the class. (I definitely tried to put too much into this class. Can’t wait to see your class evaluations to make this class better !!!!) For the certificate of participation you will need to have turned the following in for me to see (for grading). The ½ scale arm, the muslin test fit sloper, and the curved dart toile.
Remember to bring in a bobbin for a Janome, Pfaff or Bernina sewing machine. You will also need a package of Schmetz needles. I suggest a universal needle in a standard size of 90/14. This is an all purpose size.
Basic Sewing:
We did zippers in the last class before the holiday. The two we did, centered and lapped are only the beginning. There are many different applications for zippers. YOUR sewing portfolios are due on June 1st. Leave an open page for us to put our buttonhole samples. We will be making machine made buttonholes the last day of class. For those of you who are going to go on into the summer class, there will be an assignment for you to turn in the first day of class, June 15th. (Leapin Lizards……You will laugh and laugh !!!!)
There will be a summer threads show on May 30 – 31, 2009. See http://www.threadshow.com/ for more information.
Contract Work:
Patternmaker is looking for someone who wants to translate the Patternmaker program into Spanish. If you are interested, contact me and I will put you in contact with the correct personnel at PatternmakerUSA. In payment, they are giving a copy of the Professional Studio. They are also looking for illustrators. If you can draw well, and are interested, email me.
Here's a sneak peek of an article in the June issue of Stitches. In "The New Credit Rules," we look at how decorators can make adjustments to how they spend, collect and borrow in today's unstable economy. Click here to view the PDF.
Here is an article about the costume designer for Dancing with the Stars. Pretty interesting article !!!! http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/7025/interview-with-dancing-with-the-stars-costume-designer
Read the Moment: http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/aussie-posse-australian-fashion-week-roundup/?emc=eta1
Make Money with Your Skills !!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear A-Team:
The Memorial Day Weekend has gone by SO FAST!!!! As I get older, I want to work less and less on Memorial Day. I want to go to the cemeteries and help place flags on the graves. So many have paid the ultimate price so that I can sit here and blog to you. I can remember in the late 60’s…..how unpopular the Vietnam War was. How we all rebelled. How we all didn’t understand that unless we fight for what we believe in, the country won’t be here tomorrow for our grandchildren. Then came the bombings in Oklahoma City, and the Twin Towers in NYC. War destroys. AND it can destroy what we have all have built up here. Today….North Korea sent a message with their nuclear explosions. We all must be prepared. We never know what will happen tomorrow. Ellie sent me this flash movie. Watch it. It says a lot about this holiday and why we should participate ………… Thank you Ellie!!!
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=1221321706636&source=jl999
We have a week and half until the spring semester is finally over!!!! It has been an interesting semester. So many things happening!!!!
Semester Notes:
Those of you, who participated in the events of the fashion show, note that I am going to give extra credit.
Those of you who borrowed books and things from me…PLEASE bring them back. Each semester, I find it gets harder to lend things out, because sometimes I don’t get them back.
Parking Permits will be enforced starting Monday, June 8th. So when you come for the out.
Embroidery:
There is only one more class for the day class of Embroidery. In the last class, we will be embroidering our difficult fabrics and presenting them to the class. Your portfolio of 10 stitchouts are due. The stitchouts are: poly-cotton, name tag, printed heavy cotton, poly knit stitchout, toweling, polar fleece, coffee filter, 2-way stretch velvet, poly chiffon, lace. Those of you who are working toward your certificate of participation need to bring ALL your stitchouts for me to see. Also, remember to bring in your completed feather shirt, if I have not seen it. I will grade the presentations as they are completed.
In the Thursday night EXTRA class, (May 28th), we are going to do the Christmas Ornament stitchout on Chiffon with a truck on it. In this stichout, we will be doing the ornament first, then going back and putting the truck on as second embroidery. We will NOT be editing it in software first. We will be using our machines to get the truck(s) where we want them to be.
Remember to bring the stabilizers you need to embroider correctly. If my Monday day class, would like to do the ornament, you can come to my Thursday night class. I always have room. Bring back your earrings. I would LOVE to take a picture of all of them……….
Patternmaking:
We are finally going to be cutting and sewing up our half scale curved dart dress to check the fit. Come to class with the dress cut. We will use the next 2 weeks to sew it up and present them to the class. (I definitely tried to put too much into this class. Can’t wait to see your class evaluations to make this class better !!!!) For the certificate of participation you will need to have turned the following in for me to see (for grading). The ½ scale arm, the muslin test fit sloper, and the curved dart toile.
Remember to bring in a bobbin for a Janome, Pfaff or Bernina sewing machine. You will also need a package of Schmetz needles. I suggest a universal needle in a standard size of 90/14. This is an all purpose size.
Basic Sewing:
We did zippers in the last class before the holiday. The two we did, centered and lapped are only the beginning. There are many different applications for zippers. YOUR sewing portfolios are due on June 1st. Leave an open page for us to put our buttonhole samples. We will be making machine made buttonholes the last day of class. For those of you who are going to go on into the summer class, there will be an assignment for you to turn in the first day of class, June 15th. (Leapin Lizards……You will laugh and laugh !!!!)
There will be a summer threads show on May 30 – 31, 2009. See http://www.threadshow.com/ for more information.
Contract Work:
Patternmaker is looking for someone who wants to translate the Patternmaker program into Spanish. If you are interested, contact me and I will put you in contact with the correct personnel at PatternmakerUSA. In payment, they are giving a copy of the Professional Studio. They are also looking for illustrators. If you can draw well, and are interested, email me.
Here's a sneak peek of an article in the June issue of Stitches. In "The New Credit Rules," we look at how decorators can make adjustments to how they spend, collect and borrow in today's unstable economy. Click here to view the PDF.
Here is an article about the costume designer for Dancing with the Stars. Pretty interesting article !!!! http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/7025/interview-with-dancing-with-the-stars-costume-designer
Read the Moment: http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/aussie-posse-australian-fashion-week-roundup/?emc=eta1
Make Money with Your Skills !!!!!!!!!!!!
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