Fashion Week

Schedule for the week

• Monday, 1:30-4:30
• Tuesday, 1:30-4:30
• Wednesday, 1:30-3:30
• Thursday, 1:30-3:30
• Saturday, 11-12

Monday

Tuesday

Wed and Thur

Fashion Show

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• What a strange power there is in clothing. ~Isaac Bashevis Singer

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• Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly. ~Epictetus

Measurements

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How to measure yourself

• Bust: Measure all the way around your bust and back on the line of your nipples. Chest: Measure directly under your breasts, as high up as possible. Waist: Measure at its narrowest point width-wise, usually just above the navel.

How to measure yourself

• Midway: Measure midway between the widest part of your hips and your waist. Thighs: Measure around fullest part of upper leg while standing Knees: Measure immediately above the knee. Calves: Measure around fullest part. Upper arm: Measure above your elbows – around fullest part. Forearms: Measure below your elbows – around fullest part.

Johanna Blakley

Sewing with a pattern

Understanding a sewing pattern envelope

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• Remember that always dressing in understated good taste is the same as playing dead. ~Susan Catherine

Fabric terms

Selvage

Fabric Grain

bIAS

wOVEN FABRIC

KNIT FABRIC

IDENTIFYING WOVEN AND KNIT FABRIC

SYNTHETIC FABRIC

"rIGHT" AND "WRONG" SIDE OF FABRIC

Place "right" sides together

Backstitch

Seam allowance

Hem

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• One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art. ~Oscar Wilde

Sewing Machine Training

items that will break the needle

• Leather
• Denim
• Faux fur
• Sequins
• Upholstery material

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• Dressing well is a form of good manners. ~Tom Ford

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• Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes. ~Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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• A man hasn't got a corner on virtue just because his shoes are shined. ~Anne Petry