Well. I meant to post this over the week end but as it is with the best laid plans, it didnt happen. Instead, I relaxed and took the time off to attend the local wine festival on Sunday as well as wo...
Heres a different kind of challenge for you -beginning industrial engineering using the simple example of t-shirts. Are you excited yet? Dont go away, it could be fun and you may be surprised at how ...
Again culling from emails sent in my absence, there seems to be significant cost disparity when getting price quotes for having patterns digitized versus the final bill so I will try to clear up some...
I have returned from my trip and am slogging through emails. Speaking of which, I get this question a lot and thought to save myself some time by writing a post about it which I could then forward to...
A seating manufacturer who recently added sewn cushions to his product line had a vexing problem. The stitcher kept stapling pieces together prior to stitching and she was very slow. She stapled beca...
Now for what I didnt tell you on Saturday, Im out of town again. I will be back on Saturday so I appreciate your patience if youre awaiting a response. I hope to catch up upon my return because I don...
With all the comings and goings over the past few weeks, I was unable to post the usual archives entry. Todays entry contains two weeks worth; come Monday Ill post what should have been posted for th...
Wanting to center the focus of scaling your business growth pragmatically in hiring your first full time pattern maker, I decided to add a part two rather than leaving a comment on part one. Rocio wa...
I dont have the answer to the question of knowing when it is time to hire a full time pattern maker but maybe you can help me sort it out. There are two scenarios in which to frame the question. Firs...
Im back from my trip to Florida, did anyone miss me? The universe is conspiring to tell me to write this post about tools you need in your shop. First review the selection of sewing and drafting tool...
I havent even had the chance to unload with respect to the Texprocess show that many of us attended last week and Im off again. Ill be in Miami as of tomorrow through Sunday. If you want to connect, ...
Here is the follow up to the giveaway of a set of 101 Illustrator brushes to use in your technical and fashion illustrations. As you may recall, this package was generously donated by its creator Nad...
Courtesy of Nadia Faubert, designer and creator of PrestigeProDesign.com, we have a giveaway! -And yes, I was to have posted this last week, a thousand blessings for your patience- To enter the freeb...
A reminder that F-I Manglement will be away next week attending the TexProcess trade show in Atlanta GA. If youre a forum member who will be attending, be sure to add yourself to the list so we can i...
Sewing itself is very fast so why does it take so long to get finished product out the door and why does it cost so much? As I mentioned in my book, you can have a much greater effect on reducing pro...
Alternative title: How many ways do I love A&E? Let me count the ways... A&E (aka, A-N-E) is American & Efird, a US thread company. Theyre always doing neat stuff and have been small comp...
Another reminder of the upcoming trade shows in Atlanta -Texprocess and TechTextil. This show is to buy everything used in the manufacturing process. Things like sewing machines, pressing equipment, ...
From my mail, Luciana writes: Im a fashion student from Argentina. For my final project I want to pick fashion illustration and the various forms of representation used in the fashion industry (fashi...
Circumstances dictate revisiting what mentoring means, and how to get good and free advice in starting your clothing line. As an aside, I thought "free" was implied in a mentoring relationshi...
Im heartened by the news that a bonafide sewing contractor is now in Albuquerque. After years of turning away work for the lack of one, Im not quite sure how to manage my good fortune. Suffice to say...
Bloomsbury Publishing -you may know them better by their imprint Berg- has purchased Fairchild publishing. Considering the timing (April 2), I wondered if it was a delayed April fools joke but its ge...
In following up with the first part, What do good designers have in common?, Ive used your helpful comments and added a few of my own in an attempt to quantify concrete characteristics of career desi...
First, many apologies that the site has been on the fritz. My web host says the server is toast. It is possible that some comments were lost but we move forward best as we can. Okay! On to announcing...
Someone asked me to describe the characteristics that all good designers have in common but I couldnt go beyond platitudes such as "good communication", "highly skilled", "profess...
Well. Ive returned from my adventures and as usual, at a loss. Other than being behind on the happenings, news, email etc., my browser was updated. This -as you may know- is the equivalent of having ...
Continuing with our free book giveaways sponsored by OPR, todays freebie is Pocket Apparel Expert: A Practical Handbook on Garment Manufacturing (regularly $39.95 but you can buy it for 10% off by me...
Did you think Id forgotten about hosting free book giveaways this week? I wouldnt blame you but Ive been busy busy busy. The first title OPR (Overseas Publishers Representatives) is offering for you...
I will be working in Denver all next week so I wont be able to respond to inquiries and questions in a timely way. I thank you for your patience in advance. To tide you over in my absence, we will be...
Today I want to tell you about a great resource I have for industrial sewing. First I have to back up to explain that unbeknownst to me, the schematics and illustrations I used in Industrial sewing i...
One reason experienced pattern makers are reluctant to take on a new entrant is because the designer doesnt have a clear understanding of what they should or should not do. Specifically, new designer...
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