tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85421973648492284742024-02-14T12:54:25.827-08:00WeSewThis is a Southern California blog for anyone that loves fabrics, fashion and FUN!JD Nowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954184868903587357noreply@blogger.comBlogger386125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542197364849228474.post-23000869511432391252016-03-14T09:20:00.003-07:002016-03-14T09:20:57.222-07:00Shibori in Summerland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On a wonderful cloudy, rainy Saturday I attended a fabulous workshop at</div>
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Summerland Mercantile</div>
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The workshop was held at the proprietor's GORGEOUS home in Summerland</div>
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which is just south of Santa Barbara.</div>
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Since rain was predicted she set up work stations inside her glorious residence. There were about 30 attendees.<br />
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And what was the wonderful workshop about…</div>
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SHIBORI: the Japanese tie-dyeing technique from the 8th century.</div>
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It is a form of resist dyeing that probably came from China.</div>
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Indigo dye is the most common dye used with shibori.</div>
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Historically shibori and indigo dye was used by the poor to renew their hemp clothing.</div>
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During the 18th century it became fashionable with the very rich but,</div>
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the shibori techniques were used on silk and the the designs were</div>
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Each workshop participant was given a muslin tote, a silk scarf, and two large squares of cotton fabric.</div>
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We were taught three different shibori techniques;<br />
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1) Kumo - a twist and bind technique<br />
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2) Itajime - a shape resist technique<br />
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3) Nui - a stitched technique<br />
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The techniques can be combined and everyone got busy manipulating their fabrics.<br />
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About an hour later it was time to move onto the Indigo dyeing.</div>
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Outside there were dye stations set up for each student.</div>
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This was a wonderful, well planned workshop.</div>
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Kaari Meng was our instructor for the workshop. </div>
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Previously I attended a quickie indigo workshop with her.</div>
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She has been using these techniques and indigo dyes for years.</div>
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Kaari is the owner of an amazing, inspiring, treasure filled </div>
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1926 pink adobe store in the Silverlake neighborhood of LA</div>
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French General </div>
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https://www.frenchgeneral.com</div>
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Every student mixed a small amount of indigo dye with soda ash into a water filled bucket.</div>
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Very important to stir in one direction only until bubbles form at the top.</div>
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Stir ONE time only in the opposite direction and then let dye sit for 45 minutes before using.</div>
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Before putting any item in the dye the bloom is scooped out from the dye.</div>
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So here is my plain heavy canvas tote.</div>
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I decided to use the Kumo technique - </div>
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twisting sections over small objects and binding it with rubber bands or string.</div>
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Finally time to dye !</div>
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Hold piece in the dye bath for a few minutes.</div>
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When items are removed from the indigo dye the color is a beautiful turquoise green.</div>
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Air oxidizes the color to a brilliant blue and then it is time to place in the indigo dye again.</div>
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The more times in the indigo the more brilliant the final blue.</div>
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When the blue is the desired hue items are rinsed in cold water.</div>
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And this is the end result for my tote bag.</div>
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The small circles where created by twisting fabric around corks.</div>
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The large circles were twisted around ping pong balls.</div>
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With practice the results can be pretty controlled and consistent.</div>
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For one of the cotton fabric squares I used the Itajime technique- folding the fabric accordion style</div>
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and then sandwiching it between flat items that were FIRMLY clamped.</div>
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Not as pretty as I had hoped.</div>
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I really wanted to have a success with the silk scarf.</div>
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I used the Nui technique - a simple running stitch that is pulled very tight and knotted off.</div>
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I confess I saw this half circle technique in one of the shibori books that Kaari brought.</div>
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She has never done this particular stitch pattern so I was on my own.</div>
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The two ends of the scarf were folded evenly, next I traced half circles and then did the running stitch.</div>
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The end result is very pretty and probably my most successful shibori technique.</div>
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The shibori techniques and indigo dyeing combinations are endless.<br />
There were so many amazingly beautiful end results.<br />
It was very much like playing the lottery…<br />
everyone really hoped their finished piece would be a winner.<br />
Some were definitely more successful than others.<br />
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But the shibori techniques and the indigo dye process worked for every participant and that is what was important. </div>
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Many of the people were already extremely skilled at shibori and indigo dyeing.</div>
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One woman even had indigo plane seeds she was giving away from her indigo plants </div>
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In one week I experienced an information tsunami of </div>
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First up was a fifth generation Zapotec weaver named Antonio Mendoza.</div>
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Raised in a weaving family in Oaxaca he has mastered the ancient skills and recipes </div>
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to create 100% natural dyes that are unbelievably vivid and beautiful.</div>
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Antonio uses his beautifully dyed wool yarns to weave the most amazing patterns.</div>
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His work is in museums and art galleries.</div>
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Antonio has a wonderful imagination and such </div>
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I fell in love with this gorgeous dusty rose colored </div>
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Antonio told me the secret to the rose color </div>
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Next up was a day at Orange Coast College spent listening to </div>
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<i><b>Everything you need to grow your decorated apparel business and more</b></i></div>
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of the week meeting an artist continuing ancient skills</div>
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In my pursuit to understand and control</div>
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all aspects of creating my original felted hats</div>
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This train of thought led me to my newest adventure...</div>
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my very first visit to a fiber arts show.</div>
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These shows are extremely popular all over the WORLD!</div>
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Luckily there was one just 30 minutes away in </div>
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San Diego County. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista, CA has a barn FULL of looms.</td></tr>
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Fiber arts encompass many pursuits including spinning, weaving, knitting, animals, shearing, dying AND felting.</div>
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I was not disappointed!</div>
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Lots of fleece from numerous different animals in all stages of preparation.</div>
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Was hoping there would be numerous animals but, there were just these Alpacas.</div>
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They are sheared once a year and yield 5 to 10 pounds of fiber that can be spun into yarn;</div>
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The best thing about using animal fleece for my hats is that the animal is not harmed.</div>
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They just get an incredible hair cut!</div>
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My ultimate goal is to source my fleece from local herds </div>
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Last year I heard that a hat block carving class would </div>
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Finally the dates were decided and the details worked out and I signed up</div>
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This class was just beyond everything I hoped it would be.</div>
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Students from all over the country were greeted with cute British bags </div>
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full of supplies and our safety gear...</div>
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Looking at the supplies and exciting and intimidating at the same time.</div>
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Learning to create an inexpensive hat block </div>
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The British milliner Jane Smith is a very accomplished artist </div>
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and you have probably seen her work in numerous films, most recently </div>
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<i>Far From the Maddening Crowd.</i></div>
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Jane is very practical and her advice was strong and based on decades of experience.</div>
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That is the greatest value of classes with experts; they save you from many, many beginner mistakes.</div>
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For three days, 8 hours a day every student cut, carved and sanded their creations.</div>
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And not one student ever left early. </div>
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The last day I worked up the courage to blindside Jane with a selfie.</div>
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She is a lovely individual with great British dry humor.</div>
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I am hoping to take another class with Jane Smith...</div>
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Class 3 and final class of the Summer of Hat Classes.</div>
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After waiting all summer it was finally time to travel to Seattle</div>
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Embellishment class in Seattle!</div>
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Four of my original naked hats traveled with me looking to be embellished.</div>
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The class had a few locals, two students from out of state and one woman from Canada.</div>
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All hoping to wring Wayne's mind of 29+ years of millinery experience.</div>
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The challenge was fitting decades of experience into a 3 day class.</div>
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Pikes Place Market is a smorgasbord of colors, textures and excitement.</div>
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And finally found the famous Fremont Troll!</div>
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There is a real Volkswagon under his left hand,</div>
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But, the long weekend was all about </div>
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I truly struggle with this final step of creating my hats.</div>
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Dozens of techniques were demonstrated...</div>
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by the amazing Wayne Wichern. </div>
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He was my first millinery instructor</div>
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Class two of the summer of hats was a great success!</div>
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This is a very entertaining 2 minute video that models 100 years of fashions.</div>
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The look for 2015 is not in my wardrobe :(</div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4z90wlwYs8">www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4z90wlwYs8</a></div>
JD Nowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954184868903587357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542197364849228474.post-63391803288889024342015-07-04T23:12:00.002-07:002015-07-04T23:19:23.066-07:00Felt So Right in Easthampton, Massachusetts <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Massachusetts is the first stop </div>
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Took a red-eye into Boston and </div>
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My felt hat class in Easthampton didn't start until the next day </div>
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so I got to explore Boston...</div>
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Galvin-ized Headwear is the store front <b>and </b>studio </div>
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www.galvinizedhats.com</div>
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Marie has a wonderful selection of all original hats </div>
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Marie was extremely nice even though she was very busy making hats for custom orders.</div>
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She asked me not to photograph her inspiring studio work area because she felt it was </div>
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Meeting milliners always inspires me and makes me envious.</div>
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Marie Galvin is making beautiful hats</div>
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and I'm still learning. </div>
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A quick stop for cannoli in the North End of Boston </div>
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Two hours and 30 minutes east of Boston I finally found </div>
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my hat felting class was at New England Felting Supply which is located in an old theater.</div>
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And then I walked into the back and entered a felting oasis !!</div>
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It was awesome and inspiring.</div>
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The classroom area had beautiful, fanciful felt hats everywhere I looked</div>
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and the hats were all the work of an extremely talented </div>
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fiber artist from Michigan who specializes in </div>
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" exceptional, fun, out-of-the ordinary felt hats ";</div>
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<b>Dawn Edwards</b></div>
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Felt So Right</div>
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www.feltsoright.com/</div>
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Dawn is a wonderful teacher and genuinely nice person.</div>
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She freely shared her techniques, ideas, and tips for felting success.</div>
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Something Dawn shared was a technique to add character to any hat during felting.</div>
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Of course I had to try it...</div>
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I kept soaping and wetting and agitating...</div>
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until it was all successfully felted. </div>
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And then I cut it open to reveal...</div>
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a giant flower growing out of the side of my hat!</div>
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My flower is pretty hideous but, the technique I learned </div>
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My new friend from class also made a flower grow out of her hat :)</div>
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After felting and laughing and talking for two days we all were friends.</div>
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I definitely know that felting will </div>
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Art hats are not my goal but,</div>
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First hat class of Summer 2015 was a success!</div>
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It's summer 2015 and I keep seeing the cutest,</div>
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So I couldn't resist and went out and got me one !</div>
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Well, actually I just went to my closet and pulled out my </div>
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old drab leather backpack from a thrift store.</div>
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And then dug out the chalk paint that I raved about last year when </div>
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I used the paints to successfully paint a leather belt. </div>
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Next was the nerve racking free form painting directly on the leather</div>
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WITHOUT any outlines or stencils or sketches...</div>
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Just kept painting having faith that I could keep it balanced and not flub.</div>
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Went to bed at this point knowing that the layout was not quite right...</div>
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A new day brought a fresh perspective and I quickly finished the design.</div>
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Last step is spraying a leather shoe protection product over the paint and leather.</div>
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And my drab old thrift store backpack has a bright new appearance !!</div>
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Chalk paint is really amazing. </div>
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It has been almost exactly one year since I used the chalk paint </div>
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and it was not at all hard or changed in texture.</div>
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The chalk paint on my leather belt has not cracked or flaked AT ALL.</div>
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Am now busy trying to think of something else to paint with this incredible product!</div>
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On a beautiful afternoon in San Francisco </div>
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I had the pleasure of going to the phenomenal </div>
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Legion of Honor</div>
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in Lincoln Park</div>
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to see the wonderful exhibit</div>
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<b>Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection</b></div>
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March 14 - July 19</div>
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The 125 piece <b>High Style</b> collection represents<br />
three centuries of European and American fashions from the late 1700s to 1990s.</div>
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This exhibit is a small sampling of the 24,000 women's and men's garments, accessories, hats and shoes from the Brooklyn collection that began in 1903.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1925 silk crepe evening dress by French designer J. Suzanne Talbot</td></tr>
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The exhibit is not arranged in chronological order but,</div>
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Prewar Europe, Elsa Schiaparelli, postwar Europe,</div>
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American female designers, American male designers,</div>
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Charles James, and accessories.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1937 ivory crepe-back silk satin summer dress by Elsa Schiaparelli</td></tr>
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There are numerous garments and accessories by one of my favorite </div>
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early 20th century French designers, </div>
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Elsa Schiaparelli.</div>
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She was a surrealist with a wit and originality in all her designs.</div>
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One of Elsa Schiaparelli's close friends was artist Salvador Dali.</div>
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I can picture them brainstorming their iconic images and ideas.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1958 silk surah cocktail dress by French designer Yves Saint Laurent</td></tr>
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This trapeze shape dress with it's loose waist was a huge departure from the </div>
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previous silhouette of a fitted bodice and tiny waist.</div>
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It was part of Yves Saint Laurent's first collection for the House of Dior after </div>
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Christian Dior's sudden death in 1957.</div>
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This design was acclaimed for it's modernity and youthfulness.</div>
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This ensemble marks another significant fashion development;</div>
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pants for evening wear becoming acceptable.</div>
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My daughter decided this was her favorite dress in the exhibit.</div>
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The dress was created for a 1944 exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art titled</div>
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The silhouette is based on a Greek chiton but, the beading and body-hugging form</div>
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The accessories room at the <b>High Style </b>exhibit is fascinating.</div>
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It seems modern society is pretty dull and conforming in our fashion choices </div>
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compared to the over-the-top inventiveness of prior generations. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1936 fur felt and rayon jersey hat by American designer Sally Victor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1962 woven straw and wool felt appliques by American designer Sally Victor</td></tr>
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I am a little disappointed that there are only about a dozen hats on display.</div>
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Most are by the American designer Sally Victor...</div>
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it was a sad day when women no longer completed an outfit with the perfect hat.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1953 muslin of "Four Leaf Clover" ball gown by American designer Charles James</td></tr>
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The last two rooms are dedicated to Charles James, an American designer from 1920 to 1954 that also had great success in London.</div>
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Charles James had no formal dressmaking training, instead developing his own methodology based on mathematical, architectural, and sculptural concepts.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Video showing the construction of Charles James Four Leaf Clover ball gown</td></tr>
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Fascinating videos continually play at four of James masterpieces that deconstructed the gown into pattern pieces and then assembled them on the body.</div>
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To anyone that sews these videos are priceless. It's one thing to look at a beautiful gown but, so much more to see the shape of the pattern pieces !</div>
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These videos are easily the best thing I have ever seen at a designer showcase.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1947 muslin for the Bustle dress by American designer Charles James</td></tr>
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Another interesting and unusual part of the Charles James pieces are the 1/2 muslins.</div>
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These are how James worked out and developed his increasingly complex designs </div>
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before he cut into the final fabric.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1955 silk taffeta "Tree" ball gown by American designer Charles James</td></tr>
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The final Charles James gown is this " Tree " ball gown designed for the very wealthy</div>
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Marietta Peabody Fitzgerald Tree.</div>
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This is also the gown that adorns all the publicity for the High Style exhibit.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The detailing on the "Tree "ball gown</td></tr>
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The " Tree " ball gown is an amazing example of Jame's</div>
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lifelong fascination of reshaping the body through corsetry. </div>
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The accompanying video that shows the many underlayers and structure is fantastic.</div>
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Charles James and his wealthy patrons became very active in donating his works to </div>
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the Brooklyn Museum. </div>
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Dozens of gowns, sketches, and more than 75 patterns were donated over many years creating a very thorough archive of his work</div>
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I recognized the name Charles James but, after viewing his work I am awed by his talent.</div>
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I really like the way his mind works.</div>
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<b><i>High Style</i></b></div>
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<b>The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection</b></div>
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is certainly one of the best </div>
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fashion exhibits I have seen this year;</div>
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these photos are just a small sampling.</div>
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Thank goodness someone in Brooklyn had the insight </div>
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to begin this wonderful collection that </div>
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showcases the ingenuity and great fashion design through </div>
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the centuries.</div>
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Del Mar Quilting, Sewing and Crafting Festival; </div>
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another sewing festival</div>
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another opportunity to purchase novelties.</div>
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This time I was seduced by a scallop ruler/template</div>
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along with a heat resistant pusher for ironing.</div>
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All created and demonstrated by a highly entertaining </div>
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Janet R. Platt</div>
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You simply place two fabrics right sides together</div>
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and outline the scallops and the pivot points.</div>
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Next you carefully sew 1/4" inside the drawn line </div>
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and pivot each time you reach a point.</div>
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Then the drawn line becomes the line you follow to cut away the extra fabric</div>
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Carefully and accurately snip to each pivot point WITHOUT cutting through the stitches</div>
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Cut about four snips around each curve and then </div>
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cut right down the middle of only one fabric.</div>
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Turn your scallops right side out and at each scallop insert the pusher to </div>
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really help create and hold the scallop shape while you press with iron.</div>
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The pusher is the key to uniform, well rounded scallops !</div>
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the strips to maybe</div>
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cover the front of a pillow</div>
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or the yoke of a shirt</div>
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or the bottom of a skirt </div>
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This scallop technique was pretty quick and easy</div>
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and someday I may need this exact thing but,honestly</div>
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Janet R. Platt was just a really good saleswoman :)</div>
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<br />JD Nowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954184868903587357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542197364849228474.post-84911660871819481932015-05-17T19:42:00.002-07:002015-05-17T19:42:18.330-07:00Where's the Button?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pretty sure this is the opportunity to find that button...</div>
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plus probably zillions more you don't even know you want !</div>
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I am beyond sad that I will be out of town during this event.</div>
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Discovered two GREAT sewing stores in So Cal this month !!</div>
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One was <b>Super Buzzy</b> on Main Street in Ventura</div>
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The other amazing store was <b>French General</b> in Los Angeles</div>
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<b>Super Buzzy</b> has a fantastic selection of; </div>
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unique, beautiful Japanese fabrics,</div>
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Japanese crafting supplies. </div>
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lots of purse/bag making items and patterns,</div>
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notions, dyes, books,</div>
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ribbons, ribbons, ribbons</div>
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AND felting supplies !! </div>
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Many items I have never seen before and I throughly enjoyed the 90 minutes looking</div>
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Plus, being a privately owned store the owner and her lovely family were present </div>
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<b>French General</b> is a few blocks from Dodger Stadium </div>
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in a part of Los Angeles called Frogtown.</div>
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This store is as far from a traditional retail store as possible.</div>
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It is an epic treasure hunt of </div>
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vintage buttons, ribbons, trims, </div>
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papers, quilting supplies, fabrics,</div>
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<b>French General </b>has its roots on the East Coast</div>
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started by Kari Meng and her sister Molly. </div>
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More than a store they wanted to share their wonderful finds</div>
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from France and England.</div>
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You must ring the bell to be admitted into this </div>
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Here is what I could not resist at <b>Super Buzzy;</b></div>
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fabric, felting supplies, buttons and a unique seam ripper from Japan</div>
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The two things that <b>Super Buzzy</b> and <b>French General</b> share </div>
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Generic items may not be found but, </div>
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with an open mind you may find treasures you didn't even know you wanted !!</div>
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<br />JD Nowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954184868903587357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542197364849228474.post-2870624816659915902015-05-01T23:43:00.000-07:002015-05-01T23:43:47.495-07:00Introducing Iris Apfel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is a new documentary about an interesting fashion icon:</div>
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<b>Iris Apfel</b></div>
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93 years young.</div>
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Iris is part of the new Spring ad campaign for Kate Spade.</div>
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But, she made her fortune and reputation owning a textile company with her husband Carl.</div>
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Textiles also allowed Iris to travel the world and amass </div>
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In fact Iris has so many unique clothes and accessories</div>
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that in 2005 the New York Metropolitan Museum did an exhibit </div>
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But, she doesn't take herself or fashion too seriously.</div>
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The documentary <b><i>Iris</i></b> is not earth shattering but,</div>
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after living for 93 years she has </div>
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<br />JD Nowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954184868903587357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542197364849228474.post-36899363389308986862015-04-17T10:15:00.002-07:002015-04-17T10:15:48.453-07:00Lilly Pulitzer coming to Target<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The newest line to collaborate with Target is</div>
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The original creator of the namesake brand was </div>
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Lilly Pulitzer started her fashion and lifestyle empire in 1959</div>
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after customers at her Palm Beach, Florida orange juice stand</div>
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wanted her dresses more than orange juice.</div>
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To be practical at the messy juice stand Lilly wore</div>
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sleeveless shifts of bright colorful cotton to hide</div>
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the juice stains and be comfortable.</div>
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The original Lilly Pulitzer fashion house closed in 1984 but,</div>
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by 1993 Sugartown Worldwide Inc. revived the Lilly Pulitzer line</div>
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and Lilly became the creative consultant until her death in 2013.</div>
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<b>And now on Sunday, April 19th, 2015</b></div>
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<b>Target will launch a line of </b></div>
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<b>Lilly Pulitzer.</b></div>
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I sincerely hope that the numerous sundresses,</div>
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be made from a nice quality cotton.</div>
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I find most of Target designer launches </div>
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For a preview of styles go to </div>
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JD Nowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954184868903587357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542197364849228474.post-36702768511197137262015-04-15T05:17:00.001-07:002015-04-15T05:17:39.541-07:00Ombre Dye Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I saw this extremely overpriced ombre dyed denim shirt </div>
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I could do that to one of my old denim shirts...</div>
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This packet is for natural fiber and </div>
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I assembled my dye station and</div>
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Gave it a good cold rinse with the hose</div>
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Grabbed this off Instagram </div>
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BASKETBALL SHORTS !!!!!</div>
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<br />JD Nowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954184868903587357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542197364849228474.post-8641682571006308862015-04-06T00:19:00.000-07:002015-04-06T00:27:51.445-07:00FIT NYC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I was lucky to travel to New York City in March </div>
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some fantastic, free exhibits.</div>
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The three exhibits included;</div>
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a wonderful collection of Lauren Bacall's iconic gowns and dresses,</div>
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an extremely interesting informative exhibit.</div>
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authorized and unauthorized copies of fashions.</div>
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Innovative insights into how</div>
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But, the main exhibit was an exciting comparison and contrast </div>
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during the momentous 1970s</div>
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A giant timeline highlighted the accomplishments and intersection of</div>
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Halston and Yves Saint Laurent during the 1970s.</div>
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So many, many interesting facts of their burgeoning design careers.</div>
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that is just as wearable today</div>
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The green and fuchsia printed silk crepe pajama set was from </div>
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the 1970 Saint Laurent Rive Gauche collection</div>
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The blue printed crepe de chine pajama set</div>
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Both of these tie-dyed silk chiffon pajama sets</div>
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A beautiful black silk jersey jumpsuit from 1976 by Halston</div>
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A red silk jersey dress from the 1974 Saint Laurent Rive Gauche collection</div>
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And the most beautiful off-white silk satin evening dress</div>
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After throughly enjoying learning how to wet felt wool </div>
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in Heidi Paul's workshop</div>
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at wonderful Wayne Wichern's Studio</div>
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I succeeded in finding/buying/creating all the necessary supplies to try wet felting solo!</div>
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Four ounces of beautiful merino wool short fiber batt was purchased from</div>
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CurlyFurr at etsy</div>
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The shop owner threw in a little pre felted wool to play around with </div>
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This whole piece is only 1 ounce and needs to be separated into enough long sections to cover my </div>
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First color is carefully laid on ball in one dirction...</div>
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Now it really gets fun trying to successfully stretch the top of nylons </div>
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and add a little Ivory soap to the water and then massage and agitate.</div>
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Check often to be sure wool is not felting to nylons! </div>
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I am a little amazed that I actually succeeded in felting the wool!</div>
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the wool would disintegrate and fall to pieces.</div>
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Obviously the wool is now removed from the ball </div>
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and is the shape of a large oversized hat blank.</div>
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The wool still needs to be felted more and the felting will reduce it in size.</div>
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Rolling the wool in bamboo will help accelerate the felting.</div>
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Be sure to only roll the wool in the direction you want it to shrink.</div>
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I only rolled my wool side to side because I did not want to reduce the length.</div>
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When my new wet felted wool hat blank was the correct circumference for my head...</div>
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then I stretched it taut onto one of my wooden hat blocks.</div>
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I am a pretty big weakling so this is always a challenge.</div>
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Here is my securely anchored wet felted wool hat blank drying.</div>
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And this is my finished cloche style hat!</div>
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( I may still add a ribbon finish to the cut edge )</div>
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And the very first thing I had laid on the gertie ball was the smiley face,</div>
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having no idea if it would be visible on the inside of the hat.</div>
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Well, the face is still happy and so am I !!</div>
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Louis Vuitton gifted Los Angeles with</div>
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an amazing interactive media experience</div>
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of the Spring/Summer 2015 collection. </div>
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his third Women's Collection</div>
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Louis Vuitton Series 2 - Past, Present, Future</div>
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is the full title of this unique experience. </div>
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The first installation was a perfect blend of the past and the present;</div>
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a neon sign of the LV logo that was first used in 1854</div>
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In the next pitch black room were giant constantly changing holograms</div>
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talking about the creative input and impact of the collection.</div>
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Walking all the way around these giant projected images was fascinating.</div>
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After the giant holograms was the </div>
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An actual iconic trunk with a constantly changing appearance </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> After being mesmerized by the dozens of Magic Trunk images</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"> The room had three films playing simultaneously.</span><br />
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Each movie depicted in real time an artisan</div>
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One of the screens was showing the hundreds of steps</div>
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leather covered vessel.</div>
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The precision and multi-layered steps to finish the vessel was mind boggling.</div>
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to construct a red dress that was unforgettable.</div>
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And the third film of the crafting of a " petite-malle " was a pair of booties</div>
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that any woman in the world would love to own.</div>
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The precision and details in all the steps of completing each boot was unbelievable.</div>
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Of course a lot of specialty equipment was also used by the incredible artisans.</div>
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Who knew shoemaking could be so fascinating. </div>
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After four pitch black rooms suddenly it was a bright white room full of </div>
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There were new designs and old designs.</div>
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Amongst the old this 1926 shoe trunk was owned by Greta Garbo.</div>
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Next up were freebies and more freebies.</div>
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First was a large wall of stickers but, everyone was limited to only two.</div>
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These are the two I FINALLY selected.</div>
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Now I have to decide where to stick them :)</div>
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Then a large room covered with images.</div>
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Just like every budding designers studio.</div>
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In a very large open area there was what appeared to be a collection of </div>
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a mirrored interior that was exactly like being inside a kaleidoscope!</div>
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And last but, certainly not least was the the Backroom room.</div>
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And a glimpse at the reality of hard work behind all the glamour and fantasy of fashion!</div>
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There was no Louis Vuitton for sale at this event:(</div>
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instead it was like being inside a huge, crazy ad campaign</div>
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that just went on and on and on.</div>
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And I absolutely LOVED every minute!</div>
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JD Nowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954184868903587357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542197364849228474.post-63525277554752903212015-02-14T15:31:00.002-08:002015-02-28T21:05:14.373-08:00Jill Courtemanche + Heidi Paul = Hats !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Found an amazing milliner that has set up shop </div>
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in beautiful Solano Beach in San Diego, CA </div>
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http://www.jillcourtemanche.com</div>
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The good news is that the very experienced, professional trained</div>
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milliner; Jill Courtemanche </div>
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offers occasional 2 day workshops at</div>
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her small jewel of a store.</div>
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The best news is that in January I had the opportunity to attend</div>
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her two day workshop on blocking a hat.</div>
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Jill only has a fraction of the hat blocks ( the wooden forms that the hats are stretched onto )</div>
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compared to my most favorite milliner; Wayne Wichern.</div>
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Wayne easily has at least 200+ blocks.</div>
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But, Jill has the basics and great suggestions for manipulating the shapes.</div>
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I think it is important to learn from multiple instructors.</div>
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Jill has the education and has worked for a New York milliner</div>
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but, I would describe her approach to blocking hats </div>
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more laid back and relaxed.</div>
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She also has a fantastic sense of humor.</div>
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All the students in the workshop left extremely happy<br />
with their final product.</div>
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This is my final happy hat :)</div>
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Another weekend in January,</div>
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another workshop</div>
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another hat,</div>
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but, what a different journey!</div>
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Heidi Paul is an amazing felt artist </div>
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that also makes hats</div>
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http://heidipaul.com/dbhp/heidi_paul.html</div>
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Heidi has a gallery in Stinson Beach, which is just north of San Francisco.</div>
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She taught this workshop at the San Francisco studio<br />
of my favorite milliner, Wayne Wichern.</div>
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http://www.waynewichernmillinery.com</div>
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I have never felted anything before so </div>
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it was a long strange trip…</div>
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with some wool</div>
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a ball</div>
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some special tricks and tips,</div>
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soap, water and lots of agitation ( of the wool ),</div>
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a few more techniques and </div>
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in about 2 hours you've made a hat!</div>
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This method of felting a hat on a ball was developed by Beth Beede,</div>
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After Heidi made her hat then it was the student's turn :)</div>
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These are the two wool colors I chose for my hat.</div>
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And two hours later I was actually wearing my hat!</div>
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I will be steaming my hat and re-blocking it into a different shape.</div>
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The finished hat is more structured and not so organic.<br />
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One of the most popular exhibits at the </div>
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Over 25 years ago Hoffman fabrics started challenging fiber artists </div>
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to create a traveling showcase of a featured Hoffman fabric.</div>
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The challenge has grown from 94 fiber artists in 1988 to more than 700 entries</div>
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for 2014 in quilts, dolls, clothing, and accessories.</div>
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The juried pieces become a traveling exhibit displayed at shows, shops, museums, and other venues.</div>
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And this is the challenge fabric for 2015!</div>
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For all the rules and prizes go to</div>
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www.hoffmanchallenge.com</div>
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...and if you think only accomplished fiber artists are selected for the traveling exhibit</div>
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take heart!</div>
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This is the Hoffman challenge fabric from 1998 </div>
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when my mom and I had our crazy appliquéd, pieced, jacket</div>
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selected to be part of the Hoffman Challenge traveling exhibit!</div>
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On a beautiful, very windy January day in Southern California</div>
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I had the extreme pleasure of attending the GIANT</div>
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This is the 20th year of the show and it has grown from a small Southern California event</div>
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to over 1,000 quilts on display, 230 vendor$, and over $90,000 in cash prizes!</div>
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And the cash prizes are pretty impressive!</div>
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Quilting is not a fast endeavor.</div>
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To be a successful quilter you must enjoy the journey </div>
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and each moment that adds up to hundreds of hours.</div>
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This could be an oil painting in a museum but, instead of a quick dash of a brush,</div>
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each element is fabric hand stitched onto a lovely textured and stitched background.</div>
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You really must see it to believe it.</div>
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And the big $10,000 winner of the show really highlights how a photo just cannot convey </div>
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the workmanship, beautiful fabric and and mastery of a skill when it all comes together.</div>
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Just realize that everything you are seeing was created by someone hand stitching.</div>
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Quilts have come a long way from the prairie.</div>
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I have been to this show for probably over a decade and </div>
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a new twist are the Special Exhibits;</div>
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which are basically smaller, themed quilts</div>
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The 150th anniversary of the state parks was the theme for 57 quilts </div>
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made by the Sew-ciety of Redding, CA.</div>
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The quilts were all wonderful and I recognized a lot of the state parks :)</div>
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There was also a hilarious theme of dozens of random holidays.</div>
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Who knew such days existed. </div>
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Power to the nerds !!</div>
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A new reason to wake up happy on December 6 !!</div>
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Another interesting concept was the inner self portrait</div>
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There were many very interesting images of people's inner muse</div>
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and I really enjoyed every one.</div>
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Can you guess what was the theme of these quilts??</div>
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But, by far my most favorite Special Exhibit was " Inspired by the Beatles "</div>
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There were 150 (!! ) quilts in this exhibit.</div>
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Can you guess ? She Came in Through the Bathroom Window!</div>
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Why Don't We do It in the Road ? </div>
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And this one was so clever:</div>
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Happiness is a Warm Gun</div>
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Of course I really like more quirky ones and I was not disappointed.</div>
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Another HUGE part of the show were the vendors;</div>
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There were zillions of unique products and some I had never seen,</div>
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One of my favorite demos was a birdie luggage tag.</div>
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Love a good birdie.</div>
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All in all, <u>any</u> day with my Mom is a great day.</div>
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JD Nowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954184868903587357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542197364849228474.post-64336969508090663442015-01-14T01:01:00.001-08:002015-01-14T01:12:45.922-08:00A Scoop from the Craft & Hobby Trade Show to Dye for...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was cut, folded and then...</div>
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I dip dyed it into these beautiful colors!!</div>
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But wait!</div>
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Synthetics cannot just be dip dyed to such vibrant colors ??</div>
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Rit Dye will start selling an amazing product that will easily dye synthetics.</div>
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The only important requirement for success with synthetics is that the dye pot is hot.</div>
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That's it; no dye activator, no setting the dye, no prep, no fuss.</div>
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Why did I get the opportunity to pre-game this amazing product ???</div>
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Because I got an invite to the Craft & Hobby Association Winter Convention and Trade Show</div>
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There were 100+ vendors of the biggest names in arts and crafts </div>
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The Rit Dye booth was my favorite.</div>
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And of course after my success at the synthetic dye I had to try the traditional Rit dye.</div>
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There were wooden beads to string into necklaces or bracelets</div>
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and then 8 different dye pots to choose from to transform the plain wood beads.</div>
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I had no idea Rit dyes were so easy !!!</div>
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I'm dying to dye more...</div>
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<i>" The United States' premiere millinery education event, designed and planned by milliners</i></div>
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In June 2014 I implored Diane to place me on a wait list</div>
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October 8th I got the call that someone had canceled and I could go.</div>
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Start date of Millinery Meetup: October 18, 2014.</div>
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So I scrambled my schedule, booked a red-eye to the lovely state of Tennessee and arrived in the early AM to Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts for the first day of a wonderful four day utopia;</div>
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<li>Wayne Wichern from San Francisco ( who I have taken classes with )</li>
<li>Daria Wheatley from Washington State</li>
<li>Lina Stein from Ireland ( a recent move from England )</li>
<li>and Eugenie van Oirschott from the Netherlands</li>
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Unfortunately each class was one entire day so the schedule only allowed three classes.</div>
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I did not get to take Lina Stein's class <i><b>Silks, Satins, Sinamay</b> </i></div>
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The first day was devoted to arrivals and the Millinery Marketplace.</div>
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The big names were at the marketplace including </div>
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Hats by Leko, Judith M, Louise Green and many more. </div>
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It was so hard to resist the gorgeous vintage hat model heads. </div>
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But, I was there to learn; not to spend ( okay, just a little )</div>
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<b>Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts </b> ( http://www.arrowmont.org/ ) is a beautiful campus in Gatlinburg, Tennessee that was founded 100 years ago to promote education in the arts.</div>
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There is a constant schedule of different art events and classes;</div>
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I just was fortunate to go to the Millinery Meetup</div>
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Students stay on campus in dorm style rooms so it's just a short walk </div>
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My first all day class was <i><b>Who's Afraid of Straw Braid ?</b></i> taught by Eugenie.</div>
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I don't think I'm afraid of straw braid but, </div>
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it was my first time ever working with it so I was definitely intimidated.</div>
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As with most European craftspeople Eugenie was highly skilled at her craft.</div>
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It is so nice to have a experienced person tell you the little tips and nuances that make the difference between success and a mess.</div>
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Or as Eugenie tried to say</div>
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" Your hats are all domed "</div>
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What Eugenie said;</div>
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" Your hats are all doomed "</div>
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LOL</div>
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This is my finished first-ever straw braid hat.</div>
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It was an interesting and educational experience but, not really my style hat.</div>
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In addition to the classes many of the approximately 50+ milliners brought hats for a hat contest. </div>
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I was so last minute that I didn't know about the contest or I would have entered one of my hats because I actually have a few that I'm not embarrassed by :)</div>
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The hats were as diverse as the milliners.</div>
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I think the theme was suppose to be Autumn...</div>
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Everyone got one vote and then there was a hat parade and this was the winning hat.</div>
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The girl said she almost didn't bring it because it wasn't very " Autumn "</div>
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It is much more attractive than the photo.</div>
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My second all day class was <i><b>A Circle, An Oval, A Rectangle-Flat Patterning for Hats</b></i></div>
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And my table mates were really hilarious.</div>
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And Daria was great at explaining and demonstrating how to manipulate basic shapes for a plethora of hat options !!</div>
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I really liked all her hats.</div>
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This is my finished felt hat from one of Daria's shape manipulations.</div>
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I'm always just glad to finish a hat.</div>
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This bow was one of my favorites from the dozens of trim ideas Wayne showed us.</div>
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Of course he let me dismantle it so I could see exactly how the cute droopy bow was made.</div>
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Wayne lent me a cool scrap flower to pin to my not-quite-finished class 2 hat for the photo.</div>
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Whenever I am around milliners it's like I find my tribe.</div>
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Our humor and common interests makes everyone a new friend...</div>
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One final word about Gatlinburg, Tennessee;</div>
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there are at least 4 stores making fresh carmel corn.</div>
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Carmel corn is my personal kryptonite.</div>
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Costuming has always intrigued me. </div>
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It's a garment but, it is also a visual narrative.</div>
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The exhibition was organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London </div>
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and consists of over 150 of ' the world's most iconic costumes ' .</div>
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The entrance of the current Academy Museum of Motion Pictures<br />
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whose 60-year career of designing costumes for almost 500 films resulted in<br />
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Displayed are her actual eight Academy Awards...</div>
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An impressive introduction to a really big ( costume ) show ! </div>
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The exhibition is not just costumes on display but, </div>
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a thorough explanation of the process of creating a character through costuming.</div>
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<i>" Costume is the Character "</i> -Martin Scorsese</div>
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The exhibition combines costumes and video in inventive and informative ways.</div>
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Conversations, movie clips, and talking heads are a few of the highlights.</div>
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But, ultimately <b>Hollywood Costume</b> is all about the actual costumes </div>
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from the most memorable, iconic films imaginable.</div>
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" <i>Costumes are so much more than clothes - costumes embody the psychological, social and emotional condition of the character </i>" - Deborah Nadoolman Landis</div>
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the next stop was a one-night-only panel discussion led by Deborah Nadoolman Landis, </div>
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an accomplished costumer, educator, author, and a curator of the Hollywood Costume exhibition.</div>
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Deborah Nadoolman Landis discussed with three Oscar nominated costume designers their costuming techniques and challenges.</div>
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<li>Judianna Makovsky, nominated for <i>Pleasantville, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Seabiscuit</i></li>
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Modern mythology is an accurate description for the stories that are </div>
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