Yes I have heard of the 3D printing technology but like many of you (c’mon, admit it) you rolled your eyes because in spite of repeated protests to the contrary, it wasn’t a short term or cogent solution for the apparel industry.…
Month: June 2013
Color Scheme Designer
A new-to-me site I recently found is called Color Scheme Designer. Maybe you already know of it? Probably, it’s been on the web for 10 years. I’m still exploring it in fits and starts so I don’t have a comprehensive review but the range of utilities built in, are remarkable.…
How to build a 20 million dollar company with Facebook
Via the WSJ comes word that children’s wear manufacturer Lolly Wolly Doodle, got a round of funding to the tune of $20,000,000 -that’s right, 20 million dollars. For a moderately priced children’s wear company that started in 2009 out of someone’s garage, that’s not too shabby.…
Leather sewing tutorial: Cell phone accessory
Today’s my birthday (yay me) but you get the gift.
I can’t speak for you but I’m not wild on practice exercises. Since I like immediate gratification (we should be rewarded for trying, no?), I decided this would be an easy thing to make that is difficult to mess up and even if you do, somebody is going to want it so it won’t go to waste.…
Pattern Puzzle #22006 pt.2
We had winning responses from the 22006 pattern puzzle challenge. Toni-Marie and Callum -who were probably doing it at the same time- came up with the winning answers. I’m guessing that nobody else needed to try it owing to their perfect results.…