Yesterday, we did a training on shade marking, marking and bundling for our Spring Boot Camp training event (we still have a few openings) so this is a perfect time to discuss shade marking in more depth. I’d initially broached the subject 11 years ago in a post referring to bundling and bagging so this is a perfect follow up.…
In preparation for a soon to follow post, comes this glossary entry on block fusing. Block fusing is the practice of applying interfacing -edge to edge- onto yardage before the pattern pieces are cut out of the fabric.
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Today’s featured title is Fashion A to Z: An Illustrated Dictionary, a handy reference with over 2,000 entries. This isn’t a book you will sit down to read although it is fun to page through but will want to use to spot check any ambiguities you may be experiencing when producing a line.…
Here’s another subject that deserves a reminder: what are markers?
Markers are a guide used in the cutting process. It is long sheet of bond paper with all of the pattern pieces used to make a style laid out in a configuration intended to reduce fabric waste as much as is possible, including all of the sizes you’d need of a given style.…
Karen writes:
Can you settle an argument? I looked at your posts on designing a t-shirt sewing cell (pt.2) but it wasn’t obvious. I have always understood that the neckline of a tee shirt is a band. The seam I’m referring to is serged with the allowances and thread showing on the wrong side .
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