Markita sent me this cool tutorial on how to use Photoshop or Gimp (free alternative to Photoshop) to visualize fabric and patterns. It involves a bit of technology but it gives you a good idea of what your outfit will look like. You can even use your personal croquis to really dress yourself virtually!… Read the rest
Dressing down a culture for refusing to dress up
Markita sent me this article by Nancy Giles about the dressing down culture. Make sure to watch the video as well!
(CBS News) Dressing elegantly for the most routine matters is a tradition from a distant past — and our Nancy Giles thinks that’s a shame (see the orginal CBS article here)
“There’s got to be a happy medium between wearing a burka and running around half-naked,” said Przybyszewski.… Read the rest
New Neighborhood Group Pictures
Debby Bowles sent me these pictures of Louise Schubert’s Wet Felting Demo in Crowley Park, on Saturday May 4th. During the next two meetings, the Needle Nuts will be making wet felted shawls. For more Needle Nuts pictures, check the Gallery.
Pam Walker sent me pictures of the Material Girls making Creative Zippers in the May class lead by Debby Bowles.… Read the rest
Weave Across Texas 4-Day Conference
The Contemporary Handweavers of Texas will be celebrating weaving and spinning during their four-day conference in Addison, TX.
CHT 2013 Conference – Weave Across Texas
Date:May 30 – June 2, 2013
Location: Addison Conference Center, 15650 Addison Road, Addison, TX
Cost: $5 per day (admission to the vendor hall and members’ exhibit)
Register: go to www.weavetexas.org… Read the rest
Saturday Stitchers Meeting May 25th
Hi Everyone,
Just a reminder, the Saturday Stitchers meeting on Saturday May 25th at 10:00 will be at Christ United Methodist Church Room N154 located on the SW corner of Parker Road and Coit. Please remember to bring your Show and Tell.
There is a change in the program, our scheduled speaker will be unable to do the trunk show we had planned, it will be rescheduled. … Read the rest
Needle Nuts: Wedding Stole
Good Morning Needle Nuts!
The May meeting (May 20th) will the first meeting to begin the process of making the ‘Wedding Stole’. Of course, this beautiful wet felted shawl can be worn other than to a wedding.
Saturday the 4th, Louise Schubert, gave us a wonderful demonstration on the basic process of needle felting.… Read the rest
New Machine Embroidery Group
A new Neighborhood Group is starting soon: the Machine Embroidery Group called the Hoopla Sisters. This Plano ASG Group will have its initial/organizational meeting on Tuesday, May 21 at 11:00am, at the home of Ginny Stein. Subsequent meetings would be on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the same location, time to be determined.… Read the rest
ASG Annual Conference 2013
WHEN
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:00 AM – Monday, August 5, 2013 5:00 PM Eastern Time
WHERE
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, Virginia 22202 USA
RSVP
by Monday, June 24, 2013. Register here and read more about the Instructors, Fashion Show and Conference Highlights.
CALENDER
- Trained Sewing Instructor Workshop: Wed, July 31 – Fri, August 2
- Leadership Reception: Wed, July 31, 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
- Corporate Annual Meeting: Thu, August 1, 9:00 am– 4:30 pm
- Optional Workshops: Thu, August 1
- Core Conference: Fri, August 2 – Sunday, August 4
- Exhibit Hall Preview Night: Thu, August 1
- Fashion Show Rehearsal: Fri, August 2 – 5:30pm
- National Treasures Fashion Show Luncheon: Sat, August 3
The Event Summary can be viewed here and the Event Agenda here.… Read the rest
Free Craftsy mini-course: Creative Quilt Backs
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raftsy’s mini-courses (always free) have the same great content that you’ve come to expect from Craftsy.com, but feature student-led discussions and are shorter in length than regular courses. They are a perfect way to learn new skills and experience the Craftsy platform first-hand.
Creative Quilt Backs:
Make the back of your quilt as pretty and interesting as the front with easy ideas from this free class by renowned quilter Elizabeth Hartman.… Read the rest
Great British Sewing Bee
In April of this year BBC2 aired the show Great British Sewing Bee. This show features eight amateur sewers who are tested on their sewing and dressmaking skills as they compete to be crowned Britain’s best home sewer.
The judges, May Martin from the Women’s Institute and Savile Row’s Patrick Grant, scrutinise every stitch as they look out for puckering seam lines and perfect top stitching.… Read the rest
May Group Schedule Online
The new Neighborhood Group Schedule for May is online and can be downloaded from this page.
A few changes this month:
- The following groups will not have a May meeting: Pattern Master, Forney Kaufman Group and Dolls ‘n Dames.
- The McKinney Group will meet this month at the home of Mollie Moxie.
V&A Museum Patchwork Pattern Maker
Try the Victoria & Albert Museum online Patchwork Pattern Maker to convert personal images into quilt patterns. The tool lets you choose how many colors you’d like your pattern to have (up to 20) and the level of difficulty. After choosing between all options, you can download the complete pattern.
Check the gallery to see what other people have made.… Read the rest