Something New!
V Dress
$28.00
For bias fans this dress wins the prize! It is called the V Dress because it has so many opportunities...
Class - Patterning Insertions
$389.00
Patterning Insertions with Pamela Vanderlinde Class Dates: June 29-30 at The Ribbonerie in San Francisco, 9:30 to 5 both days. ...
Spiral Coat
$28.00
This pattern has a very unusual cut yet it yields a coat that is simple and elegant. The coat employs...
Class - Shirts: Patterns to Production
$389.00
Fine Shirts: From Patterns to Production with Steve Pauling Class Dates: August 2, 3 & 4 at The Ribbonerie in...
Exploring Pleating!
The Fashion & Technology Program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Vancouver, Canada, will be hosting us for a major dose of pleating. Pleating is the big crossover technique from studio to industry since it solves all the fit issues, scales up like magic and always delivers the design wattage expected from couture. Learn textile pleating manipulation with unique methods for entire garments or fabric, studio or factory. Use techniques such as the Issey Miyake collapsible method, PVC pipe pleating, pleater boards, heat, dye and more.
| When: |
(Option A) Saturday, May 11, 9am – 4pm, |
| Where: |
Kwantlen University, Richmond Campus, 8771 Lansdowne Rd, Vancouver, Canada |
| Cost: | $195 |
| Contact: |
Peter Hearn at 604-599-2543, or by email at peter.hearn@kwantlen.ca |
| Register: |
Click here to register for Exploring Pleating |
And a New Class: Patterning Insertions
Insertions have ignited imaginations forever and became a pattern designer's holy grail with the work of Gilbert Adrian and the fabulous suits and coats done for Paramount Studios -- here's Roselind Russell 
in one of the most famous. Fast forward to last month's shows in Paris, New York and Milan and we have insertions anew, so much so that they hit the streets before the shows were over -- both men and women. Learn the techniques in Pamela Vanderlinde's class in San Francisco in June -- she's THE one in the US with all the info. Registration open now!!
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