Dedicated to denim
More sites I discovered during my research… Wikipedia entry on Jeans Book Review ” Jeans. A Cultural History of an American Icon” Denimology Jean Pocket Project How they make Jeans honestforum.com
Redesigning Stereotype
Category: Pants
Superfly
I did it. 2 pairs of jeans in a weekend. Why is that so amazing? Because I actually documented a lot of it. Since I am teaching a class, I needed to think about the things that I normally just dash through and come up with an explaination. I also needed to see where the…
So I’m teaching a class.
You know that curriculum for jeans that I was working on? Well it turns out that the class starts in 3 weeks. I am currently trying to stop freaking out and start focusing. I will be teaching with someone else for a bit since it is the first time I’ve taught a sewing class. But…
Hitting the books
I am in the process of coming up with a curriculum for making jeans. I’ve been trying to fit it in between the many projects I’ve been working on. Here are some resources that have come in handy. Next month I should have reviews of the three patterns that I plan on working with. Articles…
Bowling Pins
I got my latest design challenge. It is a little scary. But what doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger. This challenge has a few parts but lets start with the main issue. Small waist, BIG booty. Based on last week’s challenge on PR, you can see that a designer would gladly choose the 12 year…
Does the crotch hang low?
Recently I was asked if you could raise the crotch in a pair of pants. Well, yes and no. In either case it’s not going to be a quick alteration. If the pants are gigantic you may be able to do a quick and dirty fix (figure 1). You could try adjusting the angle of…
Muffin Top – surviving in a carb free world
In an era of low-rise everything, you are bound to fall victim to muffin top. Why is that? most pants are still cut so that they taper in towards the waist band. This would be perfectly fine if the pants were remotely close to your waist but that is not possible when the zipper is…
How much would you pay for a good pair of pants?
I am having pricing structure issues. I know that some people would give their first born child for a pair of pants that fit like a glove and smoothed over all of the rough edges. Other people will pay a lot of money for an ill-fitting pair of pants just because of the label. Then…
Welcome to Spinsta
It’s one thing to come up with an idea in your head and it’s another to actually make it appear for all to see. I’ve had this idea in my head since last Summer. I have had a logo since November. I am just now getting around to organizing my thoughts. Why? Well, I decided…