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Vintage type: Hip New Orleans Second Line Handkerchiefs wedding plantation pink rose blush color lace personalized customized fluer de lis
Today is a great day for me. I was able to send all of the couples, who have current orders with me, an update on their orders. The update included where I am in the process of creating their Hip New Orleans Second Line Handkerchiefs. All of the orders have the fabric cut, and some of the orders had the custom art created, and some of the orders have the custom art printed, cut, and ready to print.All of the orders will ship well before the promised ship date. I love being able to ship the orders way before I promised them.
Also, I was able to take some images of my BEAUTIFUL limited edition fabric Hip New Orleans Second Line Handkerchiefs. Above you can see an image of the handkerchiefs, with our carved fluer de lis and our personalization printed on the handkerchiefs. These handkerchiefs would be especially beautiful at a plantation wedding, or a wedding with a vintage feel.
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Sunday, November 23, 2014
Vintage type: Hip New Orleans Second Line Handkerchiefs wedding plantation pink rose blush color lace personalized customized fluer de lis
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Do you need apparel manufacturing advice? I have a "gig" on fiverr, the web site where you can get things for only $5.00. You can ask me one question regarding apparel manufacturing management and I will answer it for you for $5.00.
The Apparel Process
When you are getting started developing your apparel
line, you should have an understanding of the apparel process.
1.
Develop your line: start with a small line the
first season. Plan you season about a year in advance, or so, depending on when
you plan to launch your line. I advise starting small, as, each style could
cost approximently $1,000 to fully develop.
2.
You will need to do your costing and sourcing
now.
3.
After you develop your line, you will go to a pattern maker and get patterns made
for you styles.
4.
Then you will go to a sample maker, or, you can
sew the samples yourself.
5.
You will then need to get the samples fitted on
a model who meets your size standards.
6.
The patterns will be revised, and the samples
sewn again. This process could take many times to get the fit right.
7.
Then, depending on how you are going to present
the line to stores, or other outlets, you may need to get several sets of
samples prepared to send to your sales force.
8.
You will present your line at market, or,
through other outlets with your “reps”.
9.
After you get orders for your line, you will
then get the styles graded. This
means that you will have determined the size chart for your sizes, and grading
means that you will have the grade rules for all the sizes, and your will have
patterns for all the sizes.
10. After
you get the patterns, you will then be ready to start fulfilling your orders.
11. Then
you will need a marker. This is where you have determined how many pattern pieces you need, for the order
and sizes that you have orders for. The marker is how the pattern pieces are
laid out on the fabric, as to not waste any fabric.
12. Then
you will go to a cutter and have the fabric cut.
13. Then
you will go to sewer and have the
styles sewn.
14. Then
distribution to the stores, or other outlets.
15. Costing
should be done 4 times during this process, to determine whether or not you can
offer this style again next season.
16. NOTE;
during this entire process, you are working on the NEXT season at the same
time!
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Fashion Design: Santiago Canyon College Community Classes Summer 2013
Fashion Design: Santiago Canyon College Community Classes Summer 2013
It is with great pleasure that I share images of our Fashion Design: Santiago Canyon College Community Classes, Summer 2013. In this class, students design and sew a skirt, and, present a fashion show on the last day of the class.
Here are some images of the class:
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This is an image of a student cutting fabric in a sewing class for children: Fashion Design: Santiago Canyon College Community Class, Summer, 2013. Carla Buchanan instructor.
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This is an image of students cutting fabric in a sewing class for children: Fashion Design: Santiago Canyon College Community Class, Summer, 2013. Carla Buchanan instructor.
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This is an image of students cutting fabric in a sewing class for children: Fashion Design: Santiago Canyon College Community Class, Summer, 2013. Carla Buchanan instructor.
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This is an image of students cutting fabric in a sewing class for children: Fashion Design: Santiago Canyon College Community Class, Summer, 2013. Carla Buchanan instructor.
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This is an image a student cutting fabric in a sewing class for children: Fashion Design: Santiago Canyon College Community Class, Summer, 2013. Carla Buchanan instructor.
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This is an image of students cutting fabric in a sewing class for children: Fashion Design: Santiago Canyon College Community Class, Summer, 2013. Carla Buchanan instructor.
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This is an image of students cutting fabric in a sewing class for children: Fashion Design: Santiago Canyon College Community Class, Summer, 2013. Carla Buchanan instructor.
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Grading a Pattern, when and how to
Pattern Grading
Patterns are usually graded after a manufacture makes a sale to a retail store. The reasoning behind this is that there is no reason to grade the pattern if the style does not
sell.
There are two basic ways to grade a pattern, one is manually, and one is by computer. Both ways work. Computer pattern grading is usually done on the Gerber system, which, is the most widely used system used in making, and grading patterns.
Before a pattern is graded, the manufacturer must decide on the measurements for each size graded. In other words, one manufacture may go up 1” in the waist for the next size, another manufacturer may go up 1.5” The grading system for each manufacture is different, and is one of the things that makes the manufacturer unique.
When grading a pattern, many points are taken into consideration. As, if we decide to add .5” to an arm hole, the .5” must be distributed equally. In a nutshell, the measurements and points that we use, how, where and how much we will add or subtract, are called our grade rules. Each point has a rule, and these rules are entered into the Gerber system, or done by hand for each pattern. After a manufacture determines the grade rules, then they are stored in the Gerber system, and used for the next pattern. Not all grade rules will be used for every pattern, and, new patterns might require more grade rules to be written. One caution to new manufacturers: if you don’t know what you want for your measurements, then the grader will use what he/she thinks your measurements should be, or , he or she would just use the grade rules he or she has on hand.
Here is a size chart that I created for the size medium, as you can see, there is a big
difference between manufacturers.
http://apparelmanufacturingmanagement.blogspot.com/2010/10/size-chart-comparison-of-size-m-medium.html
You can expect to pay at least $150 per style for grading, and, the price will be more in the beginning, as you develop your grade rules and measurements. Also, grading prices will depend on how many pieces you need to grade, and, how many sizes you are grading. Sizes S-M-L-XL are usually for less expensive clothing.
After you pattern is graded, and you have an order, you will need to mark you pattern. This is when you lay out the pieces for cutting. Marking can be the difference in making a profit, and not, as, wasting fabric, and paying for fabric you don’t need, or use, can eat away all your margin.
Patterns are usually graded after a manufacture makes a sale to a retail store. The reasoning behind this is that there is no reason to grade the pattern if the style does not
sell.
There are two basic ways to grade a pattern, one is manually, and one is by computer. Both ways work. Computer pattern grading is usually done on the Gerber system, which, is the most widely used system used in making, and grading patterns.
Before a pattern is graded, the manufacturer must decide on the measurements for each size graded. In other words, one manufacture may go up 1” in the waist for the next size, another manufacturer may go up 1.5” The grading system for each manufacture is different, and is one of the things that makes the manufacturer unique.
When grading a pattern, many points are taken into consideration. As, if we decide to add .5” to an arm hole, the .5” must be distributed equally. In a nutshell, the measurements and points that we use, how, where and how much we will add or subtract, are called our grade rules. Each point has a rule, and these rules are entered into the Gerber system, or done by hand for each pattern. After a manufacture determines the grade rules, then they are stored in the Gerber system, and used for the next pattern. Not all grade rules will be used for every pattern, and, new patterns might require more grade rules to be written. One caution to new manufacturers: if you don’t know what you want for your measurements, then the grader will use what he/she thinks your measurements should be, or , he or she would just use the grade rules he or she has on hand.
Here is a size chart that I created for the size medium, as you can see, there is a big
difference between manufacturers.
http://apparelmanufacturingmanagement.blogspot.com/2010/10/size-chart-comparison-of-size-m-medium.html
You can expect to pay at least $150 per style for grading, and, the price will be more in the beginning, as you develop your grade rules and measurements. Also, grading prices will depend on how many pieces you need to grade, and, how many sizes you are grading. Sizes S-M-L-XL are usually for less expensive clothing.
After you pattern is graded, and you have an order, you will need to mark you pattern. This is when you lay out the pieces for cutting. Marking can be the difference in making a profit, and not, as, wasting fabric, and paying for fabric you don’t need, or use, can eat away all your margin.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Mother/Daughter, Grandmother/Granddaughter Fashion Sewing Workshop Classes,
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