I saw you there, but didn't get a chance to say hello. At the St. Louis CCs, we gave newbies the option to identify themselves so the vets could welcome them....
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Has anyone order anything from Spandex House recently? http://www.spandexhouse.com/ I placed my online order the previous week but yet to receive any reply how...
I ordered from them just a few weeks ago. I find them very prompt (but I live 2 states away), though I've found ordering online seems to take longer. There...
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Ya, I ordered from this address : http://www.spandexhouse.com/ Ordered Sample Swatches of the "Mesh-Soild (See Through)" (that is Illusion Cloth right cause...
I only have amazing things to say about spandex house so i cannot understand why you are having such problems. This is where i order stretch Illusion and many...
hmm, they're not very good at shopping through their web. I don't know why it would have had a credit card thing for swatches, they don't charge for swatches!...
Ok this is totally crazy but I'm flying out to Los Angeles tonight to be an extra tomorrow (what can I say - I have a free round trip ticket that's about to...
Exactly. They are fabulous with phone ordering - but that doesn't help someone who lives in Thailand! I think I tried doing the email thing once and it didn't...
THE place to go would be FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising) <http://fidm.edu/?cmpid=measem1537>. there are also great fabric store, but they...
I'm scouting hakama patterns for a friend. The review of the Folkwear pattern over at the Great Pattern Review site makes it sound like a novice sewer (such...
Should a completely novice sewer avoid making a hakama? Yes. We made several for a play when I was in college and the back section and pleats do not make...
Actualy you might take a browser around internet for a pattern & instructions; it's really a very simple pattern. Putting it together is more tricky, I would...
Oops, forgot to include links: http://devilkitten1.livejournal.com/293702.html http://lastwear.deviantart.com/art/Hakama-sewing-guide-pattern-89369044 Still...
Making it first in scale is really sensible. ... Actualy you might take a browser around internet for a pattern & instructions; it's really a very simple...
I have made the Folkwear Hakama, IIRC, there were a couple places where I had trouble making the pieces match the drawings, but it may have been me... or there...
... Should be one way only. Japanese garments are always the same, once a style has been developed (in the 15th century or something...). ... Uh, no. Probably...
THAT's the place I was trying to remember! Thanks Judy! Seems that they are only open till 4 on Saturday so that will only be a possibility if they don't use...
I've used the Round Earth one for many costumes, and I really like it. I was a novice sewer (a few costumes and garments) the first time I made it, and it...
... That's why I made a scale mock-up ... Ooh lovely! Looks like you did the pleats like I them. Looks great. (Love the make-up and head gear!) ... I kept...
A kilt's pleats are all (but one) in the same direction around the garment, and give or take depending on the complexity of the tartan, all about the same...
... For that you need a good diagram for the hakama, not so much for the kilt. ... Also true, but from a practical point of view it requires a simular ...
Ha, found it! I (also) used this one. I have this book. http://www.flickr.com/photos/misat0/3231497618/sizes/l/ Arwen ... [Non-text portions of this message...
If you have a few hours Sunday morning, (and some wheels) I highly recommend checking out the fabric district: http://www.fashiondistrict.org/ Not specifically...
... Yeah. Not so much. PART THE FIRST: Japanese patterns did evolve over time, just slowly and not often radically. PART THE SECOND: There are numerous styles...
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I would avoid this satin, especially since it is acetate. It is kind of a nasty fabric with creases , yellos and all, you will sweat like the devil and the...
