Fashionary: I misunderstood you

A few years ago, I posted about Fashionary Tape.

They have a new product coming out.

I reread their materials.

I was an ass and I am sorry.

Granted, on the face of it, this tape is dumb.

Why do I care about standard runway model measurements? 

I mean, are they the gold standard of sizing? I don't think so.

It is reversible from inches to centimeters, and is a very handsome tape. 

but so is this

and at....5.5L, which is about 

 The Merchant is a slightly better deal. "Made by Germans" and we are known for our exacting tape standards. (wait a minute, aren't I the woman who gassed on about the differences between tapes, rulers, boards and cutting boards? Wait, I haven't done that one yet? We get to a slow week, we'll get that one)

(but whyyyyyy are we revisiting this?)

Anyway, I do check for broken links and bad tags on this blog, and the Fashionary links were broken (that http to https thang). I have corrected that, and reread their website.

 To reinterate, I Do Not make money off this blog. 

That's what Spoonflower. and Craftsy are for.

And they have books. A new one coming out this very week.

Ta daah

I do love the % breakdown, like it's the fiber content. Score one for Fashionary

And then I get it.

It's a set of tools for someone who wants to be in the clothing business.

Probably someone working with manufacturers overseas.

Out here on the left coast, there are a LOT of import businesses that do exactly this work. They don't sew a thing; they develop product lines directly for big box stores (Costco, Walmart). They need nothing more than a good set of connections (human and internet).

They do need to use the same terminology to make sure they are ordering what they want.

And voila!

Fashionpedia.

This is a nice breakdown of the names of the parts of a watch

Because you know that everything has a name.

pointing in action

And we can all point to the drawing of the thing we want, even if we don't speak the same language.

Although I am wondering how the Plague Doctor mask is a common fashion item.

Eh, takes all kinds.