It's summer, and that post on the plaid dress has morphed into two, and they are both unruly children who resist editing. So this week it's the semiannual 'stuff on the desktop you might like' post.
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| not an illustration from weft design |
Tired of just printed designs? You want more? You want it woven? Here you go. I'm just not made out of money these days, so I can't test this. But you bet I will be following this.
https://wordsmith.org/words/cabbage.html
4. . Scraps remaining from a fabric that has been used to make a garment.
Who knew?
https://www.thecut.com/2017/03/why-millennial-pink-refuses-to-go-away.html
This is one of those articles that I start shaking my fist at what they are leaving out AND THEN they get to that stuff. And some more stuff. You want a history of a color trend? Read this. Although I am still sad that the equivalent blue just didn't get the love.
https://soundcloud.com/rayharryhausenfoundation/episode-19-the-7th-voyage-of-sinbad-60th-anniversary-special
Because there is not enough Ray Harryhausen in the world. And Scots talking animated work is ....just wonderful. Also, this is an official podcast of the Harryhausen foundation, so you get the word of God as well.
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| photo of Lucius in concert in 2016, from You Tube, from a Lagunitas Brewing sponsored show. Those capes are just dreamy, but the tights OH MY GOD. |
Lucius' Dusty Trails. This recording is a little slow vs the album. Or a noisier recording with boss rockin costuming [https://youtu.be/5WiukJYE0nc]They are on tour. Oh .....where are my tissues? This is magical singing. I heard them on Live From Here [https://youtu.be/JxIVtai9n1o] , and I am mad mad mad for them. Turn this one up. [https://youtu.be/PhbQTDDHd8E - a Kinks cover] Ok, I will stop.
https://www.terrydresbach.com/about/
My sister hepp'd me to this blog, and I went on quite the little internet time hole dive.
after the Big Dress got
ripped off six ways from Sunday in knock off patterns.
And then there’s
I guess its licensed.
I'll be editing like a fiend all week, when I'm not at work.
Cabbage- ah yes! I first heard that back in the 80s [pre internet, no idea where from] as being one of the perks of being a dressmaker [when fabrics are supplied] as an incentive to be economical in cutting! Additional garments would be made without personal cost apparently. Also used in businesses I suppose in much greater quantity, where extra garments are squeezed out of calculated yardage for re-sale at extra profit to the maker
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