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My guiding philosophy when writing these books is,
that I want to write the books I wanted and needed when I was starting
out. These CD books are for those people, like myself, who
wish to master the craft of haute couture pattern making and construction.
The big advantage of books on CD is that I'm not limited
by the constraints of publishing a paper book, but can include as
many illustrations, photos, and explanations as I feel necessary,
to be entirely clear about the topic.
Sit-and-Sew
in New York City with Susan Khalje and Kenneth
October 23-26, 2008
Do you love to sew? Then join sewing experts Susan Khalje
and Kenneth King as they share their wealth of knowledge with you
for 4 days the Sew Fast/Sew Easy Studio in Manhattan. Whether you
need help achieving the perfect fit, advice on construction, or
design input, Susan and Kenneth will be there to guide you.
The class will be limited to 15 students, so you can be sure
of plenty of personal attention from these gifted and generous teachers.
Susan Khalje, host of HGTV/DIY Network’s long-running
program, “Sew Much More,” author of Bridal Couture and
Linen and Cotton, and recipient of the Professional Association
of Custom Clothiers’ Lifetime Achievement Award, joins fellow
Threads Magazine Contributing Editor Kenneth for a New York seminar.
The class will be held at the Sew Fast/Sew Easy Studio, located
at 147 W. 35th St., in the heart of the garment district; further
details will be sent upon receipt of your registration form.
Class hours will be from 9.30am through 5pm.
The cost of the 4-day class is $750.
Questions?
Contact Susan Khalje at 410-592-5711, or by email at SKhalje@aol.com
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Kenneth's
CD books are the official text books for
the
Pacific Design Academy!
Kenneth
has an exclusive licensing arrangement with the Pacific Design Academy
in Victoria, B. C. Canada, for use of these CD books as the textbooks
for their fashion program.
For
more information about the Pacific Design Academy,
you
can contact them at
www.pacificdesignacademy.com
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Kenneth
teaches classes at Sew-Right,in
Bayside Queens.
To
sign up, click here
for their classes page.
You
can get information on these classes,
and
Sew-Right, by going to:www.sewright.com
He
is also teaching in Manhattan!
For
more information, go to the website
www.sewfastseweasy.com
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On-line
Classes
Take
Kenneth's online classes at www.patternreview.com
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Kenneth
has available a limited supply of his much-coveted sterling silver-handled
seam rippers!
For
more information, click here!
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Using the moulage to adjust commercial patterns
$27.95
by
Lynda Maynard
People
have asked me, how to use the moulage (and the slopers it generates),
to adjust commercial sewing patterns. I myself draft designs
from scratch, so have been only able
to give general answers. If this information ever was in print,
I'm not aware of it.
My
friend and colleague Lynda Maynard, has made that question her challenge.
She has indeed developed the method to adjust commercial patterns
from the moulage.
Better
news--she has finished a CD book, outlining this technique, using
text, illustrations, and photographs of a number of real-figure
women. In this way, Lynda is clearly demonstrating the theory
and practice of this new technique.
To
see a sample page, click
here.
It's
exciting, when new thinking comes into the base of sewing knowledge,
and this work is just that. That's why I helped her a little
bit to photograph and to organize the CD book, which will have 282
pages, with over 600 photos. I learned a lot in the process.
You
can contact Lynda Maynard directly, at 408)362-1864, or email her
at lmaynardsews@yahoo.com
You
can send a check for $27.95 (shipping included in the U.S.
$8.00 extra for international orders) to:
Lynda
Maynard, 531 Glenburry Way, San Jose, CA, 95123
She
also takes Paypal!
Her
address at Paypal is lmaynardsews@yahoo.com
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Kenneth
has discovered a better way to pivot the princess dart into a side
dart, for converting the moulage to the sloper. This update
replaces pages
94-97.
So, for all of you who have the Moulage CD (and those who don't),
you can download this free update, by clicking
here
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Making
Patterns
From
Existing
Garments
This
CD outlines the method of taking a pattern from an existing garment,
without taking that garment apart.
Read
more...
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Brush
Fringe Jacket
This
CD is a companion volume to the Tailored Jacket. Kenneth covers
the refined way to make fringed edges on tailored garments.
Read
more...
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Handbag
Construction
Kenneth
has introduced a new CD book, called Handbag Construction.
This CD book is based on his on-line classes for Patternreview.com.
He has also added information on handles and closures, and a photo
gallery of some of his best handbags, with commentary on how they
went together. Click
here to find out more!
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Over
the next few months Kenneth will be
introducing on CD, vintage pattern
magazine
published
in Vienna, from the 1930's, complete
with
a copy
of the original pattern sheets.
The
first two issues are now available!
Click here to find
out more!
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This
book shows the entire process used in making my tailored jacket,
from developing the pattern pieces from a well-fitting jacket shell,
to hand-sewing in a lining, and all the steps in between. Read
More...
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A CD Book formerly known as
"Designer Techniques"
Recently Updated!
Read
more...
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A CD Book and Video Demonstration.
The moulage is the foundation of the
pattern drafting system taught by the
Ecole Guerre-Lavigne in Paris.
Read
more...
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A CD Book that continues on with the
Ecole Guerre-Lavigne System.
Read
more...
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A CD Book that picks up where
The Basic Sleeve leaves off.
Read
more...
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A CD Book that discusses
the system of drafting trousers
(for men and women) from measurements.
Read
more...
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A CD Book that covers the entire process
of
building a strapless garment, from
pattern
making to completion.
Read
more...
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A CD Book that continues the patternmaking
system from the Ecole de Guerre-Lavigne, demonstrating how to draft
the various collars.
Read
more...
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A CD Book that further continues the patternmaking
system from the Ecole de Guerre-Lavigne, demonstrating how to draft
low necklines, as well as flat-pattern draping.
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A
CD Book that further continues the patternmaking system from the
Ecole de Guerre-Lavigne, demonstrating how to draft skirts from
measurements.
Read
more...
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The
final CD book in the series of the patternmaking system from the
Ecole de Guerre-Lavigne, demonstrating how to draft dresses from
the sloper.
Read
more...
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