This spring is bustling with crafty activity as our favorite authors travel around the country teaching and meeting their readers in person. Want to know if they’re coming to your area? Check out our guide to events in coming months to find out!
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Posts Tagged ‘Cal Patch’
Where to Find Our Authors This Spring: Classes, Book Signings, and More
Saturday, April 14th, 2012Ask the Experts: Sewing Disasters and How to Avoid Them
Monday, October 31st, 2011Have you ever sewed something that ended up in the scrap pile? A skirt that was too short, wonky seams that wouldn’t lie flat, or a fabric that looked great on the bolt but didn’t suit the pattern you picked? Not to worry, you’re in good company. Some of our favorite sewing authors share a few disaster stories lurking in their past and offer tips to salvage projects gone bad–or at least prevent future catastrophes.
Ask the Sewing Experts: The Best Advice for New Sewers
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011In this latest edition of Ask the Experts!, we’re excited to bring you these exclusive tips from six of our sewing authors.
Ask the Sewing Experts: Six Favorite Finishing Techniques
Thursday, April 7th, 2011Dig into your fabric stash and fire up your sewing machine! This month, we turned to our sewing experts to give you their favorite tips and tricks on finishing techniques.
A Weekend in the Life of a Maker by Cal Patch
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Now that Cal Patch—crafty teacher and author of Design-It-Yourself Clothes—has moved out of the Big Apple to fulfill her lifelong dream of being a crafty farmer upstate, she visits the city monthly to teach classes, buy fabric, meet with freelance clients, see friends and squeeze in a little cultural inspiration. It’s amazing what she packs into a few short days, and says that she does more now in a weekend than she used to do in a month when she lived there! Read on for a glimpse into a weekend in the life of a maker in the city.
Press Release: Design-It-Yourself Clothes by Cal Patch
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Whether you are one of the 3.8 million Project Runway viewers dying to get started creating your own designs or you are tired of trying on clothes that don’t fit exactly right or express your completely unique style, Design-It-Yourself Clothes (Potter Craft, September 22, 2009; $24.99) is the book you have been waiting for. Former Urban Outfitters designer, Cal Patch, teaches you the fundamentals of modern patternmaking so that you, too, can create your own inspired clothing.
