Tag: haute couture
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Tools of the trade
We all love the latest in gadgetry or digital technology which most of us want to possess even if we don’t actually use! If you’ve ever observed an artist or trades person using their tools at work, you’ll have noticed that the tools are very simple or very special but, very well used. Painters use […]
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Creating is exciting, mastering is satisfying.
I love and need to do something creative with my hands, whether playing the piano, sewing, cooking, gardening, sketching or doodling. Using my hands and engaging my mind are perfect partners for what I do in couture sewing and bespoke tailoring. I’m never satisfied with good enough, I strive for perfection every time. And, learning […]
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Pattern cutting, pattern making, pattern engineering.
Whatever you call it, is interpreting a design with an eye for detail, making pattern templates used to cut the cloth before any construction can begin. We often get approached by outside students of fashion and designers alike asking for theses pattern making skills. We still draft patterns by hand at Ecole Holt Couture, an […]
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Is creative expression your living heritage?
Why is it that my love for creating and sewing stuck with me in this time of plenty? In this time of embarrassingly rampant consumerism when you can afford to buy almost anything – why bother! The greatest satisfaction I get is from things that I’ve created myself, paying close attention to their purpose, quality […]
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Me a model figure? Get real!
Ecole Holt Couture challenges the notion that couture made or tailor made garments should be presented by professional models on its runway. Each year we hear a few strong opinions following EHC’s annual fashion event on this subject. And they make a valid point. If you want to attract your market sector, sell your designs […]
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Can emerging artist and designer forums help me?
“I am pro-solitude not anti-social…” You love to and almost always do work on your own. Statistics prove that as a creative type – artisan or fine craft worker – you work your own crazy hours and like to make decisions about all aspects of your business. This is perfect, except that you are also […]
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Ecole Holt Couture – 2014 Applications Deadline
Send applications to the office of the Registrar, Ecole Holt Couture, 2227 – 20 Ave. SW. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2T 0M4 by March 1st, 2014. It is that time of year again, when we announce the invitation to make application for enrollment to Ecole Holt Couture – School of Couture Sewing and Design. So, gather […]
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Artist: Hand-Mind-Heart Maker
“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head, is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart, is an ARTIST”. – St. Francis of Assisi *** As an Artisan, your personal philosophy and way of making a living, and […]
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ECO GLAM 2013 – EHC Runway show turned into standing room only event
Thanks to all the 40 plus volunteers from Making Changes Association, EHC students, friends and supporters, and our event Sponsors, ECO GLAM was a standing room only event after all the seats were taken.With a clear westward view over the City of Calgary to the Rocky Mountains, Los Morenos sounded the Latino beat, champagne and […]
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