Tag: sewing
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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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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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EHC Back to School April 3rd
This ‘March break’ thing is passing by all too quickly! And I wonder when we will see some green buds on the trees here in Calgary? I understand that EHC students have been very busy during their time off and are preparing to return after the Easter long weekend. New applications for the 2013-2014 Fall…
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EHC Spring Break
Hi thanks for visiting our blog! Before you read on, please check out our video series on EHC YouTube channel – to subscribe at: http://www.youtube.com/user/ecoleholtcouture Couture sewing tips and secrets demonstrating couture hand sewing techniques that we use daily at Ecole Holt Couture; sharing with you what you can use on your own sewing projects.…
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A typical day at Ecole Holt Couture…
After asking our students about topics for this blog, they immediately replied ‘what about what we do in class all day long!’ Other than our particular projects (which are pretty exciting in themselves) this is what happens. At the moment we have 3 separate classes running at different levels, but at some point during the…
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EHC ‘How to sew’ video series
EHC has added a new web page called ‘Couture Sewing Tips and Secrets’ featuring a video series on ‘how to sew’ basics and tidbits of useful information about professional Couture and Tailoring. We’ve had great feedback to date on the ‘how to thread a needle with one, two and three strands of thread’ and ‘how…