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Anslee Connell, a photographer, designer and model, began sewing in earnest in 2007. Within a year she was entering contests. Within two she was selling her own stuff. After three, she was hosting fashion shows and doing trunk shows: a very confident and direct launch that only a very few embrace. What is also noteworthy is that she has chosen to design clothes for curvey women which is a very challenging and unsupported area in the design industry. The formulas in the pattern making and draping books fall apart on anyone over a size 16. In fact, during the last class she took at Selvedge Sewing, Make Patterns, she came in one morning and asked if the tools that pattern makers used didn't also stop functioning in the larger sizes. The answer was yes. I wonder if this dynamic lady boss wont be the first to address and correct this oversight?
Learn more about Anslee here:
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The Five step Sewing and Design series creates a streamlined, engaging and valuable experience for those who are interested in becoming indie designers, either for themselves or for profit.
If you think you might have a future in fashion design , Selvedge Sewing is here to give you a head start. If you are a home seamster, Selvedge Sewing is here to give you an opportunity to step out of the box and explore new possibilities. It is also here to give the curious a solid understanding of what it takes to bring an idea of a garment to life.
Like any other art form, you can learn the technique and explore the ideas behind it in a learning environment, but it is up to you to embrace and practice the art on your own in order to excell at it.
While you are learning the process of creating wearable garments,
also learn about the impact mass produced garments have on the world. From over consumption
of resources in the garment industry to child
labour practices to ways that you as a fashion designer can decrease your global impact...sometimes
just by being the indie designer you would like to be!
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