Archive for March, 2007
A Bit of a Hiatus, Perhaps….
Ya know, life has a way of throwing strange things in our paths and I’ve got some “stuff” to go take care of. It’s not anything I want to have to deal with and I sure am not going to lay this burden down on you all.
Trust me, I’ll be back as [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 10 so far )Cotton or Corn…will there be a US cotton shortage?
MarketWatch, an online DowJones site, has an commentary by Kevin Kerr, Cotton ready to run higher. Commentary: As farmers opt for corn, cotton will climb
The general consensus is that many farmers are switching out of less profitable crops like cotton and rice and moving into the lucrative corn market, which has benefited from the [...]
Vogue 2894 and Backwards
I just completed the skirt from from this pattern.
Notice the dip in the hemline? My skirt dipped the same way.
I got very confused trying to sew up this pattern.
Maybe it wasn’t the instructions, just me and my current state of mind, but I had to put the pockets in 4 times and [...]
Textile Industry: Problems Faced by India
Published yesterday by Harold Doan and Associates
MEASURES TO PROMOTE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
Press Release – Press Information Bureau
March 20 2007
The Working Group on Textiles & Jute Industry for the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012) has studied the major problems being faced by the textile industry which include:
i) Structural weaknesses in weaving and processing,
ii) Fragmented and technologically [...]
Wearing a Chain Mail Computer?
I’ve been sitting on this bit of textile news for a while, primarily because I was waiting to see if more uses for this fabric might be released. I know the military is looking at using this technology.
As for the modern family, well, this just won’t wash up well, but it might [...]
Nothing Bizarre, Just Obsessive
After yesterday’s horoscope I am happy to announce that nothing remarkable happened.
I only finished the shirtwaist dress that built itself and posted about it today at TheSewingDivas.
Hmmmm, What Could This Be About?
Leo’s Extended Horoscope for today from iVillage reads:
There will be some big news today — and some wildly different first reactions to it. You can’t assume that other people are feeling the same way you are. Right now, that kind of assumption will lead to problems. So wait until the dust has settled, and then [...]
Nude??? What is Nude Powerdry
I’m trying to be helpful and it will get me in trouble as it usually does, but I want to answer a question for a dear friend who doesn’t have the Pantone Shopping Color Guide.
Ressy is planning to order Pantone color #13-1012
So which one is the “Nude Powerdry?
First Photo – shows the color chip #13-1012 [...]
Silk Weight Powerdry Custom Color Order @ FabricsAndNotions
Ressy is going to start another silk weight powerdry for Black, White and “Nude” Pantone 13-1012. The Nude referred to is not the color I had made 4 years ago. It is more suitable as a “match” for a Caucasian skin.
It’s $7.10 now per 60″ wide yard, with increased shipping costs. Here’s [...]
The Future for Indonesian Textiles
The first part of following post was originally posted on March 12, 2007, at The Stitcher’s Guild discussion of “Fabric (& other goods) Sourced in China”
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This article from The Jakarta Post indicates that the Indonesian textile groups are facing illegally imported cottons and garments from China and Viet Nam. The article list many problems [...]
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