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Buying Fabrics (velvets)

Posted by on April 21, 2011 6 comments

Rejoicing the fortunate arrival of the long besought thick-thread velvets, heavy and glossy, unrolled and photographed along with the facing and interfacings, employed for constructing 2011′s “Mystery Project“.

Mystery Project Fabrics

Sampling Fabrics

Posted by on April 13, 2011 1 comment

Heading off to a true home decor haven to properly immerse myself in their heavier interior textile inventory as to find and hopefully order a suitable selection to accommodate my unborn intent for outdoor ventures.

Home Decor Haven

Buying Trimming

Posted by on April 1, 2011 No comments

Every few months I find myself returning to one of the last stands maintaining a decenia-old stock of mystic buttons and senescent trim in order to collect that little something lingering in my mind since the last visit.

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Buying Fabrics (latex)

Posted by on March 30, 2011 1 comment

A well-matched variety in colors and qualities of high-stretch latex, ideal for constructing parts of outfits that have to fit skintight, or for tensely enclosing molded plastic shapes giving them a homegrown leathery feel.

Stretchy Latex

Buying Fabrics

Posted by on March 7, 2011 3 comments

Strikingly difficult, it appeared, buying shades of black at the considerably darkest belgo-dutch fabrics fair, even though I did manage to find some specialties, just to store away until I know what to do with them.

The darkest fabric fair

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