Nothing else so eloquently underscored the importance of our industry, and I have this whack-o need to feel like what I do is important.”

Geez, I talk like I’m already in this industry. Okay, I’m an industry wanna-be, but it’s these posts that make me want to be in the industry.

December 06, 2005
Project Kaizen: Tuesday

#2
August 26, 2005
My dirty laundry

Nothing else so eloquently underscored the importance of our industry, and I have this whack-o need to feel like what I do is important.

#3 The Centered Zipper series. I extracted/extrapolated about a dozen useful practices from those posts.

#4
Again, almost everything in the “Sourcing” category is deeply valuable, but the link to Style Source was particularly fabulous, because they have a nicely edited list of valuable links, each of which linked to a host of other valuable sites….

July 13, 2005
Kudos: Style Source

That isn’t working either.

The welt and zip tutorials spring to mind often.

I check into your site every day.

I am a fashion student in Melbourne Australia and in my final year, so,really, there could’t be anything more appropriate or informative for me to be reading!

I have purchased both the book and the dvd and found them to be extremely helpful and insightful.

The tutorials are of particular interest to me. You often have opposing views to my lecturers and present an alternative way of thinking or of doing certain tasks.The sleeve (cap) ease debate was great, my lecturers just couln’t accept that it wasnt neccessary to set in a sleeve without extra ease.It really got them going!! He He!

I am hoping to set up my own enterprise upon completion of school , so have enjoyed also, the articles on Lean, and any information with regards being a DE infact!I drink it all up as this kind of information is not taught in school , which is frankly ironic , as most of us want to set up our own enterprises.

I recomended your book to the school, but dont hold your breath with regards orders, the school library is sadly lacking and students are not permitted to borrow books overnight, but I felt that the school could at least promote it to students.

With regards analysis of your blog my partner who hosts edublogs.org says there are plug ins available to help you analyse your blog.

Top 10 (can show you the 10 (or as many as you like) most popular posts since the plugin was installed: http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2005/03/14/top-10-plugin/

Popularity contest (shows which of your posts are most popular through a %): http://www.alexking.org/index.php?content=software/wordpress/content.php

Another, possibly better, plugin: http://boakes.org/most-wanted

There is a drawback though, you need a wordpress blog to be able to do any of this, sorry, I know you use movable type .My partner informs me its incredibly easy to move a blog form movable type to wordpress (”hassle” I hear you say !)

Easy to import from MT to WP: http://codex.wordpress.org/Importing_Content#Movable_Type

James( my partner ) is happy to do this for you for free, you can find him at blogsavvy.net or at incub.org.

Lorraine

Kathleen, I think your blog is important for many reasons. It has quickly become a very valuable resource center for people within our industry.
You provide a vehicle for anybody seeking assistance or guidance, and this service continues to be free of charge.
Topics you cover are informative and necessary for DE’s to get a better grasp of before making costly and fatal mistakes in the field.
Your approach to topics and issues are thoroughly researched, so only pure accurate information streams through . You speak your mind, using an assertive style that is required at this point to insure our industry survives and hopefully flourishes once again.
Like Bill Clinton, you delegate and give due credit to others in the wings.
Some people may say you started this blog to sell your book, but I do not view it this way at all.
You are passionate about bringing about positive change, and the book is only the first necessary step in the process.
I too wish this resource as available 20 years ago. If it was, I don’t think our industry would be at the “bottom of the valley” as it currently sits.
Your piece on Project Runway was priceless as well. I think it really “put you on the map”.
I also wonder if the Carmelite Sisters knew what Mother Teresa would accomplish when they dispatched her off to Calcutta many years ago ?

A close second was the zipper series and then, of course, the Saran wrap info.

Since my focus is custom work and I’m not doing any manufacturing, my interests are more toward the sewing or pattern making side of your info. Please keep it coming!

I also love the tutorials:
Bagging and the Invisible zipper techniques were both insightful.

All of your blogs are very helpful for DEs and I wish this had existed 30 years ago..

February 17, 2005
Thrift store shopping

March 03, 2005
Product Review Style# 12658

April 13, 2005
Passion

April 12, 2005
Me and my blog

April 01, 2005
The legalities of labeling

The Bagging Tutorials

Welt and paper jig
Welt pocket construction!!

July 15, 2005
Hangtags, labels & domain names- competing with your customers?

August 25, 2005
10 signs of a problem designer

August 23, 2005
Ironies of fabric sourcing

August 15, 2005
Interfacing: 10 tips

September 23, 2005
How to hire a pattern grading service

September 13, 2005
Name this tutorial

October 31, 2005
Poka Yoke pattern making

October 21, 2005
Copying processes

November 21, 2005
Saran wrap pattern making method #1

December 27, 2005
If I were to produce a line

December 19, 2005
Which fashion school is best?

December 01, 2005
What is Kaizen?

January 20, 2006
How to make a line sheet

January 11, 2006
Top 10 lies of designer-entrepreneurs

and the Oscar goes to…. ::opens envelope::

Welt and paper jig
Welt pocket construction!!

::aplause:: ; P hehe