http://www.fashion-incubator.com How to start a clothing line or run the one you have, better. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:39:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=116 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/drape-drape-3-give-away-winner/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/drape-drape-3-give-away-winner/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:15:22 +0000 Kathleen Fasanella http://fashion-incubator.com/?p=12621 And the winner of the book Drape Drape 3 -thanks to the internet random number generator- is Sandra Stroud! Or I should say maybe. It depends on whether she is amenable to putting in a bit for postage since she lives in Australia (I pay the first $3.99). I'm sure she will but if not, our runner up is Judy Byrd. I need to remember to stick that postage caveat in the give aways because it is not fun to disappoint people and the cost of international postage has gone through the roof -nearly a 25% increase since last year. The crazy thing is, Sandra emailed me yesterday for probably the first time in nearly a year on a matter unrelated to the giveaway. Some people have the right kind of energy I guess. Fairly soon I hope to sponsor giveaways for new products I'm developing. To qualify, one will have to link to this site (it is amazing how few of those who use the content from this site, ever link to it). One month's linking equals one entry so someone who has been linking for years, is entered 12x however many years. Actually, those people are more likely to get an item for themselves plus an additional one to give away to visitors on their own site.]]> http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/drape-drape-3-give-away-winner/feed/ 12 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/giveaway-drape-drape-vol-3/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/giveaway-drape-drape-vol-3/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:17:32 +0000 Kathleen Fasanella http://fashion-incubator.com/?p=12601 As I mentioned yesterday, thanks to the generosity of Laurence King Publishing, we're having a give-away of Drape Drape Volume 3. Yay! For my review, I constructed style #14 which is on page 74. I picked it because one couldn't tell what the style looked like because it was cut in black fabric or close enough to black as to make no difference. Which reminds me, for fitting purposes, you should never cut a style in any dark color even if the final design takes said color. It is too difficult to see problems or fit issues in dark colors. I cut this style in garage sale nasty fabric; its only saving grace being its light color -which I would describe as the decor du jour for US Army offices. Chairs, desks, walls, bookshelves -I tell you, this dress would fit right in. But I digress.]]> http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/giveaway-drape-drape-vol-3/feed/ 50 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/winner-digital-textile-design/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/winner-digital-textile-design/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:17:37 +0000 Kathleen Fasanella http://fashion-incubator.com/?p=12346 Thanks everyone for participating in the last giveway. We had 40 contestants for the drawing. Courtesy of the random number generator, the winner is #34. That would be Sylvia -congratulations! Switching gears -how was your holiday? I didn't go anywhere but I must have left my brain somewhere; I've had the hardest time getting back into working mode -I blame the head cold. I think some people have the right idea; just take off from Christmas through New Year's. I wish I had the luxury (Mr. F-I is off) but I'm too backed up with projects to take more time off than I already have. I'll be working weekends for the rest of January to make up for it.]]> http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/winner-digital-textile-design/feed/ 4 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/giveaway-digital-textile-design/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/giveaway-digital-textile-design/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:47:11 +0000 Kathleen Fasanella http://fashion-incubator.com/?p=12341 Digital Textile Design courtesy of Laurence King Publishing [and yours truly who is paying shipping] for which the review was posted today . This offer is open to residents of the U.S.. If you live abroad and are willing to cover shipping (I'll spot you $5 toward the cost), feel free to enter as well. ]]> http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/giveaway-digital-textile-design/feed/ 43 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/winner-giveaway-of-patternmaking-made-easy/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/winner-giveaway-of-patternmaking-made-easy/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:04:54 +0000 Kathleen Fasanella http://fashion-incubator.com/?p=12327 the first post -157 at the time I write this. Of the 157 comments posted, 97 of them were qualified entries. The difference amounts to conversation and of course, those who didn't follow the entry instructions. The instructions were to mention Connie's upcoming grading book (to be released next Spring). And the winner is -courtesy of the internet random number generator- EK! Yay! My sincerest consolation to everyone else but do recall everyone can still get 20% off of Patternmaking Made Easy using coupon code FASANELLA on Connie's site. The book is also available on Amazon but its price is $2 more and of course, no 20% discount.]]> http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/winner-giveaway-of-patternmaking-made-easy/feed/ 9 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/giveaway-patternmaking-made-easy/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/giveaway-patternmaking-made-easy/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:12:02 +0000 Kathleen Fasanella http://fashion-incubator.com/?p=12294 Just in time for the holidays, we have a giveaway of Connie Crawford's Patternmaking Made Easy. Yay Connie! For those who don't know, this is the book I recommend most to those looking for a comprehensive (exhaustive) survey of pattern making reference skills. As such, I'm very pleased to be hosting this giveaway. I realize only one person can win but Connie is offering a 20% discount to those who choose to buy it. Use coupon code FASANELLA at check out. It's a great last minute gift idea for that someone special on your list -even if that's you. The reason I like this book over so many others in the marketplace is because it includes more precise information about production requirements. For example, I recently published a post about fusing maps -Connie provides this information as a matter of course. So many other books do not because students are told that once on the job, "the production pattern maker" will take care of anything that is extraneous to the fun part of design. To that I say who is training production pattern makers if books aren't and also, most places don't have a dedicated production pattern maker. One pattern maker does it all. It was like that even when I started over 30 years ago. But I digress.]]> http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/giveaway-patternmaking-made-easy/feed/ 159 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/winner-5-bunka-book-giveaway/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/winner-5-bunka-book-giveaway/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:01:31 +0000 Kathleen Fasanella http://fashion-incubator.com/?p=12176 And the winner is -courtesy of the internet random number generator- KC Sheehan! Yay! With my consolation to everyone else of course -but read on, there's a little something for everyone at close. KC posted several comments composed in haiku but this was the winning entry:]]> http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/winner-5-bunka-book-giveaway/feed/ 14 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/5-bunka-book-giveaway/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/5-bunka-book-giveaway/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:45:42 +0000 Kathleen Fasanella http://fashion-incubator.com/?p=12136 Laurence King Publishing, one lucky winner will win one copy of each of the following books: Drape Drape, Drape Drape 2, Pattern Magic, Pattern Magic 2, Pattern Magic: Stretch Fabrics To enter, submit a comment written in Haiku -preferably in the context of sewing, drafting, draping and such. For example: I love Bunka Books Because sewing is my life I will sew till death. You get the idea but hopefully nothing quite so morose.]]> http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/5-bunka-book-giveaway/feed/ 89 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/bonanza-book-giveaway-challenge/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/bonanza-book-giveaway-challenge/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:06:17 +0000 Kathleen Fasanella http://fashion-incubator.com/?p=12092 Courtesy of the generosity of Laurence King Publishing, we are sponsoring a bonanza giveaway. Yay Laurence King! For your enjoyment, they will be giving away copies of all five Bunka College books that they have translated into English to one lucky winner. The titles are: Drape Drape, Drape Drape 2, Pattern Magic, Pattern Magic 2, Pattern Magic: Stretch Fabrics Laurence King has also generously offered to ship directly and being that they are international, this giveaway is not limited to residents of the U.S.. The publisher would also like you to know that Drape Drape 3, Stylish Dress Book, and Feminine Wardrobe will also become available in English in Spring 2013 —but I'll tell you more about those as more information becomes available. My question for you is, since this is such a grand giveaway, what sort of challenge should we ask of contestants who want to enter the contest? Speaking of challenges, at right you'll see a photo of a pant rendered from the "Apple Peel" pattern in Pattern Magic: Stretch Fabrics (pg. 56).]]> http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/bonanza-book-giveaway-challenge/feed/ 26 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/winners-for-the-illustrator-brush-giveaway/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/winners-for-the-illustrator-brush-giveaway/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 22:20:31 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/?p=11240 the giveaway of a set of 101 Illustrator brushes to use in your technical and fashion illustrations. As you may recall, this package was generously donated by its creator Nadia Faubert. Using the random number generator, we have two sets of winners. One for the blog -which one did have to enter- and another for renewing forum members who did not have to do anything beyond being current on their membership. I also selected a few runners up for the forum because I don't know if the winner even has Illustrator or is interested. Without further ado: :::Drumroll::: Blog: Rebecca Ecklund Forum: Shavonne Dunkley Runners up: Eliz Baker (CA), Ina Harrison & Tamara Earnest.]]> http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/winners-for-the-illustrator-brush-giveaway/feed/ 1