Welcome to Fashion
Hello! I want to welcome you to my school; my name is Ms. Chavez. Some of you might remember me
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Laying out your Skirt Drape
You will need a ruler and tailor’s chalk to lengthen your drape on the fabric STAY TUNED FOR CONSTRUCTING THE
Organizing your Digital Folder
The Invisible Zipper
How to insert an invisible in 5 EASY, not so EASY STEPS STEP ONE INVISIBLE ZIPPER TIP STEP TWO STEP
The Basic Skirt Back
How to drape the Basic Skirt BACK…… Hmmmm looks A LOT LIKE THE FRONT!!! Pinning, and Marking are the same..
How to PIN a drape Correctly
All drapes have a correct way of being put together with pins. This is how ultimately your skirt drape must
RECAP – Before you move on to the BACK SKIRT DRAPE
BEFORE YOU REMOVE YOUR BLOCK Pinning: Marking: NOW YOU CAN REMOVE THE ENTIRE DRAPE AND BEGIN THE BACK – do
Continue readingRECAP – Before you move on to the BACK SKIRT DRAPE
HOW TO CONVERT A SHIFT to A SHEATH
Follow the videos to understand how to apply darts around the waist of your drape to convert it from a
Shirring & Elastic Casing
Creating TWO fashion design techniques in ONE sample These techniques will help you with puffed sleeves, gathered areas in your
Shifting the Fullness of the Bodice
Isn’t it BEAUTIFUL?!!
MARKING the Basic Back Bodice
What STEP are you on? HERE YOU GO! NEXT NEXT – MARKING YOUR BACK NEXT? TRUEING
Kissing Zipper
How to begin… And there you have it!!
Parallel and Turning Corners
Our first samples – Parallel and Turning Corners. They are an exercise in controlling the machine by way of repetition.
Threading the Industrial Machine
Get your spools of thread, your bobbin and bobbin case…Cause it’s time to use the machine! Here’s how to thread
Safety First!
In a Fashion Shop, Safety is Necessary! Since the beginning of our school, back in 1926, the shop safety rules have
Letter to my students
Dear student, You are embarking on the next four years of your young adult life and it will be scary.
Safety First – Welcome to 429!
Short Vid on ‘How to start your day in Room 429’ DON’T Mind the ZIT! It just had to make
They ARE Sui Generis
Fashion High has a class for seniors that KNOW they will move forward with FASHION as their college focus. When
Virtual Work Space for Seniors
Wish you had a table you can work on ONLINE?! Do you already have a virtual work space? If so,
Swatches
ALERTYou will either have ONE stripe white cotton square OR ONE green/purple stripe cotton squareNOT BOTH After EITHER squaring off
What’s in the package and what do I do?
For Juniors ONLY Ironing A.K.A. Pressing ALWAYS PLACE MUSLIN SQUARE ON TOP Stay tuned for NEXT INSTRUCTIONS…
Let’s talk about SKIRTS
When I was a student at FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY there was a series of skirts that we had to
Smartphones ARE learning tools, now lets have regulation to back it up!
Teacher Leaders is a program sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers that seeks out to group instructors that are
Continue readingSmartphones ARE learning tools, now lets have regulation to back it up!
TRUEING THE BODICE… in steps
NEXT NEXT TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR BACK BLOCK PINNED TO THE FORM WITH THE DARTS CLOSED AND Remember to
What studying in Florence did for me
My last year at FIT was in Florence, Italy. I applied for the study abroad program in 2003 and got
Fashion Illustration Tutoring
If you are interested in fine tuning your Fashion Art skills OR you are a beginner and want to start,
Passing it ON..
This year marks our 3rd time in Florence.. Our students have invested their summers with Florence University of the Arts