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Designer & developer seeking domestic contractor manufacturer's and trimming sources will find it at the punch of a button on a mobile device in a cloud integrating reality.
We are in the process of the change of an era and most people hate change. The people that take advantage of this change in technology will benefit before they have to pay for it . This is the new frontier. Be sure and stake you claim and take a leadership roles for eCommerce platforms. Nothing is easy for a pioneer, but the

New York is losing the Garment District to rent control and California requires a permit to have your garments produced there. In the 60's 95% of America's Apparel was made in the USA, today it's less than 5%. Years ago Texas was covered with small garment factories. A friend's grandmother was a sample maker in the Neiman Marcus Factory in Hillsboro. Malissa had relatives who worked in a Jordache factory in Crockett. Playtex once owned a factory in Jacksonville. All these facilities are gone and

This is great,   I've just completed my studies (and hands on work) through Connie Amaden Crawford's book "Pattern Making Made Easy".   Only wish I would have done it sooner.   Now,  I'm ready to offer my services again with a clearer,  more professional idea of what the world of patternmaking is all about.   There's nothing like focused study of real educational material,  I'm going to further my skills along the way by getting more of Connie's books and dvd's too.   For now though I'm offering

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Apparel pattern digitizing services are now available to manufacturing companies, designers and anyone who has a hard copy of a pattern that need to be inputted into a cad system for further pattern modifications.

Companies that can afford to buy Thirty thousand dollars state of the art digitizing equipment can now provide afford

According to the May 2011 newsletter from ApparelMag.com, "on average, fabric represents 50% of the cost of producing a garment, making decisions as early as possible in the process and optimizing estimations saves both time and money".

Therefore, when producing garments, it is important to be careful when evaluating fabric consumption.  Make sure to use a good pattern maker and good markers.  You most certainly do not want to have high fabric wastage.  High fabric waste eats at your profits.

Photo: Jen Davis/The New York Times

Sixty-four percent of American women are over a healthy BMI range, more than one-third are categorized as obese…you’ve heard it all before, and thanks to The New York Times, you’re hearing it again. Sure, Saks Fifth Avenue is saving spots for sizes 14 and up come fall, but is the high-end fashion world really ready to accommodate plus-sized beauties? Considering that plus-sized clothes only account for 18% of total revenue, and more than half of women in the St

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Just as we promised, we’re keeping on top of the best and, um, most interesting trends at London’s Graduate Fashion Week. Take a look after the jump for these hot, fresh, and often bizarre styles.

Left: Maria Lazari (Photo via @River_Island; Right: Leoni Newcombe (Photo via Fashion156)

Newsflash: Your childhood kaleidoscope has resurrected from the crawlspace shaped like a sweater—but don’t be scared. Geometric shapes hit the catwalk, and—when they worked—we squealed like schoo

I’m in the process of updating the Flats section of my portfolio with 80-90 new flats!

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