Hello A-Team:
I know, I usually write an A-Team post the weekend before we come back to class. This break, I decided to change it up. There is just too much I need to tell you about. I know, this week, we will all sit down with family and friends to listen to good music, eat till we bust, & laugh over the same stories from Aunt Martha, that we heard last year. There is also a break from the classes you are enrolled in. This gives you time to catch up. As usual, this email is designed to tell you where we have been and where we are going with my classes. So I won’t be sending out a post next week. Communicate with me if you have specific questions and concerns.
Sewing Fundamentals: We are really moving fast through all the prep work of sewing. And we all know, the prep work, is what is going to make our sewing easier. I am really so proud of you all !!!! Last week of classes before the break, we had our first pattern fittings, straightened our fabric grains and cut our fabric. Besides all of this, we fused down our interfacings and serged all our open edges. (Encased edges do not get serged because serging, adds bulk. The final preparation that must be done before you can begin sewing using your pattern guide, is mark the pattern markings on your cut fabric pieces in such a way, as they will NOT show when you sew up the garment. We will do this, during class on Tuesday, December 2. See you all there…..ready to mark your cut fabric !!!!!!
Sew Like a Pro: In Module 3, we are adding to our sewing fundamentals portfolios by learning advanced sewing operations. Last week, we finished up our portfolio prep work and learned a lot about pleats and how to work with them. We learned about knife pleats, box pleats, sunburst pleating, and release tucks. Everything in the sewing operations portfolio module won’t be easy. These operations combine techniques to produce exciting elements that you can use in your fashion design work. On Monday, December 1, we finish up our study of pleats by practicing knife kick pleats, and inverted kick pleats. We will also learn how to do single fold mitered corners. These are the kind that you would use in a hem of a skirt or in a sleeve vent. On Thursday, December 3, we will begin our study of bias: How to handle it, How to fussy cut it, How to sew it, and How to decorate with it. Don’t miss it !!!!!!
Links and Thoughts:
This week, on the National Geographic Channel (108 on Cox) there is a series called: Eat: The Story of Food. You need to catch some of this. It is very profound. While I am working, I have this on. Makes me want to become a vegetarian. Makes me very aware of: We ARE what we eat. AND what advertising has done for snacking…….
Here is something great from one of my FAVORITE blogs: Hungry Girl: Hope this helps with food control this holiday season. IT truly is the survival guide. So far, I have been doing really bad….. Too much good stuff….. I will pay for this in January with the fit of my clothes. Here is the website, just in case you want to join the daily Hungry Girl blog. http://www.hungry-girl.com/biteout/show/ultimate-2014-hungry-girl-survival-guide
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Classes start up again on December 1. See you all then !!!!!!
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Be Safe,
Joan McKenna
Associate Professor
San Diego Continuing Education
Hospitality & Consumer Science
Fashion Department
Office: 619-588-2244