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Hey Everyone… I hope everyone had a Wonderful Holiday. I had a very Merry Christmas this year, lots of family time <3. During the past week, we’ve also been dealing with our internet connection problem. My husband realized that something was really wrong when he couldn’t upload a TV commercial for broadcast… We had the cable guy here twice. And, after rewiring the house and checking all sort of things it still wasn’t right. Finally, one of the techs was able to help us over the phone. So, after spending the day in NYC on Monday, I thought I would have no problem editing and uploading my video adventure. When I started editing, I started to get sea sick from looking at the footage from the var. My husband gave me a tutorial on how to stabilize my footage. Happily, I was able to use “warp stabilizer” to fix the footage, the problem was it took a long time… each clip had to be analyzed before it stabilized. After that, I decided that I needed some music in the background for the scenic bridge sequence… Another tutorial… Finally, a little color correction so I didn’t look too frightening (I was so excited to get to NYC, that I forgot about wardrobe, hair and makeup… yikes!)
Anyway, I want to share one of my favorite NYC fabric stores with you. Fabrics for Less is a great source for nice silks, suiting and linen for really great prices. I went there looking for Ponte Knit that I could use to make up my fit muslins for the new workshop that I’m developing to go along with the pattern. Happily they had a nice blue ponte that I think will do the trick. Check out today’s episode of JSDTV for a tour of this cool fabric store, plus a little siteseeing along the way. …I didn’t show you the ponte knit I found, but don’t worry, I’ll share it with you after it’s been washed and tested!
I forgot to mention in the video that I’ve started a new group on facebook…J Stern Designs Pattern and Fitting Perfection. This group is dedicated to you. It’s a place to post photos of your garments for inspiration and to get fitting help. It’s just getting started, but as we get going, I’ll be offering exclusive patterns (some will be free), plus exclusive vidoes and other fun stuff! Check it out…and post some photos of your Tees, Jeans, Shirt or whatever you’re working on!
… and on a totally unrelated topic, did anyone get a new sewing machine or serger for Christmas? If you did, check out Quick Tip Thursday this week. I’m going to show you the “proper” way to open up that box!
