design - Threads
Project Runway - Season 7 Finale
24 commentsThis season finally comes to a close. Who is the last designer standing in Bryant Park?
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"Raster" Prints and Images to a Giant Scale
1 commentPlay with a program that enlarges images in a big way
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Circular Ribbon Flower Redux
17 commentsSpring has sprung, and this "extended play" version of the circular ribbon flower will be the perfect trim for all of those airy sundresses!
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Project Runway - Finale Part I
18 commentsTim Gunn travels to the 4 remaining designers' homes to check in on their collections, and Mila and Jay compete to take the last spot for the chance to show at Bryant Park.
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Project Runway -- Welcome to the Circus
17 commentsIn this last runway challenge before the designers head home to create their collections for Bryant Park, they must create a look inspired by life under the big top.
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Project Runway - Sew Much Pressure
19 commentsThis week, the pressure finally gets to be too much for one designer.
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Enter the Spring Color Contest
2 commentsEnter garments designed using our spring color palette and you could win $100 gift card from Kai Scissors.
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Edible Sewing Machines
3 commentsWhat kind of cake is appropriate for a sewer's birthday? A sewing machine cake, of course.
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Project Runway - Hey, That's My Fabric
6 commentsIn one of the coolest challenges ever on Project Runway, designers got to create their own textiles.
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Meet Threads' Contributing Editor, Kenneth D. King
9 commentsKenneth D. King gives Threads an insight into his career and provides advice to aspiring sewers and designers
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Vintage Inspiration
22 commentsA look through the vintage garment collection of my friend Cindy Dahlin.
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Project Runway - NY State of Mind
4 commentsThis week, project runway contestants team up to create a day and evening look inspired by 4 distinct neighborhoods in Manhattan.
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Scandal Sandals & Lady Slippers
2 commentsIf you love shoes, don't miss the current exhibit at FIT.
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Project Runway - Earth, Air, Fire, and Water
7 commentsThis week on Project Runway, the designers are challenged to create a garment based on the 4 elements.
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Your Prom Dress and Accessories Could Win $50,000!
2 commentsMake your prom dress and matching accessories and enter them in Jo-Ann Fabric's "Own Your Look, Own Your Future" contest for a chance to win great prizes.
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The Circular Ribbon Flower
21 commentsThis lovely ribbon flower is most versatile--trim a hat with a small version, or scale it up for a wonderful ruffled cuff!
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American Beauty
3 comments"American Beauty" by Patricia Mears provides a fascinating look into American Fashion Design from the 1910s to the present.
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Enter the Simplicity Pattern Design Contest
5 commentsHave you ever aspired to create an original pattern design? Do you watch "Project Runway" and wish you could be one of the contestants? If so, then this contest is for you.
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Moving Flare in a Skirt
19 commentsUnderstanding how fullness is added and arranged in a flare skirt, can give you an understanding of how fitting principles work.
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Project Runway - Week 6: Mini Models Take the Runway
12 commentsThey designed for children and then were asked to design a second companion garment for their regular model.
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