Copyright (c) 2012 ThreadsMagazine.com en-us Threads - Design category featured posts http://www.threadsmagazine.com/design Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:45:52 -0500 Threads - Design category featured posts http://www.threadsmagazine.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.threadsmagazine.com/design Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:10:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/23037/designers-create-golden-cloth-from-spider-silk http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/23037/designers-create-golden-cloth-from-spider-silk Posted by smcfarland
A British and an American artist collaborate to make the world's largest pieces of spider-silk fabric ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/23037/designers-create-golden-cloth-from-spider-silk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:10:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/23079/discover-fashions-impact http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/23079/discover-fashions-impact Posted by SLMiller
"Impact: Fifty Years of the CFDA" opens February 10 at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. The exhibition celebrates the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and those of its members who have had the greatest impact on fashion through the past 50 years. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/23079/discover-fashions-impact Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:10:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22717/how-to-make-ribbon-trim http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22717/how-to-make-ribbon-trim Posted by KennethDKing
Learn how to sew an easy but beautiful manipulated-ribbon trim that can be used in a variety of applications! ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22717/how-to-make-ribbon-trim Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:42:02 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/23002/project-runway-all-stars-clothes-off-your-back http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/23002/project-runway-all-stars-clothes-off-your-back Posted by vicky_north
Each designer must find a New Yorker willing to play muse this week, and literally give them the clothes off of their backs. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/23002/project-runway-all-stars-clothes-off-your-back Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:44:36 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22916/giveaway-sewstylish-spring-2012-fashion-sewing-guide http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22916/giveaway-sewstylish-spring-2012-fashion-sewing-guide Posted by amm
You could win a copy of this great issue by leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22916/giveaway-sewstylish-spring-2012-fashion-sewing-guide Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:30:55 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22596/project-runway-all-stars-good-taste-tastes-good http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22596/project-runway-all-stars-good-taste-tastes-good Posted by vicky_north
The designers must create a garment in just six short hours. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22596/project-runway-all-stars-good-taste-tastes-good Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:29:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22606/and-the-winner-of-roberto-capucci-art-into-fashion-is http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22606/and-the-winner-of-roberto-capucci-art-into-fashion-is Posted by beccas
Are you the lucky one to receive a copy of "Robert Capucci Art into Fashion"? ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22606/and-the-winner-of-roberto-capucci-art-into-fashion-is Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22543/clothing-history-from-afar http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22543/clothing-history-from-afar Posted by SLMiller
No matter where in the country—or world—you are, you can view items from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s costume and garment collection in detail. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22543/clothing-history-from-afar Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/7238/charles-james-the-exhibition http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/7238/charles-james-the-exhibition Posted by Skymom
See for yourself what's inside the designer's gorgeous gowns--thanks to a magnificent museum show. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/7238/charles-james-the-exhibition Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:07:18 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22369/book-giveaway-roberto-capucci-art-into-fashion http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22369/book-giveaway-roberto-capucci-art-into-fashion Posted by amm
You could win this amazing book by leaving a comment. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22369/book-giveaway-roberto-capucci-art-into-fashion Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22308/button-art http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22308/button-art Posted by annieoconnor
Artist Augusto Esquivel uses simple sewing buttons to create extraordinary works of art. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22308/button-art Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22302/2012-sewing-and-fashion-events-and-workshops http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22302/2012-sewing-and-fashion-events-and-workshops Posted by SLMiller
If you love learning new sewing techniques, meeting like-minded sewers, or the history of fashion, put these events, workshops, and exhibitions on your 2012 calendar. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22302/2012-sewing-and-fashion-events-and-workshops Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:30:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/19539/slashing-just-for-fun http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/19539/slashing-just-for-fun Posted by KennethDKing
Try the the slashing technique found in Threads issue #159 on a pair of jeans. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/19539/slashing-just-for-fun Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:05:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/21789/the-talk-is-pleating-with-designer-babette-pinsky http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/21789/the-talk-is-pleating-with-designer-babette-pinsky Posted by smcfarland
Babette Pinsky is in the Designer Spotlight in Threads no. 159. Learn more about the pleating she uses in her designs. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/21789/the-talk-is-pleating-with-designer-babette-pinsky Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22150/tangerine-tango http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22150/tangerine-tango Posted by annieoconnor
Pantone announces 2012's color of the year. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22150/tangerine-tango Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:50:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/21933/book-giveaway-sweet-stitches-from-the-heart http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/21933/book-giveaway-sweet-stitches-from-the-heart Posted by amm
More than 70 project ideas and 900 stitch motifs are included in this book and will provide you with an embroidery bonanza! ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/21933/book-giveaway-sweet-stitches-from-the-heart Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:51:17 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22056/museum-exhibit-the-great-designers-part-one http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22056/museum-exhibit-the-great-designers-part-one Posted by amm
The Museum at FIT is now showing Part One of two consecutive exhibits featuring the greatest designers from the 20th and 21st centuries. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22056/museum-exhibit-the-great-designers-part-one Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:40:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22052/premiere-date-set-for-project-runway-all-stars http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22052/premiere-date-set-for-project-runway-all-stars Posted by smcfarland
13 designers get a second chance to compete; series starts January 5 on Lifetime ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22052/premiere-date-set-for-project-runway-all-stars Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/21924/chanel-in-charlotte http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/21924/chanel-in-charlotte Posted by SLMiller
The Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, is displaying Chanel garments from its collection in the exhibition “Chanel: Designs for the Modern Woman” through December 31, 2011. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/21924/chanel-in-charlotte Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:24:43 -0500 http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/21830/non-sewer-dad-promises-to-make-his-daughters-wedding-gown http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/21830/non-sewer-dad-promises-to-make-his-daughters-wedding-gown Posted by amm
A promise to a young daughter is fulfilled to a beautiful bride. ]]> http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/21830/non-sewer-dad-promises-to-make-his-daughters-wedding-gown