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The Best Advice

So... I was talking with a friend & fellow designer the other day about how we each got started in ...
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Ask Kat: How Difficult are Your Patterns?

So… Here’s a question we get asked on a regular basis, particularly at shows, and it goes something like this. ...
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PPC22: The 1st Gorilla Sample

So... in our last post in this, our 22nd cycle (can you believe it?) of Purse Pattern Chronicles, I showed ...
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In or OUT… That’s the Question

So… I’ve received a couple of complaints comments of late concerning the notches on our patterns… you know, those little ...
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