Showing posts with label portland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label portland. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

patternmaking class: week 1

last week I started on the patternmaking class at Portland Sewing.
I had been looking forward to it since I registered to the class around the christmas.

I met my classmates and teacher in the first class.
some are already in the apparel/fashion industry,
and some are beginner/intermediate sewer like myself.
regardless of the difference in skills/levels, I was super excited to be in the class and meeting the people.
it's good to be in the environment that makes you motivated and inspired :) 

in the last class, we paired up, took some measurements, and started work on bodice moulage.
and we will be continue working on drafting it this week, I think. 

I also met someone whom I had been following online(blog) of.
she is also taking the class and she is the one who recommended me about Portland Sewing.
it was kinda weired( in a good way) and a bit awkward for me to meet someone virtual in 3D.
it's like meeting a mini-celebrity of your own world-I know you (somewhat) well, but you don't know me.
and it is probably weired for them to be known by a stranger, 
and asked "aren't you from xxxx?  I read your blog!".

anyhow, it was and is still cool and fun to meet her in a real life!
and maybe I get to know her a bit better, separate from the online world.


a bit off topic,,,
but I will keep updating on my class!


Friday, October 29, 2010

clothes carts

Food Carts are very popular in Portland.
you see them pretty much everywhere you go, and they are cheaper than dining in, yet still so delicious!
you can find a wide range of food, like Mexican, Thai, Korean, crapes,,, you name it!
my husband and I really want to make a ritual of going to one food cart a week,
and check all of them out.(we haven't made a point yet : I)

yesterday, I was reading The Oregonian, a local news paper,
and found an interesting article.
it was about this double-decker vintage dress shop, called Lodekka.
lodekka.JPG
Erin Sutherland, the owner, got laid off from her job,
 and she decided to pursuit her all time dream, owning a vintage clothes store.
she researched for affordable retail space for rent,
but even tiny space wasn't below $1200/month.
so she decided to go with the cart idea
"if you can sell food from a cart, why not put a dress shop in something that moves?"
so here it is!
a vintage dress shop on a double-decker!!
read more of Erin's story on Lodekka, please visit here,
and her blog and Facebook page.


surprisingly enough, Lodekka isn't only one vintage clothes store on wheels in Portland!
I remembered reading a blog post over at Modish.

Wanderlust
it might seem smaller compared to Lodekka, but they travel well!
they drive over to street/craft fairs!
Wanderlust4Wanderlust5

pretty awesome, uhn?!

I wonder what kind of new type of carts start appearing in Portland in the near future...

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Lodekka pics are from here and here.
Wonderlust pics are from here
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happy Friday!
and have a lovely weekend :)
xo