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		<title>Changing One Dart to Two</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/07/03/changing-one-dart-to-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am working on a design concept for custom-fit bras based on the Bust Sling from my eBook How to Make Custom-Fit Bras. This design lends itself quite naturally to a bra for nursing mothers. A neighbor of mine is about to give birth to her second child. She has graciously agreed to test this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for Red Dress Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[







Bill Rivers

Raj and Susan Walia


To see a larger version, click on an image.More Photos on Flickr



Awhile ago a friend of my wife and I, Bill Rivers, mentioned he was going to celebrate his 50th birthday by doing the AIDS/LifeCycle 7-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles from June 6-12, 2010. We got to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marking for DIY Fittings</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/04/20/marking-for-diy-fittings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the 1970s I wrote in my book How to Make Sewing Patterns about how you could fit yourself using typewriter ribbon to mark those hard to reach places. Who would know back then that typewriter ribbon would become so hard to obtain. 
Fortunately I have found a product that works as a wonderful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Custom Bra Sizing</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/04/03/custom-bra-sizing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was working with a new model, Bonnie, to make a custom-fit bra mold the other day. To see this process, view my Overview. Bonnie said she never wears an underwire bra. The pain threshold becomes unbearable after two hours max. She was told she should wear a &#8220;B&#8221; cup. That one had me rolling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Sewing Patterns &#8212; book update</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/03/09/how-to-make-sewing-patterns-book-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote my book, How to Make Sewing Patterns, back in 1977 and have been asked if I had plans to revise it. There are only two things I do differently today than when I wrote the book 33 years ago. So I am focusing my time on teaching my online Patternmaking Classes and developing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Joy of a Custom Made Garment</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/03/04/the-joy-of-a-custom-made-garment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previously I wrote the post &#8220;Tyranny of Standardized Sizing&#8221;. I am pleased to be able to follow that up with the results a student in my &#8220;Swimsuit, Lingerie, and Empire Dresses&#8221; class had. With Deborah&#8217;s permission I thought I&#8217;d share this experience. But first&#8230; 

&#8220;The most comfortable panties I&#8217;ve ever worn!&#8221; &#8212; Deborah Castle
I use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth of a Bandeau Bra</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/01/20/birth-of-a-bandeau-bra/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In preparing for my next online patternmaking class Swimsuits, Lingerie, and Empire Dresses I was describing the many different types of garments that can be made using my pattern design system for bikinis, bandeaux, and fitted briefs. The topic of bras came up in my How to Make Sewing Pattern group.
I have been using my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tryanny of Standardized Sizing</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/01/15/the-tryanny-of-standardized-sizing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In preparation for my class Swimsuits, Lingerie, and Empire Dresses I was reading The Lingerie Handbook by Rebecca Apsan. Rebecca owns &#8220;La Petite Couquette&#8221; lingerie store in New York City. She goes into a fair amount of detail about the ins and outs of buying lingerie from her experience running this store and helping her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Custom-Fit Contoured Waistbands</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2009/06/18/custom-fit-contoured-waistbands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nature never repeats the same shape twice. One area where this can be important is the shape of the waist-to-hip region of women. When custom-fit patterns are created for this contour of the body, skirts and pants will look their best. When the patterns are not fit to the shape of the wearer, these garments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create Custom Fit Clothes &#8212; Online Classes</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2009/06/14/create-custom-fit-clothes-online-classes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I started to offer my Online Pattern Design classes I was concerned about whether or not I could make them worthwhile. To say that I have been pleasantly surprised by the process of teaching online would be an understatement. I have come to believe that it is possible to provide one-on-one fitting assistance to [...]]]></description>
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