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	<title>Don McCunn&#039;s Blog</title>
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	<description>I&#039;ll be using this blog to let you know the latest as it happens -- I think!</description>
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		<title>Heat Sink Cord Finish</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my frustrations has been to have a nice finish to the ends of elasticized cording for swim suits. For some time now I have been meaning to try heat shrink tubing. I finally did it the other day and was very pleased with the result. It is very similar to the finish on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/07/10/heat-sink-cord-finish/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;X&#8221; Back Bikini Top</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My model Alex mentioned that she would like a swimsuit that did not have a strap around the neck. The photos below show what I created. The ties go from rings in the front, across the back to the opposite side, then back to tie at the rib cage level at center back. Once we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/07/10/x-back-bikini-top/</link>
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		<title>Changing One Dart to Two</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/07/03/changing-one-dart-to-two/</link>
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		<title>Online Classes &#8211; Why Take One?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I first started thinking of teaching pattern design online I seriously considered the question &#8220;Why should anyone take a class I offer online?&#8221; My description that follows is going to be a little long winded. Fortunately I have a student in my last class that put it very succinctly. I quote her below with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/06/05/online-classes-why-take-one/</link>
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		<title>Preparing for Red Dress Day</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/06/03/preparing-for-red-dress-day/</link>
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		<title>Marking for DIY Fittings</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/04/20/marking-for-diy-fittings/</link>
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		<title>My Online Classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been getting emails asking about how my online Patternmaking classes work. So I thought I&#8217;d post the information here and direct people to this information.
Registering for the School:
To take a class you first need to register at the school. This is a one time process that simply confirms your email address. You can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/04/16/my-online-classes/</link>
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		<title>Custom Bra Sizing</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/04/03/custom-bra-sizing/</link>
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		<title>Online Patternmaking Class Scheduling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My Online Patternmaking Classes are scheduled to begin at different times throughout the year. So far I have only offered any given course once a year. I am very interested in expanding the courses I offer to explore design variations for different types of garments. As I add more courses it may take more than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/03/29/online-patternmaking-class-scheduling/</link>
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		<title>How to Make Sewing Patterns &#8212; book update</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/03/09/how-to-make-sewing-patterns-book-update/</link>
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