Links

DRESSMAKING

A stitch in time: dressmaking in Australia
ABC podcast of a radio show plus a video
www.abc.net.au/rn/hindsight/stories/2010/3038686.htm

Before the advent of cheap ready-to-wear clothing mass-produced in offshore factories, dressmaking was an essential and versatile skill in women’s lives, something they could deploy to feel like a million dollars, or use to earn a dollar or two. This feature probes the role of dressmaking in the lives of Australian women across the generations, as a domestic economic strategy, a female accomplishment, an aspect of technical education, a livelihood.

How to make the perfect dress
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/15/how-to-make-perfect-dress

Yes Asia
http://www.yesasia.com/global/sewing-talk-with-paper-pattern/1003995975-0-0-cssid.6-en/recommended-items.html
This is the online bookstore from which I have bought some of my Japanese pattern books. Also see listing on Supplier tab.

PRINTING

Textile designs by Lucienne Day
I read a review about Lucienne Day’s designs and liked them a lot: modernist, 50s, abstract, so researched some websites for inspiration:
http://designmuseum.org/design/robin-lucienne-day
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/feb/03/lucienne-day-obituary

Spoonflower
http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome
Digital printing service in the US, good quality and process and they ship to Australia.

Lotta Jansdotter
http://www.jansdotter.com/
This designer has some great books. I have this one on simple fabric printing (lino, potatoes etc).

TEXTILE CRAFTS

Gee’s Bend quilts
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=gees+bend&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=15SEUY_ZGuG3iQfe2ICYBg&ved=0CDsQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=928
Here are some great quilts made by the women of Gee’s Bend, a Black American community.

Modern basket weaving
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/oct/06/basket-weaving-modern

SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

The Social Studio
http://www.thesocialstudio.org/

Check out Social Studio’s latest projects.