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Heard a designer at the LA fabric market say something that got me worried
Honestly, I was picking up some silk dupioni and this guy was telling his friend to skip the muslin stage for a big collection to save time. He said he'd done it for his last 10-piece line. Tbh, that's a fast track to a fitting disaster and a ton of wasted material. Has anyone else seen this kind of corner-cutting become more common?
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hernandez.ben15d ago
My pattern drafting teacher called muslin the cheapest insurance you can buy.
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matthew_wilson2215d ago
Man, that reminds me of a time I saw a designer at a show trying to steam out a major wrinkle in a finished gown right before the model went on. The whole side seam was pulling because the pattern was off. They had to safety-pin it from the inside. It was a mess. You could tell they rushed the whole process. Skipping steps always shows in the final product, usually at the worst possible moment.
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