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Bias Magic Experience
An Intense Seminar in beautiful Carmel, CA
Who: Julianne Bramson and Susan Lenahan - Co-Owners of Fashion in Harmony
What: 4 day sewing seminar to learn techniques for creating delightful bias cut garments that fit and flatter women of all sizes. Forget traditional patterns, instead we use well tested methods and math formulas, templates, and a few pattern pieces that we will share with the students. All garments use the techniques made famous by Madeleine Vionnet of cutting and sewing garments on the straight of grain, while placing them on the true bias on the wearer. This method looks complicated, like a beautiful puzzle, but once mastered is amazingly simple to adapt to endless designs. Famous fashion designers have used it for years to add complicated looking but easy to fit garments to their line. This timeless style shows up every year on the runways!
Rectangles and squares become:
- Skirts, blouses, jackets, scarves, dresses, and even a gorgeous split skirt, perfect for daytime or evening wear
- Elegant and fitted or loose and casual, your choice
- Cowl and flair effects for interest and volume!
- Using traditional and bias cut sleeves in any of the garments
- Many neckline treatments to vary the look, v-neck, scoop, cowl, etc.
- Julianne will show you how she created her award winning dress!
- These methods are easily adaptable to zero waste designs
We will also share with you how to finish edges on bias garments, how to size bias garments for the most flattering fit, and which fabrics work best for bias cut garments. Where: Scenic Carmel, CA
When: Thursday March 1, 2012 - Sunday March 4, 2012
About the Classes: The sewing room is large and well lit with a wall of full length windows that open out to a lovely courtyard. There will be plenty of room for everyone to sew, cut-out, and press with ease.
5 yards of appropriate fabric will be provided as part of the seminar cost.
Sewing machines will be available for those who are flying in to the area.
Instruction and new projects (with detailed handouts) will be presented each day at set times (in case you want to play hooky). Two instructors and an assistant will be available to help with questions and fitting. The sewing room will be open and available to you early in the morning and late at night.
Who: Garment sewers of all levels who are frustrated with traditional patterns and struggling to achieve flattering garments. Advanced sewers who delight in innovative design. Sewing business owners who want a quick method to make their clients look fabulous. Fashion designers and artisans interested in creating amazing garments with little or no fabric waste.
Cost: The cost of the 4 day Seminar is $725.00 (does not include food, lodging, or travel)
Early bird discount price of $655.00 available until November 30, 2011
Deposit of half the seminar cost will hold your space. Remainder is due January 10, 2012. Send an email to info@fashioninharmony.com or phone us at 888-818-5190 to register.
About the Location: Carmel Mission Inn
Special room rate is $89.00 per night plus tax for double or single occupancy, coffee maker and refrigerator in each room. Free WIFI throughout the hotel property.
The hotel is pet friendly and newly remodeled (allergy free rooms available too)
There is a charming shopping center with fun stores, coffee shops and restaurants just steps from the hotel. Across the street you will find grocery stores, banks, and more shops. Carmel-by-the-sea is only a short 5 minute drive away.
Flying to CA? - If you don't want to rent a car for the 2 hour drive from the airport, you can hire this van service to bring you to Monterey and we can pick you up from there.
Please phone or email to receive a retreat registration form. 
 
Above: The dress on the left is the "Best Overall" winner of the 2009 Threads Challenge on inventing a new seam, the dress in the middle was a finalist in the 2008 Threads Challenge on fluid fabrics, and the dress on the right was a finalist in the 2011 Threads Challenge on Zero Waste design.
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