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BODY {text-align: left}  Here's the final installment on Anne Bertha's guest posts regarding root traces and wire alterations!How to shape your wire by Anne Bertha So, you’ve made a plaster cast but you’re not sure how to translate this three dimensionalshape to a two dimensional pattern? Then this...

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Here's another guest post by Anne Bertha, involving root tracing and figuring out wire shapes. This is more of a 3D root trace to get an idea of whether or not the wire could have a bend, twist, or other Manipulation.How to Make a Plaster Castby Anne BerthaSlight...

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The following is a guest post by Anne Bertha.  Anne's root shape was different enough to require more shaping to her wires than most people, so she worked, ever so diligently, to sort out what she needed to make her bras work for her. Root Trace Methodsby Anne Bertha While...

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When you're Drafting with Bare Essentials Drafting Method, a common alteration that needs to be done is moving the apex toward the center front so the breast doesn't appear to be pointing towards the arms.  In the bra-making world, this is often called "East-West" pointing and is not...

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 This January, I am honored to be participating in Porcelynne's Live Draft Along as an instructor. Access is already open at courses.porcelynne.com/course/january-2021-live-draft-along/ There will be Facebook Lives in a private group (link accessed in the course platform above) and then the videos will be moved over to the above...

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 I've often thought about how nice it would be to hire employees in our Alterations shop, but it's just so hard to find people that know how to dissect what needs to be done on anything they approach and then alter it.  In Southeastern Minnesota, the older crowd...

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