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2011 July

    Tutorial: Designing Geometric Smocking Plates in Illustrator Pt 2

    Posted by on Jul 16 2011

    This is part 2 of 3 of how to use Adobe Illustrator to create smocking plates. You’ll find the first part of this tutorial on designing geometric smocking plates here. 24.  Select the “4 Step Full Space Trellis” from the symbols and place it in the middle of the graph between rows 4-5. 25.  Switch […]

    Fabric Shopping in Paris, France

    Posted by on Jul 15 2011

    So you know that post from two weeks ago, when I mentioned I wouldn’t be posting for a couple of weeks, due to my taking some family time? Well, the part I didn’t mention was I actually went to France with my son and some of my extended family on holiday. Saw the big, iconic […]