Ok, these partial previews on the German website are killing me. So glad the Russians are going their own way and posting full previews with garment, model, and line drawing pictures. Overall I have to say the September issue is pretty good. No crazy dirndls (well, ok, maybe one), no fuzzy vests, lots of good basics, and … More Newsflash: September Burda Preview Announced!
Since I haven’t been posting as much in the past few months some of this is a backlog, and some of it is souvenir fabric shopping from nationals. The patterns were won in a hard-fought Ebay battle. There may or may not have been blood. From Fashion Fabrics Club: Blue wool jersey (for a top) and red … More Fabric and Patterns, Oh My!
By this point, we have covered most of the main parts of the skate – the wheels, bearings, plates, and boots – but we haven’t talked about all of those little extras that make help make the skate complete. Roller skaters don’t need things like soakers and skate guards, but we do have lots of … More Skating Equipment: Let’s Talk Accessories
Continuing on in my whirlwind tour of skating equipment, I have finally reached what is probably the most personal piece of all skating equipment – the boot. While skaters tend to have strong preferences for their equipment choices, the boot is probably the one that skaters will argue, debate, and go to war over. Possibly … More Skating Equipment: Let’s Talk Boots
The German website is first to post a preview of the August garments, but it looks to be only a partial posting. You can see their preview with the garment photos and line drawings. The awesomesauce new Russian website has the full preview here. Overall I have to say that, even if there isn’t anything … More Newsflash: Burda August Preview Announced
Joann Fabrics is having a $1.99 Sale on Simplicity patterns Thursday July 12 – Saturday July 14. A good chance to get any of the new patterns you might have an interest in…
Ok, so I knew I was going to need to go to LA garment district to get a few things to work on skating costumes for nationals. What I wasn’t expecting was a 50% off of solid fabrics at the Loft. For those keeping track, that means $1.25 per pound. So, while I was quite … More Unexpected LA Fabric Haul
The Russia website has posted their early preview of the August issue. Burda is definitely heading into fall, and I must say that there is a lot more to intrigue me than in the summer issues. Although it is a bit hard to tell before the line drawings come out, so far I am liking … More Newsflash – Burda August Early Preview Posted
Joann Fabrics will be having a great sale for the week of the Fourth of July – Sunday July 1 – Saturday July 7. Some of the better deals: $0.99 McCall’s Patterns (time to get the new patterns or stock up on old ones!)$3.99 Vogue Patterns50% Off All Thread50% Off All Red Tag Fabric (Sale … More Sales Alert – Joann’s Independence Day Sale
Although I have already done an extensive number of in-depth posts on my transition to Roll Line plates, I thought I should do a more general post for my skating equipment series. *Disclaimer* I want to state that all of my reviews are opinions formed based on personal experience and are not meant to be … More Skating Equipment: Let’s Talk Plates
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