So, it seems the the USARS has changed the look of its website. A bit annoying to try and find some things now, but at least the big story on the main page is the announcement of the regional/national requirements for this season. You can download the PDF of the requirements HERE. Time to get … More Newsflash – 2012 Regional/National Skating Requirements Posted
Ok, so I actually have been doing a fair amount of sewing… but it has all been skating costumes. My competition dresses always take a long time to make, especially compared to my regular practice dresses. Often I have to make multiple versions to meet my expectations (this year was no exception), mostly because I … More A Sneaky Peak
Subtitles for this post run along the lines of “The Grass is Not Always Greener” or “Trust Your Instincts.” Throughout my original posts on switching skating equipment from Atlas to Roll Line plates, I was constantly whining about my loop skates feeling not quite right. And, for the most part, though I was trying different … More Fancy Italian Footwear, Part XI
Ummmmm… Ok. I am warning you guys now – MAJOR STASH ACCUMULATION PHOTOS AHEAD. We are talking serious fabric p0rn. You might have a heart attack seeing it all. I know when I got it home I almost did. And, well, even if I managed to escape the heart attack, there is serious possibility of … More Death By Fabric
So, though I had decided that my stash was quite full, circumstances dictated that maybe it wasn’t quite full enough. Circumstances being the new need to sew for others (in addition to my original two competition dresses, I now have to add a third for a new event I will be skating – team dance … More Fabricliciousness
So, right now I sort of have a few sewing project going, but because of this nothing really seems to be getting produced. So I will break this post down by project to see what is up: (1) Skating Costumes To be fair, this past week has been fairly busy in terms of skating events. … More Sewing Progress, Or Complete Lack Thereof
This weekend I have been doing a lot of (ugly) skating muslins in leftover floral print lycra, the utter hideousness of which would render my lovely readers blind, I am sure. And I have been toying with some gloves, but they are too tight and my fingers are too long, so I might post a … More Another Practice Dress
After reading Roller Skating for Gold, I was inspired to try to find videos of many of the legends mentioned in the book. I have been doing a series of posts on the various dances used on the international level, but I have been quite lax in posting other great skating videos to my blog. … More Artistic Roller Skating – An Overview
Recently, I was wasting time on Amazon (well, I was looking for something, but the stupid incredibly helpful Amazon search engine found lots of other things for me to spend money on), and I found a wonderful book on roller skating that I didn’t even know existed – Roller Skating for Gold by David H. Lewis: Amazon … More Book Review: Roller Skating for Gold
So, it might seem like I have been sewing up a storm, but really I just happened to have a lot of projects that finished around the same time. This post is sort of a rambling look at what is going on with my sewing plans… (1) Firstly, I have finished another skating practice dress. … More Sewing Update – Finished Items and What’s Up Next
Doctor T Designs 