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	<title>Don McCunn&#039;s Blog</title>
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		<title>Book Review: Expecting Style</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2011/12/17/book-review-expecting-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year my model Alex has become pregnant with her first child. It has been a wonderful opportunity for me to observe how her body changes during this time and to help her with a few garments to wear.
One of the first things I did was to research the available literature for books on how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Photo Exhibit</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2011/11/13/a-photo-exhibit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am pleased to announce that some of my photos will be appearing in a group photo exhibit at the Harvey Milk Photo Center in San Francisco. The Harvey Milk Photo Center is a program of the San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department. The photo center has been a cornerstone of arts programming in San [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating a Pixie Halloween Costume</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2011/11/01/creating-a-pixie-halloween-costume/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Pixie Costume

My background is costuming. So when I worked with my model Fallon Niedzwiecki on Wed, Oct. 19th and she mentioned she tried to find a pixie costume for Halloween but none fit her&#8211;how could I resist? On top of that I had just received an email from Mood Fabrics saying they were running [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bust Sling Nursing Bra</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2011/07/20/bust-sling-nursing-bra/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The basic concept of the Bust Sling Bra is to support the breast from above instead of from the side (which is the cantilever structure of a conventional bra). For more on the comparison of these two structures see my post Introducing the Bust Sling Bra. It was my hope in developing this design that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Period Patternmaking</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2011/07/07/period-patternmaking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Historic Patterns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The history of patternmaking is an interesting field which I have only explored minimally. From the research I have done, the early patternmaking techniques use detailed instructions to create patterns from measurements for specific garments. These instructions must be followed by rote.
To show you what I mean, below I am including an illustration and instructions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pants Fitting Issues</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2011/06/25/pants-fitting-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting pants to fit can be a challenge. My mantra is nature never makes the same shape twice. Working with people in my online How to Make a Pants Sloper class I have had the opportunity to hone and fine tune some of the ideas in my book How to Make Sewing Patterns. The information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sway Back Posture</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2011/06/01/sway-back-posture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the fitting issues that has come up in my online class How to Make a Lower Torso Sloper is the sway back posture which some refer to as a &#8220;tilted waist.&#8221; If a body has this posture, it can affect the fit of any pair of pants or skirt you buy or make. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating a Custom Quorra Costume</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2011/05/18/creating-a-custom-quorra-costume/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[


More Photos
The movie &#8220;TRON: Legacy&#8221; (2010) has inspired an interest in the costumes worn by the principle actors. In February of this year I had the opportunity to create a Quorra lookalike costume for an Equity actress I have worked with, Alexandra Matthew. She used the costume for a corporate gig in the Silicon Valley.
When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adjusting the Sleevecap and Armscye</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2011/02/08/adjusting-sleevecap-armscye/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My current thinking about sleeve caps is a little different from what I have in my book How to Make Sewing Patterns. I have used the approach I described in my book for a long time. But since I have been teaching my Online Classes, I have had some additional thoughts and observations which I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bra Issues</title>
		<link>http://deofsf.com/blog/2010/11/01/bra-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last four years I have run the Yahoo group How to Make Custom-Fit Bras. During this time I have listened to the issues women have with the design of conventional bras. The result is the concept for a different type of bra based on a suspension structure rather than the cantilever structure of [...]]]></description>
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