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From: esrun3
Date: 05-10-2006, 08:08 PM (1 of 8)
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I have a terrible headache today and I can't recall today how to start a new topic so maybe someone can move my question to a new topic. The question is: Does anyone use a croquis as described in many places but currently in Threads page 52? Is it worth the effort to make one up?
Lyn
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From: DorothyL
Date: 05-11-2006, 07:03 AM (2 of 8)
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I have one but not quite that accurate -- a more generic of my body shape. It's like the paper dolls I used to make clothes for as a child. I don't use it much though. I find I can visualize without it. That may just be practice from those paper dolls I played with for hours a child. Dorothy |
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 05-11-2006, 01:51 PM (3 of 8)
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I've never tried it, and haven't read the article yet. But I just checked the Taunton/Threads website, and I found there's an 'online extra' that you can download. It has templates of a handful of croquis, and you can adjust them to be more like your own figure. I don't know, though...something tells me an honest friend may be more useful (and fun to have around) for fashion advise and planning than a bunch of scaled drawings. Andrea
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From: stephi
Date: 05-11-2006, 04:00 PM (4 of 8)
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"croquis" Ok I took art for many many years and had to look this up. I was reading it the way it is spelled (american thing to do huh?) But now that I have looked it up I know how to spell it..My art teacher pronounced it crow-kee??!! Anyways I ma not sure how much input it would provide, but I have never used one for sewing...Only body studies. Stephi Filing this away in the possible cornucopia of useless information right beside the knowledge that the dot over an i is called a "tittle". Stephi
"No body knows what it is that I do until I dont do it" "if you do what you have always done you will get what you have always gotten" |
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From: Sancin
Date: 05-11-2006, 06:31 PM (5 of 8)
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"croquis" Ok I took art for many many years and had to look this up. I was reading it the way it is spelled (american thing to do huh?) But now that I have looked it up I know how to spell it..My art teacher pronounced it crow-kee??!! ..... Filing this away in the possible cornucopia of useless information right beside the knowledge that the dot over an i is called a "tittle". We Canadians also say things the way they are spelled, but we learn the prounciations a little differently! Don't worry Steph. We always kill your Spanish 'h's' and 'j's'. I had a student in a class several years ago with the lovely name of Juanita. When I called roll first day I call 'Wuanita' and no one answered. Apparently she was call Janita? Had never heard the Spanish pronounciation yet her mother was Mexican - go figure. *~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
Member since: 02-13-2005 Total posts: 895 
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From: MaryW
Date: 05-16-2006, 09:41 AM (6 of 8)
There is quite the write up in this month Threads mag. about a croquis. I know what figure type and shape I am. Rectangular box! 
MaryW
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From: paroper
Date: 05-16-2006, 01:43 PM (7 of 8)
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If you look, you'll sometimes see this idea on some of the patterns (particularly Vogue). Well, I know what my family must be Egyptian somewhere way back because I'm built like the Great Pyramid....and when my two lovely daughters are with me we pretty make up 3 pyramids.
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: plrlegal
Date: 05-16-2006, 07:39 PM (8 of 8)
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Is there a body type "fat rectangle"? :whacky Patsy Patsy
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