On this page expect to find an ongoing litany of past, present and future
projects.  You can help me select projects if you'd care to submit suggestions
for my site. And I'll appreciate it greatly. Go back to the contact me page to
submit your ideas.

6.04.2004 Project: Anthropometric ergonomic design for mature figures
In easier language, this means I am developing the application of all the
research I've been doing over the past 8 years with regards to designing
clothing for older (55+) women....more...

6.09.2004. Pet Peeves, the cutting of waistbands
I'm sure I'll eventually end up with a whole host of pet peeves; this is one of
those things I always forget to tell folks regarding the cutting of waistbands.
While this is something that occurs mostly in RTW  it isn't a practice I
recommend adopting for personal or niche manufacturing purposes...more...

6.09.2004 Fiber Artists take note: Cavalli's skirt, Bazaar Mag. June 2004
If I have a favorite designer, it is Roberto Cavalli. On the cover of Bazaar
Magazine this month, you'll see a $21,000 outfit; the greatest proportionate
cost is the skirt fabrication which was painted entirely by hand. To my fiber
artist friends, if you like this look, would you be interested in learning a
method I invented to do this? ...more...

7.24.2004 Industrial patterns...and more.
I've long thought that a way to disseminate new information about body
sizing and ergonomic fit would be to develop an entirely new sort of pattern
format (which could be difficult to teach) to provide templates that others
could then use to develop their designs. Additionally, these patterns could
form the basis of design for a company that currently lacks their own
patterns (or the means to develop their own) or be useful to an existing
company that desired some experimentation with regard to their current
modeling of fit...more...

This site was last revised July 26, 2004