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Ruler Packs for patternmaking
A student favorite: The best way to carry your pattern rulers and tools. They are safe and protected here. Features:
-- Fabric outer
-- Waterproof nylon liner
-- Three pockets to hold all your tools
-- Cover to keep tools from slipping out of the pouch
-- Reinforced to be sturdy
-- Made in Portland, Oregon.
Buy the ruler pack alone for $29.99.
Or buy it fully loaded with all the pattern tools you'll need to do your job, including:
-- Notcher to mark guidelines and dart legs
-- Wood-handled tapered awl to mark dart tips and details
-- Stiletto tracing wheel to copy your patterns
-- Skinny tape measure to measure curves
-- 4 sandwich line rulers: Neck, armhole, hip, varyform for crotch and hems
-- 2"x18" C-through ruler. Your most important tool.
Buy the ruler pack fully loaded for $89.99, a 15% discount over buying the tools separately.
Litter critters
Keep a "litter critter" underneath your machine. It's your personal wastebasket to help you with trimmings and good thread hygiene. (Made in Oregon. Available at Portland Sewing for $19.95.)
Litter critters are made for sergers with a compact design or for sewing machines with an extra arm.
Need a quick way to evenly space your buttons and buttonholes? Choose a Simflex expandable sewing gauge.
Sewing Kits
Our favorite way to tote our tools to and from class. Makes you feel like the doctor of stitchery.
-- Large unloaded ($64.95) or loaded ($84.95) with seam gauge, tape measure, glass head pins, scissors, nippers, tomato pin cushion, seam ripper.
-- Small unloaded ($39.95) or loaded ($59.95) as above.
Zippered clear plastic pouches pretty and all rolled up with a tie to 7.5"x11" closed size ($34.99).
Your traditional wicker or cloth basket with organizing shelves.
-- Small unloaded ($36.99) or loaded ($56.99) as above.
-- Large unloaded ($45.99) or loaded ($65.99) as above.
Get your sergers from Portland Sewing. We carry only well-built machines that can stand the test of time. All of the machines are made of ballistic plastic and metal in Japan or Taiwan. No cheap plastic parts. No "made in China." And they are all EASY TO THREAD!
Looking for a starter machine? Try the Janome 634D with a lever to help you thread your lower looper. Reliable 3-thread overlocking for knits. Reliable 4-thread overlocking for wovens plus rolled edges and more.
Want to step up to more feet options and a lower looper threader? Go for a Baby Lock Eclipse. All the above in the Janome plus. Speed through your serging at 1600 stitches per minute. Serge slippery and stretchy fabrics with ease. Match plaids!
Ready for the fabulous self-threading machines in an overlock? Start with a Baby Lock Imagine. Automatic tension settings that sense the weight and type of fabric. A dial to help you lift over thicker fabrics.
Want to add coverstitch and coverlock to your overlock machine? Time to try the top of the line: Baby Lock Evolution with push-button self-threading. Create a sew line plus overlock the edge in one pass through your machine. Or switch the settings to do each operation separately. No machine has more options. Great lighting too.
For a coverstitch/coverlock alone, buy the Baby Lock Coverstitch. Create hems to give your garments the professional look. Drill decorative stitches -- shadow work, flat lock, faggoting and more -- within the garment edges. Many users prefer to buy the Coverstitch with an Imagine for a more dedicated sewing suite.
All machines are backed by Montavilla Sewing Center.
Want to test-drive these sergers? Just want to learn how to use the one you have? Register for our quarterly Sergery class. Make that serger your friend while you make a tote, a knit top and a decorative scarf -- all in four sessions.
Class fee balance
Here's where you can pay your class balance. Just let us know which class you're taking. You'll get your supply list upon full registration.
Let us know if you have questions. Thanks for thinking of Portland Sewing!
Dress Forms
Get your professional dress form from Portland Sewing. These are the same forms used by Parsons and FIT. If they are good enough for New York, they're good enough for Portland!
Features of our professional dress forms:
-- Pinnable linen padded surface
-- Collapsible shoulders
-- Sturdy wire cage on bottom for skirt measurements
-- Adjustable height
Your dress form is assembled and ready for you to use within two weeks of your order.
Choose the form based on your smallest of your bust, waist or hip measurements. Click here for the size chart. Then make your purchase below. Prices range from $350-$525 based on size. Price includes shipping from New York & handling. You'll pick up your form at Portland Sewing.
Looking for a full body form with legs instead of a cage? Click here for that price sheet.
Want to learn how to pad out your dress form to meet the rest of your measurements? Click here for our Body Double class.
Ready to use your dress form in our Draping classes? Click here to go to that page.
For questions, contact info@portland sewing.com.
Sewing Machines
Get your sewing machines from Portland Sewing. We carry only well-built, mid-range (no fancy embroidery) machines that can stand the test of time. All of the machines are made of ballistic plastic and metal in Japan or Taiwan. No cheap plastic parts. No "made in China."
Looking for a starter machine? Try a Baby Lock Anna or Molly.
Want some variety in stitches and automatic buttonhole? Step up to a Baby Lock Rachel.
Looking for a good all-purpose machine that will last you many years? Look at the Janome QS30. It has extra feet. The plateau that wraps around the arm of the machine gives you a larger flat sewing surface for faster sewing. Or choose the most popular machine of all, the Janome DC2013.
Think you might want decorative stitches for christening gowns? You might want to start with a Viking Emerald 116.
Getting serious about apparel sewing? Then Pfaffs are for you. We have the Ambition Essentials and Ambition 1.0. These are the most powerful machines with their metal motors and built-in walking foot -- they have a need for speed.
Click on the links to read all the details about each machine.
Choose your favorite. Make your purchase below. Pick up your machine at Portland Sewing. Then sign up for a sewing class!
All of our machines are backed and serviced by Montavilla Sewing Centers with 4 locations for your convenience.
For questions, contact info@portland sewing.com.
Book: Building Patterns
It's the text we use in Pattern Intro (P1&2) and Pattern Design (P3).
Private Lessons
Private lessons
Tuesdays through Saturdays, 2-5 pm. No private lessons Spring Break week (March 29-April 4).
Have a special sewing project where you need expert help? Have a new sewing machine or serger and don't know how to use it? Need a one-on-one session to learn or brush up on fashion design, draping, patternmaking or illustration skills?
Then private lessons are for you.
All sessions are one-on-one with the appropriate experienced apparel professionals.
You must register at least 48 hours before attending. Book your spot now! Just let us know which day and time you prefer, the project you have in mind and, if you're learning a machine, the make and model of your machine when you register.
SEWING PARTIES! Please contact us if you'd like to arrange a private lesson at Portland Sewing for your group of 6 or more. email@example.com
Rehab (aka Open Sewing)
Rehab (Open Sewing): Saturdays, 10 am-1 pm. No Rehab April 4-18.
$10/hour: Buy a class or buy a card of 6 for $50 — a $10 discount!
Confess! You have:
-- Projects you've never finished.
-- Projects you never started.
-- A simple alteration you need to fix.
-- A favorite garment you'd like to copy.
Face your fears and get professional help! Make patterns fit you before you cut out your fabric. Bring in your latest project or those UFOs (unfinished objects!). Get help with difficult garment construction techniques or patternmaking projects that have you stuck.
You must register at least 24 hours before attending. Let us know your project.
Minimum of 4 students per Rehab session. Rehab is priced per person per hour.
Apparel Business Consultations
Apparel Business Consultations
Tuesday-Saturday 1-6 pm.
Need advice for your apparel business? Need help with product development and refining your product ideas? Need help finding the right sources for your fabric and labor?
Then consultations are for you.
All sessions are one-on-one with the appropriate experienced apparel professionals. Thanks to our non-disclosure policy, your ideas are safe with us.
You must register at least 24 hours before attending. Book your spot now! Just let us know which day, what time, the business needs you have in mind.
Kids & Teens Sewing
- Kids & Teens Sewing (ages 8-13), with Lynn Weglarz, children's sewing book author
- Saturdays, March 7-28, 10 am-noon (FULL) OR
- Saturdays, April 11-May 2, 10 am- noon
- $78/person
- You will learn to sew! Become friends with a machine, learn basic stitches fearlessly and have fun!
Level 1: Pillowcase, drawstring bag and digital music player case.
Get to know your sewing machine. Learn all the parts, how to thread it and make a bobbin. Sew straight lines and corners while making the perfect iPod purse. We'll make pillowcases for sleepovers or for a gift. Then we'll make a drawstring tote bag, perfect for carrying books or carrying clothes for a sleepover. No sewing experience is required. Includes handouts.
Have you completed Level 1? Then try:
Level 2- Secret Pocket Pillow and PJ pants.
Make fun seams, easy hems and waistbands. Learn about elastic and more complicated layouts. Learn how to control fabric and the proper way to sew a pair of pants. Save your leftover fabric to make a cool secret pocket pillow. Take your outfit to spirit day or wear it around the house or to sleepovers! Prerequisite: Kids & Teens level 1
Level 3-Comfy robe.
Make a comfy robe of cotton or flannel with band, pockets and sash. Match your pockets and make them even. Learn the proper way to cut fabric and sew sleeves. Improve on your skills. Prerequisite: Kids & Teens levels 1 & 2
HAVE YOUR SEWING BIRTHDAY PARTY AT PORTLAND SEWING. CONTACT email@example.com FOR DETAILS.
Learn to Sew
If you've never or barely touched a machine, Learn to Sew is the one for you! If you've done some sewing but are a bit unsure about your skills or want a refresher and are ready to make apparel, then try Apparel Construction.
Learn to Sew Series: Mondays, April 6-June 29, 6-9 pm OR Tuesdays, April 7-June 23, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm (No class on Memorial Day).
$99 each level or $289 for the series of all 3 levels. Includes patterns/handouts. Each level lasts 4 sessions. Priced per person.
Learn to Sew 1. Mondays, April 6-27, 6-9 pm OR Tuesdays, April 7-28, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm. (Sorry, the Monday class is full. Please register for one of the Tuesday classes.) Learn to sew in this first level of beginning sewing. Bring your machine or rent one from us. Learn basic survival stitches — as well as the way professionals sew — while you make an apron. Sew quickly and painlessly. Learn to read and understand commercial patterns. No sewing experience is required. Includes pattern & handouts.
Learn to Sew 2. Mondays, May 4-June 1, 6-9 pm (No class Memorial Day) OR Tuesdays, May 5-25, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm. Improve on the skills you have learned in LTS 1 or sewing at home. You will make a robe with band, pockets and sash. Match your pockets and make them even. Learn the proper way to make a faced front. Work with large volumes of fabric and tricky layouts. Includes pattern & handouts.
Learn to Sew 3. Mondays, June 8-29, 6-9 pm OR Tuesdays, June 2-23, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm. Make a comfy nightshirt. Sew buttons and buttonholes with your machine. Find out the secrets of interfacing. Sew a professional pocket and collar. Includes pattern, handouts. Prerequisite: LTS 1 & 2
Don't have a sewing machine? Rent one of our nice, new machines for $10/class meeting. Apply your rent to owning to machine when you buy your machine from us.
"loving it!! [This class] has inspired me to pursue something I've wanted to do for years... thanks" -- Jim
Flats & Technical Packages
Flats & Technical Packages with Megan McGugan, Nike
Mondays, April 6-May 11, 6:30-9 pm
Create computer-generated production packages consisting of size specifications, construction standards, materials and production methods with front, back and side flats of all your garments. Each week, you'll translate an illustration to a flat with a spec package. A must for anyone wanting to enter the apparel profession, to work for major apparel companies and to work with production sewing companies.
Prerequisite: Fashion Illustration, Adobe Illustrator
Part of Apparel Certificate and Fashion Forward programs
Draping 1 & 2
Draping Series with Adam Andreas, Columbia Sportswear
Mondays, April 6-June 29, 6-9 pm. (no class Memorial Day)
$219 per 6-week class or take the 12-week series for $429. Includes pattern paper and handouts.
As seen on Project Runway, learn how to work with fabric on a dress form to turn your fashion ideas into real garments. Arrange your fabric into folds, twists and style lines to create dresses, tops, skirts, coats and daring necklines. We provide the dress forms. But in the first session, you will find out where to buy a good quality, inexpensive dress form, alter it to your size and how to put on style lines — so you can start designing your ideas!
Draping - Intro
Draping 1. Mondays, April 6-May 11 6-9 pm
Learn the fundamentals of draping as a method of designing garments and a patternmaking alternative. Work on a professional dress form to create bodices, skirts, and dresses. Transfer the drape to a paper pattern. Required pre-requisites: Patternmaking Intro.
Draping 2. Mondays, May 18-June 29 (no class Memorial Day), 6-9 pm
Expand on techniques learned in Draping I. Learn to drape asymmetrical designs, bias and cowl necklines and knit fabric. Create your own designs. Prerequisite: Draping 1.
Portland Sewing sells dress forms! For more info, click here.
Portfolio with Emily Weltman, design manager for Big Giant, Nike
Mondays, April 6-May 11, 6:30-9 pm, $249
Create a portfolio suitable for applying for an apparel industry job or a major fashion design school. Use it to enter competitions. Select a project. Create a cohesive story around that project using a mood board, fashion illustrations and photographs of garments you've created. End the class with a hard copy as well as digital version plus a resume and basic branding of yourself..
Pre-requisites: Fashion Design, Adobe.
Adobe Illustrator for Fashion Design
with Rebecca Hatton, Columbia Sportswear
Tuesdays, April 7-June 9, 6-9 pm
$319 for 10-week class
Learn the basics of of how to use this powerful computer program to design apparel. Follow the same steps used at major apparel companies. Create a concept or mood board. Design a simple ensemble, following your concept, then put on finishing touches.
From your first week, learn to copy garments as computer illustrations starting with t-shirts and woven shirts to more complicated garments such as jeans and a jacket. Learn to turn them into flats. Learn to add fabric colors and textures.
Discover pen, vector, raster, brushes, lines and the protocol for modifying visuals. Create a design a week. Scan then modify your images. Use your new skills to design and draw fashion ideas. A must for anyone entering the apparel profession.
Prerequisite: Fashion Design: Sketching and Illustration or equivalent
Part of Apparel Certificate and Fashion Forward programs
Knitting by Machine
Machine Knitting for Fashion Design with Lisa Silveira, Wandering Muse
Tuesdays, April 7-June 23, 6-9 pm
$419. Includes kit of practice yarns and swatch notebook.
Featuring Shibui baby alpaca yarn.
Machine Knitting Level 1.
Learn the basic machine knitting techniques and stitches including cast-on, cast-off, stripe, increasing, decreasing, ribbing, and cables. You will put together a notebook of knit swatches. No need to own your own machine, Portland Sewing provides the machines and tools for this class. No experience required, just enthusiasm and desire to create your own knits in far less time than hand-knitting.
Machine Knitting Level 2.
Learn advanced shaping and contouring techniques including godets, short row circular sections, short rows technique, bust shaping, oval shapes, and short row darts to add beautiful contours to your knitwear. You will construct a hooded sweater vest using these techniques as well as those from Machine Knitting level 1 on mid-gauge single bed machines and a professional linker. Curious about double bed knitting? You're in luck! Introducing the double bed machine, you'll learn how to easily make different types of ribbing as well as some circular/tubular knitting.
Pants & Jeans
Tuesdays, April 7-May 12, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm
$189 or $359 if combined with Dresses (includes patterns)
At last, a pair of pants that will flatter your figure! Choose the waist (high, faced or low-rise), leg (skinny, straight or flared) and length (full-length or capris). Learn all about fitting patterns to you. Stitch four different kinds of seams, two kinds of zippers and three kinds of pockets. You can even learn how to line pants. Choose from skinny jeans, flared or stovepipe, trousers, palazzo or zumba.
Prerequisite: Apparel Construction
Apparel Construction
If you've never or barely touched a machine, Learn to Sew is the one for you! If you've done some sewing but are a bit unsure about your skills or want to learn professional techniques and are ready to make apparel, then try Apparel Construction.
Apparel Construction 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0
$99 each level or $289 for a series of 3 levels. Each level last 4 sessions. Priced per person. Includes patterns.
APPAREL CONSTRUCTION SERIES: Wednesdays, April 8-June 24, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm OR Thursdays, April 9-June 25, 6-9 pm OR Saturdays, April 11-June 27, 10 am-1 pm.
Apparel Construction 1.0: Wednesdays, April 8-29, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm OR Thursdays, April 9-30, 6-9 pm OR Saturdays, April 11-June 2, 10 am-1 pm. (Sorry, the Wednesday morning AC1 session is full. Please register for one of the other sessions.)
Start sewing and build confidence. Learn basic stitches and how to use your machine while you make an A-line skirt with a zipper. Guys! You'll make a sports vest. Learn how to use commercial patterns. Layout and cut fabric with happy results. Includes patterns & handouts. Prerequisite: Learn to Sew or previous sewing experience.
Apparel Construction 2.0 : Wednesdays, May 6-27, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm OR Thursdays, May 7-28, 6-9 pm OR Saturdays, May 9-June 27, 10 am-1 pm (no class Memorial Day weekend). Learn the basics of fitting patterns plus the secrets of elastic while making a casual pair of weekend pants to wear around the house, shopping, gardening or exercise class. Make two kinds of pockets that you should know how to make. Includes patterns & handouts. Prereq: Apparel Construction 1.0
Apparel Construction 3.0: Wednesdays, June 3-24, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm OR Thursdays, June 4-25, 6-9 pm OR Saturdays, June 13-27, 10 am-1 pm. Learn more about how to fit patterns and garments plus the secrets of making a professional garment while you make a princess seamed day dress in blouse, tunic or knee length. Construct interfacing, collars, buttonholes and sew on buttons. Guys! You'll make a camp shirt. Includes patterns & handouts. Prereq: Apparel Construction 1.0 & 2.0
Don't have a sewing machine? Rent one of our nice, new machines for $10/class meeting. Apply your rent to owning to machine when you buy your machine from us.
"I don't know if you're the one who encouraged [my daughter] to take this class but whoever it was gets a big thanks from her grandmothers (who both sew) and me (who doesn't). Thank you!" -- Kathryn
Pattern Design (Pattern 3)
Pattern Design (Pattern 3) with instructor Cindy Persson, StudioSKB
Wednesdays, April 8-May 13, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm
$319 for Pattern 3 or $599 for both Pattern 3 & Pattern Knits (Pattern 4). Includes pattern paper, handouts.
Bring in a picture or a sketch and make that garment! Learn advanced techniques: How to remove ease, add ease, eliminate darts, create jackets and asymmetric styles. Use the slopers you made in Patternmaking-Intro to design your own clothes. Learn how to choose the right styles for your figure and how the pros judge a fabulous fit. Leave with patterns ready to take to a factory for production — or to your house for a new wardrobe of well-fitting clothes.
Prerequisite: Pattern Intro (Patternmaking 1 & 2)
Text: Building Patterns by Suzy Furrer
Industrial Machine Sewing
Industrial Machine Sewing
$249. Includes kit of bobbins, bobbin case and sewing machine needles.
Thursdays, April 23-May 28, 6-9 pm
Learn to sew on those ultra-fast commercial sewing machines — from lockstitch to coverstitch — and learn the fast, professional way to make apparel. Sew at up to 6500 stitches per minute instead of the 250 per minute on the typical home sewing machines. You'll learn on the latest, most competent machines: Juki lockstitch, Pfaff overlock, Juki double-needle walking foot, Kansai coverstitch and Consew blindhem. You'll learn how to thread the machines, understand and use sewing terminology, troubleshoot problems and how to handle fabric.
Pre-requisite: Apparel Construction.
Introduction to Patternmaking Series (Pattern 1&2) with Christine Van Abkoude of Carson Footwear
Pattern Intro Series: Thursdays, April 9 - July 2, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm.
After these classes, you will be ready to design clothes — for yourself or others. You will have patterns that fit and you'll be able to turn it into innumerable designs for skirts, shirts and blouses, dresses and pants.
Take the whole 13-week series for $819 or $445 for Pattern 1, $399 for Pattern 2. Series includes pattern papers and textbook "Building Patterns" by Suzy Furrer and special handouts.
Patternmaking 1. Seven weeks: Thursdays, April 9-May 21, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm.
Draft slopers made to your measurements. Start with a torso sloper that you can use for dresses, jackets and coats. Create a bodice sloper for blouses and shirts. Go to sleeves. Then create a skirt sloper. Finish with pants. Prerequisite: Beginning sewing, experience with commercial patterns.
History of Fashion
History of Fashion with Adrianne Hranko of Columbia Sportswear
Thursdays, April 9-May 14, 6:30-9 pm
$219 or $429 if combined with Inside the Fashion Industry
Where do designers get their ideas? How do they make these ideas a reality? History of Fashion gives you the answers. Learn about the history of fashion and the process of designing. See fashion's past, present and glimpse fashion's future. Learn how fashion has evolved through time. Discover the influential fashion designers and trends that changed history. Get an overview of how the way we dress has changed from pre-history through today, with an emphasis on 20th century designers and trends. Learn to spot how contemporary designers are inspired by the past.
Part of Apparel Certificate and Fashion Forward programs
Sustainable Fashion: Alabama Chanin Style with Lisa Silveira, Wandering Muse
Thursdays, April 9-May 14, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm
$229 (includes $20 kit)
The return of this popular class.
Learn the principals behind the American made brand Alabama Chanin. From field to garment, organic cotton made in the USA. Create your own beautiful Alabama Chanin style garment using their feminine patterns, stenciling methods and time honored hand sewing and applique techniques.
Or just continue your project from the Winter 2015 class.
Sewing Knits
Difficult Fabrics/Couture Sewing
Difficult Fabrics/Couture Sewing
with Stephanie D, Stephanie D Couture
Fridays, April 10-May 15, 6-9 pm
$189 or $359 if combined with Sew Vintage. Includes handouts, patterns, sample fabrics of nap, bias and plaids.
Stephanie D Couture will share her couture techniques to create your own luxury wear using fine silk and simple techniques to control slippery fabrics. She will guide you through the proper layout, cutting, marking techniques. Achieve the skills to shape your garment by properly handling and sewing smooth seams, darts and proper pressing techniques.
First week of class - You will learn to perfect hand sewing skills on samples before undertake sewing a full garment. Learn to perfect edge finishes, hems, facing, bindings, and French seams on bias and more.
Remainder of class - Bring in your most difficult project.
Learn steps in taking a high-end garment from concept to completion. Control the construction of your garment precisely.
Prerequisite: Beginning sewing.
Fabric Painting
Fabric Painting: Screen Printing, Batik Painting, Shibori (Japanese fabric dying) with Cindy Persson, Lisa Silveira and Lynn Weglarz
Saturdays, April 11-May 9, 2-5 pm, $219 + supplies
Open the door to three creative ways to print your own fabric designs. Beautiful, quick and easy, you can do each of them in just one or two sessions.
Batik Painting with Lisa Silveira of Wandering Muse, April 11 & 18
Create a beautiful silk scarf through traditional methods of batik. This is painting, not tub dying. Your results will be much more delicate and controlled. Learn about the required tools as well as techniques to apply wax as a resist and different methods for adding color.
Shibori (Japanese painting) with Lynn Weglarz, April 25
There are so many beautiful patterns you can create using Shibori dyeing techniques. It's pretty incredible just how much you can change the look of a fabric by simply folding, twisting, and binding. We'll try out some folding/clamping, handstitching, and wrapping/twisting around PVC pipe. You'll walk away with samples of different techniques. Use these to create yardage for your own garments.
Screen Printing with Cindy Persson of StudioSKB, May 2 & 9
Screen print a design of your choice onto fabric with a photo emulsion technique allowing you to create a durable screen quickly with an image with fine lines and detail. Class will begin with burning your image onto a pretreated screen. The rest of class time will be spent printing and experimenting with color and technique.
Instructor will provide copier to transfer your image onto acetate and light box to burn image onto screen. Students will need a few images they would like to use no larger than 10"x16", fabric to print on, screen printing paint suitable for textiles (red, blue, yellow, and white recommended for maximum color options) such as Speedball or jacquard, and an apron
(The screen printing class charges an additional kit fee of $50. Kit includes 12"x18" screen pretreated with photo emulsion, a squeegee and sheets of acetate. Pay the instructor the kit fee the first day of screen printing class.)
Mommy & Me
Saturdays, April 11 & 18, 2-5 pm.
Make a PJ pants in this 2-session class. In the first session, learn about sewing machines, patterns and fabrics. Lay out your pattern and cut it. In the second, sew!
Leatherworking 1
Leatherworking with Carol Risley, handbag designer
Tuesdays, April 21-May 26, 6-9 pm
Widen your sewing skills by learning to select, cut, bevel, stitch and edge real leather. Learn about leather types and applications, hardware, dyes and finishes. Add your personal style and preferences to enhance basic belt and bag patterns with your new skills. You'll learn options for straps, pockets, lining, buckles, hardware and closures to suit your taste.
Prerequisite: Beginning Sewing
Textiles: Secret Life of Fabrics
Textiles with Jade Carlin, materials manager for Nike, Columbia Sportswear
Wednesdays, April 22-May 27, 6-9 pm
$249 + $40 kit fee ($289). Includes handouts and the fabrics you'll need for testing and building your fabric library.
Are you confused when you walk into a fabric store? Have you spent hours on a project only to discover that the fabric you chose wasn't the best one for the design? There are more than 100 different fabrics out there and more coming every day. Learn to recognize fabric types as you are given swatches of fabrics to examine and test. Learn which fabrics to use, when, where and how. Find fabric sources beyond the local fabric store. Make a notebook that will be your guide to better results. This class benefits beginner and advanced students.
Part of the Apparel Certificate and Fashion Forward programs.
Lace Shaping
with Stephanie D of Stephanie D Couture
Saturday, April 25, 2-5 pm
Have you ever wondered how the dresses and blouses get those shaped laces into beautiful designs? In this class, you will acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for independent shaping lace. Learn
-- How to inset laces into your projects using curves, miters and darts.
-- Couture hand stitching techniques to attach lace seamlessly onto a base garment.
-- How to apply beads, pearls, sequins and motifs to add unique elements to your garment.
Become familiar with common shapes used. Build your dictionary of laces from Alencon and Chantilly to Venise.
Burda Style
Burda Style with Lisa Silveira of Wandering Muse
Saturdays, May 2-16, 2-5 pm
Ever wanted to try a Burda Style magazine pattern? In this class you'll learn how to trace off the patterns from the magazine insert (the most intimidating part!), fit it, interpret the pattern instructions, and sew your garment! Bring in your Burda Style magazine and start taking advantage of their fabulous styles now!
Fashion Illustration Intensives
Fashion Illustration Intensives with Jennifer Baggett, Art Director, Fred Meyer Corporation
$219 each
Level 1: Become a fashion artist & start thinking like one. In one day, you will start with a simple pencil and paper and end knowing how to draw the fashion figure. Add hair, hands, faces, feet and poses. Saturday & Sunday, May 2 &3, 8 am-2 pm.
Level 2: Use markers to add clothes and textures. Create fashion illustrations suitable for a portfolio. Prerequisite: Level 1. Saturday & Sunday, May 9 & 10, 8 am-2 pm.
Level 3: Draw ¾ views with more detail on clothing: sleeves, collars, plackets, pleats, ruffles. Prerequisite: Level 2. Saturday & Sunday. Saturday & Sunday, May 9 & 10, 2:30-7 pm.
Men's: Get the proportions for a man's fashion figure. Create a croquis, clothes. Prerequisite: Level 2. Saturday & Sunday. May 2 &3, 2:30-7 pm
Fashion Design Scholarship
Win a future in fashion design
Portland Sewing announces its fourth annual Fashion Design Scholarship for Teens
Click here for a flyer.
Click here for an application.
Portland, Ore. – Ever dream that you could be a famous fashion designer? Here's your chance to get your start.
Portland Sewing today announced its fourth fashion design scholarship contest for teens. The contest is open to Portland area high school juniors and seniors.
Students have until Friday, May 15, 2015, 5 pm to submit applications. The winner gets $2,000 worth of fashion design classes, experience at fashion shows and a summer internship with a local apparel designer. The goal: To build a portfolio so the student can gain entry into a fashion design college of their choice.
The contest is open to full-time students in Portland area high schools who have a GPA of 2.5 or more. Each contestant submits an original apparel design idea with sketches, interviews of influential people and an essay on fashion design. Judges are leaders in Portland's apparel community from such companies as Nike, Merrell and Fred Meyer.
The winner will be announced Monday, June 1, 2015. Classes start September 2015.
To apply, go to Fashion Design Scholarship Application.
Stephanie Linn of St. Mary's Academy won the first contest. After completing her classes at Portland Sewing and her internship at Nike, she studied at Parsons in New York. Parsons is featured on the television show, Project Runway.
She recently has been accepted into the bachelor of arts fashion design knitwear program at London's prestigious Central St Martins after finishing a foundation year at CSM.
Central St. Martins graduates include Stella McCartney, Zac Posen, the late Alexander McQueen and his successor, Sarah Burton. Burton designed the wedding dress for Kate Middleton when she wed Prince William.
The second scholarship winner, Gillian Nash Miles, interns with Papermag in New York City. She studied experimental patternmaking at CSM. The current winner, Katy Piwonka, finishes her work this year at Portland Sewing.
Schools such as Parsons, CSM, Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles expect a fashion portfolio as part of the application process.
Portland Sewing is a sewing and apparel design school in northeast Portland. "We offer a range of classes from beginning sewing and patterning to how to start your own apparel business," says owner and founder Sharon Blair.
"We see ourselves as a prep and finishing school for those seeking jobs in fashion design and the apparel industry."
Blair studied in Paris, has a bachelors and masters, and advanced studies in apparel design and construction. She also owns two clothing lines, Studio SKB and SKPDX.
More than 20 of her students have gone on to study at Parsons, FIT and FIDM. Four have competed on Project Runway.
Dresses with Cindy Persson of StudioSKB
Tuesdays, May 19-June 23, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm
$189 or $359 with Pants & Jeans (includes patterns).
Choose from one of four styles to make a flattering fitted or flared dress. And, yes, it will fit YOU. Learn about surplice, fisheye darts, bias, binding, lingerie straps, combination facings and linings -- everything to make your dress your favorite go-to garment.
Prerequisite: Apparel Construction
Sew Faux
Sew Faux Leather with Sharon Blair, BA, MA, PAA
Tuesdays, May 19-June 23, 6-9 pm, $189
Create a faux leather jacket. Learn how to choose materials from suede to pleather and plan a garment from design to cutting, sewing and lining. Go over sewing tools, techniques, stitches and seam treatments. Add hardware. Practice foolproof ways to combine faux with fabric.
Pattern Knits & Stretch (Pattern 4)
Pattern Knits & Stretch (Pattern 4) with Cindy Persson of StudioSKB
Wednesdays, May 20-June 24, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm
$319 or $599 if with Pattern 3 Includes pattern paper, handouts
Everybody wears knits. So try your hand at making patterns for knits. Use the slopers you made in Patternmaking 1 and create new ones. Make tops, dresses, sweaters, activewear — including raglan sleeve hoodies — bras and swimsuits. Learn how to adjust your patterns for different kinds of knits. Patterns can be used for stretch fabrics too.
If you've taken Intermediate Sewing: Knits & Performance Fabrics, you'll find yourself making the the pattern, cutting and sewing then wearing that garment to class the next week!
Prerequisites: Patternmaking 1, 2
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Wednesdays, May 20-June 24, 6:30-9 pm, $219
Live the day-to-day work of a technical designer or product developer. Learn the product development process from beginning to end. Start with technical sketches and design handoff and go through setting up a sketch library. Know what details need to be called out and how to sketch for them. Learn about building the Bill of Materials from just looking at design. How to specify the BOM and required stitches on a technical package. Discuss and assign basic grade rules, and add measurement sheets. This learning is what you would do today in a company setting or if you are going create your own line and need to have it manufactured.
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Bra Patterning & Construction with Lisa Silveira of Wandering Muse
Thursdays, May 21-June 25, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm. $259 or $429 with Shapewear
Uncover the mysteries of bra making. Learn about the different types of bras, fabric & notions, fit, style lines and construction methods. Learn to draft and sew your own custom sized bra, get the fit you want and create the styles you love in this advanced class.
Prerequisites: Lingerie, Pattern Intro
Inside the Fashion Industry
Inside the Fashion Industry with Adrianne Hranko of Columbia Sportswear
Thursdays, May 21-June 25, 6:30-9 pm
$219 or $429 if combined with History of Fashion
Learn to speak the jargon of fashion. Get a solid picture of the apparel design and manufacturing industry as a whole. Learn the various aspects of apparel product development, from design inspiration to making the sale. Learn about price points and market sectors, create a customer profile, keep a journal and find new online and in print resources. Get an overview of all the kinds of jobs available in the industry. Discover a wealth of career opportunities both locally and farther afield.
Sewing Activewear
Intermediate Sewing: Activewear with Christine Van Abkoude of Carson Footwear
Fridays, May 22-June 26, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm
$189 or $359 if combined with Sewing Knits (includes patterns).
Use your patterns from your Pattern 4 class or use one of ours. Learn to sew and fit high-tech stretchy fabric to make a complete ensemble, ready for action. Start with hoodies. Move on to leggings or yoga pants: Comfortable pants to wear to the gym or shopping, high-rise or low-rise. Finish with a sports bra or top. Learn the right materials and stitches to use.
Prerequisite: Sewing Knits
Just want to let you know how much I enjoyed the activewear class. I learned so much, and have two new garments to wear. . . .leads me to greater appreciation of the work the Nike designers do. -- Deb, Fall 2014
Sew Vintage
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Fridays, May 22-June 26, 6-9 pm. $189 or $359 if with Difficult Fabrics
Master vintage sewing techniques and design details as you create classic dress that's customized to compliment your figure.
Couture sewing expert Stephanie D guides you through pattern preparation. This includes multiple fitting sessions and personalized alterations to help achieve the perfect fit for your dress.
Stephanie leads you through every step as you construct your timeless vintage style dress. Learn to add waist stays, lapped zippers, contrasting trims, and simple hand-finish sewing techniques to complete details for your dress.
Conquer Zippers
Saturday, May 30, 2-5 pm
$62. Includes kit of zippers and fabrics.
Take control when sewing your clothes! For anyone wanting to make or fix zippers. You'll sew samples of five kinds –centered, lapped, invisible, mock fly and faced fly – and learn which to use where. includes all fabrics, zippers and handouts.
Mondays, June 1-29, 6-9 pm
$189 or $429 if combined with Bra Patterning and Construction. Includes Shapewear patterns.
Sreamline your silhouette, eliminate panty lines and flatten your tummy for a smooth look under your clothes. Work with heavy duty 4-way stretch and elastic to make a body shaper and power panties with mid-thigh and high waist options in this advanced class.
Fit & Pattern Alteration
Fit & Pattern Alteration with Valerie Furcron, Columbia Sportswear
Saturdays, June 6-20, 2-5 pm, $169
Create clothes that fit and flatter you. Through these three classes, you'll be able to spot figure types and know the right styling for each figure type to flatter the good points and hide the bad. Bring your patterns and we can alter to achieve that fit you've always wanted for your body type. Sew these up as a fitting shell or bring in a favorite garment, judge whether it's right for you and what to do to improve it. It's a perfect excuse to do some closet cleaning and go shopping.
By the end of the class, you'll know how to:
− Understand the elements of proper garment fit.
− Evaluate garment fit to determine good or poor fit areas.
− Diagnose fit issues and know steps to correct them
− Alter a pattern to achieve desired results.
− Make simple adjustments to a garment to get to the right look.
Prerequisites: Beginning Sewing, experience with commercial patterns
Knock it Off
Knock it off with Cindy Persson of StudioSKB
Saturdays, June 20 & 27, 2-5 pm, $96
Bring in your favorite garment; we'll help you make a paper pattern and coach you through making new versions.
Kids & Teens Summer Camps
Summer Fashion & Sewing Camps for Kids & Teens ages 8-13
-- Fashion Camp: Monday-Thursday, July 13-16, 10 am-noon. $120. Your client urgently needs your design expertise! A new season has begun and she has nothing to wear. She is looking for a new look and you are the only one she trusts to make it. You will:
-- Cut and paste a mood board. Then make simple sketches to create a trend-appropriate look to showcase your style as a designer.
-- Use one of your sketches to make your own fashion garment.
-- Wear your garment home. We'll take pictures of your FABULOUS design.
Prereq: Kids & Teens Beginning Sewing
-- Sewing Camp: Monday-Thursday, July 13-16, noon-2 pm. $120. Learn to sew! Bring your machine or use one of ours while you learn how to use a machine and sew straight lines. Make a pillowcase, I-pod pouch and messenger bag -- perfect for Summer sleepovers!
Taught by Lynn Weglarz, author and teacher for kids sewing.
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Ramdas Bhandarkar
What is Life? What is its Meaning?
What is Life?
When mind enters the matter,
matter develops the mind,
Truth that splits into Three,
It is like fragile glass tree,
Three roots Father, spirit and Son,
Turn that hour glass,
the time starts with
Fusion of gametes,
In the game of love,
Father sits on throne,
Spirit fuels thirst, hunger and desires,
One day life itself starts wondering what is Life?
When life gets kicks for its desires and deeds,
Stands up and asks,
What is meaning of Life?
When metabolism shifts equilibrium,
Rate of catebolism exceeds anobolic rate,
Then starts thinks about fate!
What is the meaning of life?
The life finds answer in life itself,
Life finds answer in its question itself,
Father, spirit and Son trinity,
When son is full of spirit,
Wants to eat, drink, dance and make merry,
Forgets he has to cross the great ferry!
but when spirit stops fueling life, the son,
Thinks of father and sits somewhere alone,
In solitude looks at and screams
O, Father where are you?
When life learns neither matter, nor the mind,
But the truth that became God and satan,
The tree and the serpent,
Mind that was in confusion,
Asking what is Life,
Learns that life is not that,
Neither friend nor foe of life itself,
Only that confusion,
like a boy went to a fair to
purchase trained horse for race,
but lost its money on amusement
only able to purchase an old useless ass!
Life is like that,
If life rides life, life gets kicks and reach a dead end!
If life is led by life, life can live life full of bliss than full of fun and fun to other life it becomes,
When slips footing on its own shit,
Instead of flying like inter galactic space ship!
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Is it only a dynamic system, exchanges matter and energy with surroundings,
Responds to stimulation and can reproduce, and adapt to surroundings, only this much or more,
sit and think and ask what is Life and capable of finding answer to its own questions? '
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Any tips on how to play ezreal?
On Ez I do 2 main builds depending on what I want to do. One is: Boots/pots -> 2 dorans + berserker greaves -> infinity edge -> phantom dancer -> bloodthirster -> last whisper -> defensive item (usually guardians angel) or I go: boots/pots -> tri force (phage first then sheen) -> bloodthirster -> last whisper -> Infinity edge -> guardians angel
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aHappySacka posted...Go to a museum.
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Cobra1010 posted...
Im a noob
noobs are level 30 400 elo players that refuse to listen to advice
that last bit was addition suggested by someone else here, i like it though (obviously)
newbs are just new, which at level 14 you still qualify for
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also, *slow clap*
Seriously, he's not wrong. Doing something mind expanding and relaxing can increase your play, exercise too while we're at it.
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Visiongain's analysis indicates that the global cyber security market is set to be worth $68.34bn in 2013, as exceedingly high-demand continues for information security systems across governments, global militaries, and the private sector.
The visiongain author of the Global Cyber Security Market 2013-2023 report comments that: 'Cyber security is one of the strongest growth markets in the defence & security industry at present. It is important to emphasise that, uniquely, the playing field is currently very level internationally (in terms of capability); and this is almost certain to provide a major stimulus to spending in years to come, as threats evolve and militaries place increased emphasis on modernised, network-centric warfare. Moreover, the cyber security market transcends traditional defence expenditure: the private sector remains very insecure in regard to the cyber threat and the increase importance of safeguarding intellectual property is certain to ensure that higher spending is necessary across all areas of industry and commerce. Lastly, the threat to national infrastructure cannot be discounted as a major area of spending. Taken altogether, cyber security represents a major growth market which will reward both vendors and purchasers.'
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Companies Listed
Advanced C4 Systems Inc.
Advanced Micro Devices
Applied Visions, Inc
Assured Information Security, Inc
AVAST Software
AVG Technologies
BAE Systems
BAE Systems Australia
BAE Systems Detica
BAE Systems Electronic Systems (ES)
BAE Systems India
BAE Systems Land & Armaments (L&A)
BAE Systems Maritime
BAE Systems Military Air & Information (MA&I)
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft
BAE Systems Saudi Arabia
BAE Systems Shared Services
BAE Systems Support Solutions
Blue Screen IT Ltd
Boeing Defense, Space and Security
Boeing Information Solutions
Boeing Network & Space Systems
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
BreakingPoint Systems
British Gas
British Telecom (BT)
Business Computers Management Consulting Group, LLC
Business Integra Technology Solutions, Inc.
CACI, Inc.
Camber Corporation
Cassidian CyberSecurity
China Telecom
Cisco Systems, Inc.
CloudShield Technologies, Inc.
Columbia University
Computer Science Corporation
Corero Network Security
Creative Computing Solutions
CrySyS Lab
Cubic XD
Danaher Corporation
Defense Systems Engineering & Support
Dell Corporation
Detica Group plc
Detica NetReveal
Dynamic Network Enterprises, Inc.
EADS Cassidian
EADS Group
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd
EMC Corporation
EmeSec Inc.
Exelis, Inc.
Foreground Security
Fortify Software
F-Secure Corporation
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
General Dynamics Corporation
Georgia Tech Research Corp
Global Info Tek, Inc.
Harris Corporation
Harris Government Communications Systems
Harris Integrated Network Solutions
Henggeler Computer Consultants, Inc.
Hewlett Packard Corporation (HP)
HighAction, LLC
Honeywell, Inc.
HP Enterprise Business
HP Mobility Global Business
HP Software
HRL Laboratories, LLC
Huawei Technologies Ltd
IBM Global Business Services (GBS)
IBM Global Financing
IBM Global Technology Services (GTS)
IBM Integrated Supply Chain (ISC)
IBM Research
IBM Software
IHI Corporation
Imagine One StraCon Venture, LLC
Intel Corporation
IBM Corporation
International Computer Science Institute
ISC8, Inc.
ISHPI Information Technologies, Inc.
ITT Advanced Engineering & Sciences Division
Jupiter Networks
Kaspersky Labs
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Kestrel Technology, LLC
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
KT Corporation
L-3 Communications
L-3 Services, Inc.
Lacoon Mobile Security
LETA Group
LGS Innovations
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lockheed Martin Electronic Systems (ES)
Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS)
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Solutions Division
M5 Network Security Pty Ltd
ManTech International Corporation
McAfee Inc.
MEI Technologies
Merit Network Inc
Microsoft Corporation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
National Agricultural Cooperatives Federation (Nonghyup)
NetApp, Inc.
NetWitness Corporation
Network Security Systems Plus, Inc.
New York Times
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Northrop Grumman Information Systems
Nutrisystem, Inc.
Oculis Labs
Odyssey Software
Pikewerks Corporation
Q1 Labs
Qinetiq Group Plc
QinetiQ North America
Radiance Technologies, Inc.
Raytheon BBN Technologies
Raytheon Company
Raytheon Company Cyber Security Solutions
Raytheon Company Intelligence & Information Systems
RLM Communications, Inc.
Rockwell Collins
SAIC Defense Solutions Group (DSG)
SAIC Health, Energy and Civil Solutions Group (HECSG)
SAIC Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group (ISRG)
SAIC, Inc.
Salient Federal Solutions (SFS)
Schneider Electric
Sentek Consulting, Inc.
Skolkovo Foundation
Sojitz Corporation
Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. (prev. Global Defence Technologies & Systems Inc. )
Sparta Inc.
Spirent Communications
SRA International, Inc.
Strategic Operational Solutions, Inc.
Symantec Corporation
Symantec Corporation Consumer Business
Symantec Corporation Enterprise Products and Services
Symantec Corporation Enterprise Security
Symantec Corporation Information Management
Symantec Corporation SMB and Symantec.cloud
Taia Global, Inc.
Telecommunications Systems Inc (TCS)
Tempest Security Intelligence
Thales Aerospace
Thales Alenia Space
Thales Communications & Security (C&S)
Thales Defence
Thales Group
The Boeing Company
The Economist
The Guardian
The Washington Post
TISTA Science and Technology Corp
Verizon Communications, Inc.
Vertica Systems
VMWare, Inc.
ZTE Corporation
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winterbor kale seems to be in VERY short supply this year
I ordered some from Fedco, but they were unable to supply it. So I tried Johnny's--submitting a second order for just the one seed packet, an expensive proposition--and they couldn't supply it either. They sent me a variety I've never heard of--can't remember now what it was-- and I'm done with placing orders for single packets of seed. I guess I'll just go with what Johnny's sent.
My guess is that there is a kale bubble. I noticed already last year when a guy at the farmer market told me he was selling his kale by 8:30. He told me he would triple it for next year (this year). So it is the farmer market crowd that is cleaning the shelves, and winterbor is the standard for the market.
People think that kale is healthy (and somehow collards, lacinato and turnip greens are not as healthy). They put it in smoothies (ugh). It is one of the paleo-approved vegetables, and those who follow the diet tend to be youngsters who pump iron and want clear recipes for building bigger muscles and pumping more iron.
Sure, kale has twice the lutein and zeaxanthin as everything else, but it has less of other things than collards (calcium, for example), and overall probably less nutrition. Also, it is much more sensitive to black rot, and less easy to harvest when frozen, so I prefer to grow collards.
"kale bubble" --- LOL!
My brother and sister-in-law bought a "bullit" for my mom -- something to make smoothies in. Then they bought her PILES of kale for her to make smoothies. I had to go over and make soup so she could use it :)
FYI, if you need Green Mountain seed potatoes, they seem to have failed all over the east, and are only available from Ronniger Potato Farm.
Not sure if this plays into it or not, but kale is "hot" in the food industry right now. It has been mentioned in multiple industry magazines my husband recieves at the restaurant. I was already ahead of the curve there, and have been supplying him with some fresh kale for a couple of years. :) So maybe it is like glib suggests.
Btw, some kale added to the juicer when making fresh juice doesn't taste the way you would imagine. It actually brings the flavor towards nuetral, which can be helpful if your juice is tasting too acidic. Not that I do it too often, but in early winter there was a lot of kale on hand...
No one here has mentioned kale chips. They have become very popular. Some are saying kohlrabi is going to be the new "it" vegetable. I was surprised when my teenage granddaughter asked me if she could please have some kale to take home. This year I am growing a variety called Pentland Brig. Very tasty.
Interesting ideas, but other kale varieties don't seem to be hard to find--and I placed my orders in early January.
I grow kale as a fall crop (direct sow it under row covers in mid July). After enjoying it all fall, Winterbor almost always overwinters for me (not this year with the Polar Vortex, etc) and by this time in late winter it starts to flush new little leaves from the nodes on the stem where the old leaves were. Eventually this young growth produces little broccoli like heads. The entire new growth is so delicious and provides my earliest garden produce. I'm not sure this new kale that Johnny's sent is likely to overwinter, assuming we have a normal winter next year. But I'll plant it because I'm not going to spend anymore money on the project.
There are two russian types (more deeply lobed leaves, one red, one green) and they are probably more cold tolerant than Winterbor. Winterbor is just very productive, large leaves, the type of kale that people expect, sort of the beefsteak tomato of kales. Now that I think of it, I have a new large packet of the russian varieties too, and I finished a large packet of winterbor last year.
You can buy some here, but most sizes are sold out. http://www.westcoastseeds.com/productdetail/Vegetable-Seeds/Kale-and-Collards/Winterbor/#sthash.052JZsBO.dpbs
Lacey, I think the russian varieties are just called red russian and white russian. I like them a lot. They stay more mildly flavored as spring turns into summer. Mine didn't make it through the polar vortex too well, though. The ones in the tunnel may put out some spring growth, but the ones in the garden I think are toast. But this was unusually cold. Johnnys carries them, as does Pinetree and Territorial, and probably others also have seed. I don't see seed for my next-favorite kale very often- dwarf blue curled scotch. What variety did Johnnys send you as a replacement?
FWIW, the "russian" kales are B.Napus, while most other varieties that go by the common name of kale are B. Oleracea. Part of why russian kale naturalizes so well is this difference which prevents it from getting easily crossed with various weedy species unlike oleracea cultivars.
Glad I ordered a 1/2 pound of seed last fall and have it sitting in my seed storage. I wasn't able to use it late last fall for winter production, ran out of time and space, so I will be planting it this spring.
This post was edited by jrslick on Wed, Feb 19, 14 at 12:07
I am in San Diego and my neighbor has been growing it for 3 years....they look like mini palm trees now. I asked him for some seed and he said he has never seen seed pods in the 3 years he's had it....maybe that is why it isn't available? I have no idea. Is it possible to get a cutting and it would root?