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What it takes to get a product to market — and make a living

The steps to making something you love that also sells are simple and finite. If it makes you a living. Wow! You’ve done it.

Why you shouldn’t buy cheap clothes made in China

Think that $19.95 jacket is a treasure? It’s not. Here’s why. We found the Factories inside China’s mass internment camps. China built its vast network

Free pattern! Make a seam roll

Here you are pressing a sleeve flat — only to press in wrinkles on the other side. Ever wish you had something you could stick

Perfect tailored sleeves

Create a smooth cap on your jacket sleeves for a figure-flattering, professional finish. Nothing is more aggravating than an unplanned pucker on the top of

Pattern Feedback Form

Please use this form to turn in notes on the instructions and the pattern itself. This also helps us double check areas of the pattern

Can’t get enough of that stretchy stuff

Enjoying our 1-minute tutorials on Instagram @portlandfashioninstitute? Wish you know more about which elastic to use where? Here is the inside story about stretchy things.

Five Must-Have Notions (in our humble opinion)

We all have a basic sewing kit: Tape measure, seam gauge, chalk pencil and marking pen, glass head pins with pin cushion and, yes, a

Silks — and how to use them

Cold weather makes us want to sew something hot. Time to make some lingerie or a special dress. That means hunting for the right kind

Vanishing Higher-Ed Hasn’t Put a Damper on These Portland Fashion Schools

The colleges have closed, but the options for getting a fashion industry education in town abound. By Eden Dawn 10/4/2020 at 5:00am Published in the

How to make Dior roses

Making roses with Britta 🌹 Read on to learn how to make your own then sign up for her Dresses class 👗 Great for using

What it takes to get a product to market — and make a living

Why you shouldn’t buy cheap clothes made in China

Free pattern! Make a seam roll

Perfect tailored sleeves

Pattern Feedback Form

Can’t get enough of that stretchy stuff

Five Must-Have Notions (in our humble opinion)

Silks — and how to use them

Vanishing Higher-Ed Hasn’t Put a Damper on These Portland Fashion Schools

How to make Dior roses

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