In May, the Colorado chapter met online (zoom) and in person to learn about personalities. Member Pat Bornmann introduced the Enneagram and Myers-Briggs personality types. Near the end she had everyone submit their individual personality preferences and that of the entire group was determined. All preferences were well represented with nearly equal numbers of extraverts … Continue reading May 2022 – Personality Types
In April, the Colorado Chapter had a social networking meeting with people from the local fashion and design community. It was held the Monday evening after Denver Fashion Week. We met at a trendy bar with food stands. Just over 30 people attended and there were many comments from the visitors about it being a … Continue reading April 2022 – Denver Meet-and-Greet
Carol Phillips gave a highly informative and interesting presentation on how to create your personal body croquis for zero dollars using readily available digital resources like smart phones, computers and common tracing and drawing tools. Or, enter 22 body measurements into an online application and generate a customized digital body silhouette for $30 to $ … Continue reading March 2022 – Croquis
In March 2022, the Colorado Chapter visited the Denver Art Museum to see the exhibit titled Suited: Empowered Feminine Fashion (Suited | Denver Art Museum). The fashion started in the late 1900’s and progressed to the present. Most of the fashions were haute couture with a few ready-to-wear garments. Of course, there was a Channel … Continue reading February 2022 – Denver Art Museum
At December meeting of the Colorado Chapter of ASDP, we learned what to ask ourselves when starting an eCommerce (web-based) business. Speaker Bethany Siegler, from UniqueThink (https://uniquethink.com), spoke about the various topics that people tend to forget and topics that need to consider before choosing the web site host, site developer, and software to run … Continue reading January 2022: eCommerce
The December meeting of the Colorado Chapter of ASDP was the Holiday Party. This time we met once again at Jane’s lovely home. We enjoyed waffles, egg dishes, and a variety of other brunch items. We ate at two tables, which facilitated small group conversations. After our meals, Carol, Pat, and Jane shared their Sew … Continue reading December 2021: Holiday Party
At the November meeting of the Colorado Chapter of ASDP, member Karen Bengtson gave her summary of “A Day in the Life at the Learning Experience” that was held in Boise, ID, instead of Conference. Karen attended classes by Claire Schaeffer (couture tailoring) and Robyn Spady (garment trims). We met at our usual location in … Continue reading November 2021
In September the Colorado Chapter returned to its old meeting place for the first time since January 2020. We met to continue stitching our Fashion Gloves, using the techniques John Koch taught at the October 2019 ASDP National Conference. Member Pat did a quick review of terms and what we’d done previously: setting the thumb … Continue reading September 2021
For our July meeting, the Colorado chapter invited Angela Wolf to speak to us about Marketing for the Solopreneur (Solo Entrepreneur). After speaking to us about how she ended up in a sewing career and the value of ASDP, Angela spoke about the importance of one’s brand. She emphasized using that brand on everything you … Continue reading July 2021: Angela Wolf
For our June meeting, the Colorado chapter had a field trip to the Denver Art Museum (DAM) to see the exhibit “From Paris to Hollywood: The Fashion and Influence of Veronique and Gregory Peck.” Even before meeting Gregory Peck, Veronique was a fashionista; her father was an architect and her mother was an artist. We … Continue reading June 2021: Denver Art Museum