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	Jamaica Gleaner - The ins and outs of dressmaking - Monday \| November 18, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After years of struggling with this dressmaker she was my friend who constantly complained that she did not get enough support she really messed up this time.
		Custom made or dressmaker made clothes should also display less of the tragedies of off-the-rack purchases such as inadequate seam allowances, improperly cut sleeves and uneven hems, to name a few.
		Valerie Pagon, a tutor at Garmex HEART Academy, pointed out that the problems between client and dressmaker can be reduced if the client makes a greater effort to explain what she wants and provides the dressmaker with correct measurements.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20021118/flair/flair2.html (948 words)

	A Rodeo Queen's Notebook - February 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Your dressmaker would not want her work copied, and she shouldn't be asked to copy someone else's work.
		Allow your dressmaker the courtesy of hearing first hand your dissatisfaction and give her an opportunity to work the situation out to your satisfaction.
		If your dressmaker has gone the extra mile for you such as making a short deadline or making payment arrangements for you, a small gift may be appropriate.
	www.rodeoroyalty.com /Library/Appearance/working_with_dressmakers.htm (691 words)

	Portraits of Nevada: Dressmaker
		Dressmaking was one profession where women -- single, married or widowed -- could earn a respectable living.
		Dressmaker were responsible for the cutting and construction of the dresses and gowns.
		When times were slow, professional dressmakers and seamstresses were also known to travel with their sewing machines and take up residency with a family for a time.
	www.unr.edu /sb204/theatre/dmaker.html (802 words)

	The Jewish Journal Of Greater Los Angeles
		It is a special and honorable profession for the dressmakers who have the opportunity to participate in some of the most joyous moments of family life.
		Mahmood said brides should ask a dressmaker how long she has been in business, how many dresses she averages a month, if she’s overloaded with work and if there are other seamstresses working for her on contract.
		Sigelmann said the dressmaker and the bride, and possibly her mother, need to be able to forge a good personal relationship because they may be working together for up to six months.
	www.jewishjournal.com /home/print.php?id=13238 (803 words)

	Appeal of P.S. Docket No. 5/64 -- INTERNATIONAL SEWING MACHINE DISTRIBUTORS
		The Dressmaker sewing machine is sold and serviced in all 50 states and has a 25-year guarantee bond.
		This sewing machine and respondent's Dressmaker Model 2400 are identical (T 153) and one distributor at least, called by complainant, testified that he sold the T-209 sewing machine to dealers for $65 to $70 (T 67).
		Respondent does not represent that the Dressmaker sewing machines sold by it or substantially identical sewing machines are regularly or usually sold at retail for $299.95.
	www.usps.com /judicial/1977deci/5-64d.htm (2847 words)

	Kabi Hartman: Margaret Oliphant's Kirsteen
		Dressmaking was one of the few genteel professions open to a lady like Kirsteen, who ran away from home and was obliged to make her own living.
		Dressmaking in Kirsteen is therefore depicted variously as chore, financial necessity, solace, and source of creative pleasure.
		Dressmaking, which Kirsteen takes up in London, is therefore necessary to escape economic distress, and is depicted by the narrator as a hardship.
	www.temple.edu /gradmag/summer99/hartman.htm (2829 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Rosalynn Carter (b. 1927)
		Her lifelong dedication to improving life for women, children, the elderly, people with mental illness, and impoverished people worldwide earned her recognition in 2001 as one of only three first ladies ever inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
		She was born Eleanor Rosalynn Smith on August 18, 1927, in Plains, the daughter of Wilburn Edgar Smith, an auto mechanic and farmer, and Frances Allethea Murray, a dressmaker.
		As a child she was shaped by strong religious and family values and an early acceptance of hard work and responsibility.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2535 (824 words)

	The DanceTalk Message Board
		I finally decided to use a dressmaker whose gown I fell in love with worn by a competitor at a comp.
		I live in NY and the dressmaker I chose is in MD. I will have to make a trip for a fitting.
		I saw this dressmaker’s work so I knew it was quality.
	www.ballroomdancers.com /Message_Board/view_messages.asp?Topic=10575 (467 words)

	NJWedding.com - Articles & Tips - Let's Go Shopping...For A Dressmaker!
		If after months of searching you still have not found the wedding dress of your dreams, perhaps it is time for go shopping for a dressmaker.
		Using a custom dressmaker has many advantages, not the least of which is the ability to combine all of your favorite features into one perfect gown.
		A couture dressmaker will either charge $25-$100 an hour plus fabric, or may charge a flat fee of several thousand dollars plus the cost of fabric.
	www.njwedding.com /articles/dressmaker_elohrman.cfm (319 words)

	Unsatisfying film version fo Bainbridge's Dressmaker is caught in generation gap
		When such a title is attached to a film which has been based on an acclaimed novel, it's a sure sign that the filmmakers have stripped away the elements of the novel that gave meaning to the title.
		In the case of The Dressmaker -- a 1973 novel by British author Beryl Bainbridge that was runner-up for the prestigious Booker Prize -- one may never know what liberties the filmmakers have taken, since the novel is now out of print.
		Nellie (who is the dressmaker) is the sort of prim and proper woman who would be perfectly typecast as an elderly schoolmarm.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V109/N31/dress.31a.html (711 words)

	'The Dressmaker' title page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At first ostracised, the townspeople gradually accept her in order to make use of her extraordinary dressmaking skills and, at last, Tilly feels that she might have found home.
		But small towns are strange places, where vanity rules, and, once again reviled, she sets out to teach the town a lesson.
		Peopled with exotic characters, this is a story of love, hate and haute couture, set in a country town that's disconcerting to visit but a bitingly comedic and heart-breaking place to live.
	www.duffyandsnellgrove.com.au /titles/Dressmaker.htm (184 words)

	► who makes dressmaker sewing machines
		If your answer shows that you really know who makes dressmaker sewing machines, we will post it and link to your site to show our thanks for helping to build FAQ-Site into a valuable resource.
		dressmaker, a home sewing machine is perfectly adequate for all sewing tasks.
		The itinerant dressmaker was forced to find another way to...
	www.faq-site.com /faqs/212/who-makes-dressmaker-sewing-machines.html (410 words)

	The New Yorker: Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The dressmaker’s child was found where she’d lain for several days, at the bottom of a fissure, half covered with shale, in the exhausted quarry half a mile from where she’d lived.
		In the town the dressmaker was condemned, blamed behind her back for the tragedy that had occurred.
		The dressmaker did not speak to him again or seek to, but he knew that the fresh blue paint, and the mourning clothes that were not, with time, abandoned, and the flowers that came to fill the small front garden were all for him.
	www.newyorker.com /fiction/content?041004fi_fiction (5623 words)

	Dressmaking Design Co :: Dressmaker london (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As a wedding dressmaker Dana specialises in providing an individual touch, your wedding dress can be as clean cut and elegant or as outrageous as you dare.
		As a small business the dressmaking design co. can still offer the one to one bridal wear dressmaking service that many brides are looking for.
		Based in north London the Dressmaking Design Co. is easy to reach being close to both Muswell Hill and Crouch End.
	www.blackwidow.co.uk /directory/weddings/dresses/dressmaker_london.html (207 words)

	Our Mutual Friend - Chapter 9
		After it, went the dolls' dressmaker, hiding her face in the Jewish skirts, and clinging to them with one hand, while with the other she plied her stick.
		The gentleman was a stranger to the dressmaker; but even in the moment of his casting his eyes upon her, there was something in his manner which brought to her remembrance Mr Eugene Wrayburn.
		The dressmaker, with her hands still clasped, looked affrightedly from the one to the other of her two companions.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/lit/charlesdickens/OurMutualFriend/chap59.html (3809 words)

	CNN.com - Queen's dressmaker dies - Mar. 5, 2003
		Queen Elizabeth II has expressed sadness at the death of her dressmaker, Sir Hardy Amies.
		Amies had given the queen "comfortable" clothing during his spell as appointed dressmaker between 1955 and 1990.
		As the queen's dressmaker he was responsible for dozens of new outfits each year from ballgowns to practical day dresses.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/03/05/queen.dressmaker (424 words)

	A Separate Sphere: Dressmakers In Cincinnati's Golden Age 1877-1922 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was her job, early each morning, to pick up various notions, fabrics, trims, and findings that had been ordered from the local dry goods establishments.
		She spent several years as an apprentice learning all facets of the trade: designing, draping, drafting patterns, cutting, and assembling a garment on a dressmaker’s dummy padded to mimic the client’s measurements.
		Becht opened her own salon first in 1903 but was recorded as a dressmaker most consistently between 1914 and 1919.
	www.cincinnatiartmuseum.com /separatesphere/indexof/cbech.htm (228 words)

	Santa Barbara
		She tells Joe that she has to go to see her dressmaker and will be back soon.
		Peter has arranged Ginger Jones as a dressmaker for Kelly and Kelly is not suspecting anything wrong behind.
		She can remember that the name of the dressmaker is Ginger Jones and the name of the street but no more the number of the house.
	www.cybercom.net /~jima/episodes/sum117b.html (7697 words)

	Adjustable Dressmaker - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Earn your dressmaking and design degree 100% online at Thomson Education Direct.
		Dressmaker Shears and Scissors, Tailor Shears and Scissors, Bent Trimmers, Tailoring shears.
		This is the standard shear pattern of the garment and many other industries.
	www.adjustabledir.com /?k=adjustable-dressmaker (545 words)

	Petit Couturier, La (The Little Dressmaker) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A dressmaker goes to an inn; there are two lovely women there.
		He makes love with the smaller one; the larger offers the dressmaker 100 sovereigns to sleep with her.
		He makes love with the smaller one; the larger, however, is searching for a husband, and offers the dressmaker 100 sovereigns to sleep with her.
	www.csufresno.edu /folklore/ballads/K113.html (152 words)

	Amazon.com: The Doll's Dressmaker: The Complete Pattern Book: Books: Venus Dodge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Venus Dodge's lavishly illustrated The Doll's Dressmaker is more than a collection of sewing, knitting, and crochet patterns: it's also a how-to book suitable for both experts and beginners, as well as a good read.
		It's hard for me to say if it would be good for beginners, since I'm trained in dressmaking and patternmaking, but it seems easy to figure out.
		The Dolls DressMaker by Venus A. Doge, February 5, 2004
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0715392891?v=glance (1151 words)

	Dressmaker Form Antique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Literally over a hundred years ago, antiques were created, though seemingly invaluable back then, it has soared in value over the years.
		Whether you have found something or not on your trip, remembering the journey and the hunt is something easier to cherish especially if that item slowly loses its value to you over time.
		Searching for a Vintage Dressmaker's Mannequin - A The form you describe is a vintage dressmaker's mannequin, probably dating as far back as the early 1900s.
	www.hot-antiques.com /dressmaker-form-antique.html (824 words)

	ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre \| The Archive \| The Dressmaker
		Set in 1944, "The Dressmaker" is the story of a Liverpool family of women torn apart when the youngest becomes infatuated with a handsome American soldier.
		Rita, a shy seventeen year-old who lives with her two aunts, meets Wesley, a soldier from Mississippi, and they begin a romance.
		This whole story is about the effect a very exotic visitor--a young soldier from Mississippi—has on these characters.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/masterpiece/archive/114/114.html (694 words)

	Dressmaker Marketing
		If you improve your Dressmaker Marketing you can ensure that your customers understand what you are selling.
		If you improve your Dressmaker Marketing you can ensure that prospective customers get an answer to their enquiries quickly, efficiently and accurately.
		They can plan their Dressmaker Business and then you can focus on what your customers really want.
	www.marketing-4-you.com /businessproducts/Dressmaker_Marketing.html (298 words)

	Spirituality & Health: Movie Review: The Dressmaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This film features Joan Plowright as a prudish and angry dressmaker and Billie Whitelaw as her lusty sister who works in a munitions factory in Liverpool during 1944.
		John McGrath has adapted Beryl Bainbrige’s 1973 novel for the screen with all of its dramatic dynamite intact.
		Jim O’Brien (“The Jewel in the Crown”) directs The Dressmaker and turns it into a riveting Victorian morality tale.
	www.spiritualityhealth.com /newsh/items/moviereview/item_9064.html (118 words)

	Dressmaker Business Plan
		In addition it is vital to develop a Dressmaker Business Plan as a means to seek potential investors as a clearly laid out plan for growth boosts investor confidence.
		A Dressmaker Business Plan not only outlines your goals, but also provides employees with information that's crucial to the daily function of your company.
		The Dressmaker Business Plan, together with all of our free gifts, will be e-mailed to you within 24 hours after placing a successful order.
	www.interstellar-solutions.co.uk /Dressmaker_Business_Plan.html (312 words)

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	www.sweet-surrender.dk /dritzadjustabledressmakerform-82262 (280 words)

	Gingher G-8 8 inch Knife Edge Dressmaker's Shears/Scissors/Bent Trimmers
		Gingher G8 holds it's heavily beveled edge sharper and longer than any scissors on the market.
		These 8 inch knife edge dressmaker's shears are Gingher's most popular product.
		An indispensable tool in sewing, crafts and quilting, these shears are ground with a knife edge which enables them to slice through many layers of fabric with ease.
	homeembroiderymachines.com /products/abp02238-0133.html (814 words)

	Dressmakers
		Is the dressmaker available to make your gown, with time enough to have fittings, and enough time for you to have the finished dress in your hand a month before the wedding?
		Will the dressmaker use a custom design or a pattern (and do you care?)?
		Ask for an estimate (signed) and how much they require upfront.
	www.geocities.com /goddessnike13/dressmakers.htm (399 words)

	LAM Design couture dressmaker: Custom made wedding, evening and occasional wear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Couture clothing is made-to-measure to fit a specific individual as opposed to off the peg clothing that has been designed for mass production in a range of standard sizes.
		The difference between a couturier and a dressmaker is that a dressmaker generally sews a garment using a standard pattern from one of the main pattern houses, whereas a couturier will design the garment from scratch and produce a paper pattern from the client's measurements.
		Many good dressmakers can adapt patterns but as soon as they move into custom design, significant alternations, and complex combinations they have entered the more skilled area of the courtier.
	www.lamdesign.co.uk (689 words)

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