Draping the
Dior Jacket
A New Class -- "New Look" for a New Year!
The second in the series of iconic designer pieces from THE draping book of the century so far. Check it out in our store-- (currently back-ordered.) Class meets in St. Helena for 2 days, January 23 & 24 -- sign up while there is space!
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A New Book!
We are beginning to reprint more of our Library and this rare design text is first on the list! Publication date: January 15 -- go to our store to pre-order it. I have actually heard Kenneth King say that he personally thanks Harriet Pepin for his start in the industry!
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Big Changes for 2010!
This year we are starting off in a whole new direction with a new website and a new email design! The website will have lots of bells and whistles for visual media, details of products, faster checkout -- everything that comes with the next tech plateau. We are happy!
We also made some changes to our business model. In this economy, it's not possible for us to rely on membership income -- that issue plus the very stringent reporting rules for non-profits (a good thing!) leave us few resources for doing what we do best, working with patterns and pattern people. So we have become a regular company and as such we'll be able to offer more and better pattern related products and events and operate much more smoothly.
The Center for Pattern Design will now be open to everyone, no membership fee, starting today, and everyone who is on the email list will receive the whole email which will now come more frequently, on a monthly basis.
Those of you who have paid memberships entitling you to discounts, access to the CoPA Archives and reduced class fees will still retain those perks and access to the Library until June 30, 2010. At that time all members whose year has not expired will be reimbursed on a pro-rated basis for the remaining time. New website visitors will not receive those discounts. To get your member perks YOU MUST sign in as a member. See how-to by looking at the CoPA instructions below.
This is all about remaining nimble in the business environment we have now and looking for new ways to bring you more and better pattern information and opportunities as we greet 2010.
Lastly, many of us have mourned the loss of pattern skills and the subsequent dearth of creativity. The mission here will always be to help retain and re-instill those skills in both new generations and the marketplace. Thank you for your support in making those goals possible; we are very grateful.
May you enjoy one of the best years ever -- 2010!
Sandy Ericson
Center for Pattern Design
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The CoPA Archives are Open
FREE to Members!
The
CoPA Archives at the University of Rhode Island is open to existing
members for free and to all others for a fee of $29 for 3 months! The
patterns and their layouts will make you delirious! Thousands of them!!
To access the CoPA Archives you have to download a PDF file with the CoPA code for Center Members in it. To do that in the new website:
- Go to our new website (link on the left here). At the very top of the opening page select 'Sign In'. Do not create a new account. Your user-name and password have already been entered into the site.)
Your user-name is the same email address you used on the old website and your password is also that email address -- makes it easy! Please create a new password once you have signed in.
- The CoPA PDF Info is located under 'Event Registration', just add
the CoPA Archive to your cart and go to checkout. You will not be charged for the PDF. Use the code in the document to sign into the CoPA Archives.
Special Note: The CoPA code is free. To purchase any other products, please wait until Tuesday or Wednesday when the new credit card system goes live.
If you need
assistance select Contact Us link at in the left column of this email and send an email.
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