Tag: crafts

  • Presents for the Crafty, by the Crafty

    Every year, especially working at a university, the winter holidays seem to sneak up on us. Everyone here at FIT is on a much-needed break.  FIT campus is closed from Friday, December 23, till Monday, January 2nd. Plenty of time for leisure projects. Well, maybe you didn’t get crafty projects done by the first day…

  • Long Winter’s Nap

    Hi, all!  It’s been pretty busy here at FIT, with students and teachers working on final projects and papers.  For that reason, and because FIT is closed from December 23-January 2, this will be a short post.  After the holidays we will resume the schedule of having a long post at the beginning of the…

  • Magazine of the Week

    Hi, all! This week’s Magazine of the Week is really a pattern catalog: Marfy is a pre-drawn clothing patterns company.  Think Vogue or Burda.  The company was established in 1966, and specializes in high-style womenswear.  It also claims to be the first pattern company in Italy to sell patterns for special occasion wear. When we…