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Fashion Re/Action Festival 2010 on Vimeo by Culture Push

Festival Directors:
Michael di Pietro
Shirley Rempe
Photographed and Edited by Arturo Vidich
SUMMER 2010 – FASHION RE/ACTION FESTIVAL
Culture Push and Jem Fabric Warehouse present Fashion Re/Action, a six-week series of studio workshops, collaborative events, and artist’s talks exploring new efforts and strategies towards a more sustainable fashion system. Focusing on the power of the individual as a means of change in fashion, Fashion Re/Action aims to give beginners and professionals alike a platform from which to re/design and re/imagine what can be done with discarded materials. Through weekly Saturday workshops focusing on design strategies and creative construction techniques, we invite people to acquire the skills to become an active player in the fashion process and to reassess their ability as both a user and maker. All events are free and open to the public.
The series kicks off on August 14, 2010 with an intensive Remake Relay modeled after Culture Push’s "Doing" events. Visitors are invited to use the donated materials provided to repurpose discarded textiles with the help of our experts and a wide range of equipment stations. Each visitor will be guided through the design process and various stations by our relay docents. The festival culminates on September 25th with a second Remake Relay, a fashion performance and competition for the most upcycled garment and creative use of recycled materials. Additional workshop dates include:
8/21 – Patternmaking with Ruffeo Hearts Lil Snotty
Learn construction and tailoring basics with our free recycled materials or your own clothing.
8/28 – Linear Materials
Repurpose old yarn, scraps and clothing into linear materials that can be reused to spin, knit, crochet and macrame.
9/4 – Natural Dyeing with textile artist/performer Travis Boyer
Give new life to an unloved piece of clothing with a unique indigo dyeing workshop/performance, one of the oldest natural dyeing techniques.
9/11 – Working with Remnants
See how a little can go a long way as we make "zero waste" hats, bags, undies and more with scraps and remnants.
9/18 – Wearable Sculpture
Using only found and recycled materials, repurpose the mundane into high fashion art objects.
9/25 – Remake Relay Pt. 2
The six-week Fashion Re/Action series is Culture Push’s first workshop festival, growing out of several workshop styles the organization has implemented over the last two years.
Jem Fabric Warehouse aims to not only provide customers with all their fabric and notions needs, but to also foster a collaborative environment by holding a diverse range of events and workshops. Newly reopened at 355 Broadway below Canal Street, Jem continues to serve the wide creative community of downtown designers, artists, and crafters that it has for generations.
Fashion Re/Action will take place each Saturday from August 14th to September 25th, 2010, at Jem Fabric Warehouse, 355 Broadway between Franklin and Leonard Streets in Downtown Manhattan. Subways: 4, 5, 6, J, M, Z, N, R, Q, W trains to Canal Street. For more information please email cp@culturepush.org.
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How to Put Hair Extensions – Save Hundreds of Dollar from the Hair Dresser
Article by Pat Kaa
Most girls that need to add hair extensions go to a hair pub to have it done as it can be very complicated trying to do it yourself. The problem with this is the cost which can be masses of dollars dependent on what style you are after. What people don’t kno is that you can learn how to put hair extensions in yourself without paying thousands per year seeing a hair dresser. Doing this stuff in your own home can save you tons of money and the best thing is you can learn how to add over 250 types of hair extensions on your own without any assistance or paying some significant money to a hair stylist. imagine the savings you’ll make by simply getting a ‘DIY’ guide that may show you how to put hair extensions without any assistance from your buddies. In a couple of hours you may be walking around showing off the most recent style that the star like Beyonce, Pink or maybe Jessica Simpson wears. People will think you have to spend insane amounts of money on these hair extensions but little do they know its all done at home. You will find out with a DIY hair extension guide how to add single extensions of full head extensions to double the length and volume of your hair. Within hours you’ll find out how to add any extension that is done by the professionals Not many are aware that its basically not that tough to add hair extensions DIY and that you do not need a pro hair dresser to do the job. With a ‘Do it Yourself’ Hair extension guide you can learn how to put hair extensions just like the pros you pay out thousands to every year. These instruction guides will show you step-by-step how its done and you will be amazed how easy it actually is. Below are some things you may learn with a DIY guide. – a way to Buy Hair Extensions – Prepare Your Hair for Fitting – the simplest way to Wash, Blow Dry, Flat Iron Your Hair – step-by-step process of 2 Feature methods of Hair extension techniques – A Removal Guide – Bonus videos on How to Fit Hair Extensions With this manual you’ll make this kind of hair styling so much fun and really affordable. To discover more about fitting hair extensions DIY style visit – How to put Hair Extensions. .
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction
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- Well written, easy to follow.
- Beautiful illustrations.
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Introducing a new woodworking series in the tradition of Tage Frid…a series filled with essential information required by woodworkers today. For the first time ever, all the techniques and processes necessary to craft beautiful things from wood have been compiled into three comprehensive volumes: The Complete Illustrated Guides. Highly visual and written by woodworking’s finest craftsmen, these three titles — Furniture & Cabinet Construction, Shaping Wood, and Joinery — will establish a new
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction
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Ben Shewry on Memories, Foraging, and Doing it Yourself
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In it, he guides his son along the seashore, collecting plants for a dish of abalone, while his voiceover describes how his father had done the same with him and how we all must instill a commitment to nature in future generations. …
DIY how to guides question by ledbedder20: How do I install replacement fog light bulbs in my 2004 BMW 330ci coupe with the sport package?
I’ve just sold my car to someone and my car failed the state inspection because the fog lights didn’t work. The dealer wants to charge me $ 200, so I looked up some info. Here’s the best DIY guide I could find:
http://www.e46fanatics.com/howto/howtodetail.php?howto_id=15
The problem is, my car has the sport package which is a different bumper and fog light area:
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/2227/bmwbumper3.jpg
As you should be able to see in the pic, there is one screw hole which I have loosened the screw and have been able to use a screwdriver to pry out about 3/4 of the surrounding trim, but the other part isn’t budging. I think it has tabs holding it in place, but they’re not moving at all when I try to depress them with the screwdriver. I know how to replace the bulbs once I get this piece off, but this part is giving me trouble.
Thanks in advance!!!!
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Answer by David D
under the car you must remove the undercarage cover and up in there is the back side of the lamp. the screws in the front are for beam adjustment

