Well, Anya won last year not knowing how to sew, so she probably decoded to go for it. You know what would be interesting? A PR show where you have an equal number of designers and constructionists (is that a word?), and they have to work together to make garments. Call it Project Runway: Partners
Wait. People? She eats people? 'To Serve Man.' It's 'To Serve Man' all over again.
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Vortex - Jul 20, 2012 6:42:39 am PDT #19595 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
brenda m - Jul 20, 2012 7:38:50 am PDT #19596 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Anya largely designed around that, though (while cadging some assistance here and there where needed). She didn't come in to it shocked, shocked I tell you that it might even be an issue.
Jesse - Jul 20, 2012 8:19:07 am PDT #19597 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I think Anya thought she knew how to sew well enough when she got there (even if she was wrong/right).
Amy - Jul 20, 2012 8:20:54 am PDT #19598 of 23273
Because books.
I agree with brenda that Anya knew her limitations, but I also think she was more confident about getting it done anyway. Beatrice said it took four days to make the dress she presented from home, and that's not a great sign. It wasn't a terribly complicated piece.
Atropa - Jul 20, 2012 9:26:13 am PDT #19599 of 23273
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
t has never watched Project Runway, but keeps meaning to
Wait, the show has participants that CAN'T SEW?! How? How the hell did they get through the selection process? Do they hotglue everything together?
t / will eventually succumb and watch the show
Sophia Brooks - Jul 20, 2012 9:43:29 am PDT #19600 of 23273
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have never watched either. The part that confuses me is that they can have no reference books-- if I couldn't have a patternmaking reference book, I would be seriously hampered. Draping a pattern is not really any easier than drafting, if you are doing it correctly.
-t - Jul 20, 2012 9:47:09 am PDT #19601 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
At the audition she said she sewed all the samples, and they specifically asked her, so I guess there was some concern about her sewing skills even then, though we didn't see her saying "I only started sewing 4 months ago" like Anya.
Amy - Jul 20, 2012 9:47:34 am PDT #19602 of 23273
Because books.
They all have to be able to sew enough to get through the auditions, but I think in Beatrice's case, her clothes might have been made by her, but they took a lot longer than usual because she's not very skilled at sewing.
flea - Jul 20, 2012 9:48:43 am PDT #19603 of 23273
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This conversation is especially funny if you have never watched Project Runway and are imagining Buffy Anya as a contestant. Who can't sew. And probably makes bunny costumes.
Amy - Jul 20, 2012 9:52:00 am PDT #19604 of 23273
Because books.
And then there's actually a contestant named Buffy this season, who is nothing like our Buffy. Sara's in love with the leopard side of her head, though.