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Rachael Kvapil

Feed Dawg is a blog that started as a class project for The New School Parsons Fashion Industry Essentials Class taken online from 2021 to 2022. Though I continued sewing after completing the class, it took another 2 years to return to blogging. 

I'm not a designer (yet). The clothing you find here is based on someone else's patterns along with my thoughts on technique and trends, and hopefully some inspiration. Living in Alaska with a high-energy dog and an athletic lifestyle means function is a priority.  At the same time, I despise boring. If you're going to make the effort of sewing your own clothes, then clearly, you already want to stand apart from your peers. Commit to this without going overboard. As Nina Garcia always says on Project Runway: Edit.

If you have any questions about anything I've sewn or any techniques used, please email admin@pagesculptorstudios.com

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