Laura J. Parker 

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    • Bright Star - 2019
    • Cabaret - 2019
    • Men on Boats - 2018
    • The 39 Steps - 2018
    • The Rainmaker - 2018
    • Hairspray - 2018
    • Nunsense - 2018
    • Beowulf: Lord of the Bros - 2017
    • The Mystery of Love and Sex - 2017
    • King Lear - 2017
    • Hay Fever - 2017
    • The Secret Garden - 2017
    • The Night Alive - 2017
    • Something's Afoot - 2016
    • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - 2016
    • Gross Indecency - 2016
    • Macbeth - 2015
    • Born Yesterday - 2015
    • Fiddler on the Roof - 2015
    • Around the World in 80 Days - 2014
    • Much Ado About Nothing - 2014
    • Spring Awakening - 2014
    • The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 2013
    • Into the Woods - 2013
    • Godspell - 2012
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    • Brighton Beach Memoirs - 2011
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    Tutorial - How to Pin A Seam
    laurajparker
    • Nov 19, 2015
    • 4 min

    Tutorial - How to Pin A Seam

    I know, it seems ridiculous – how can there be a whole blog post about pinning?  Like everything else, it’s a little more complicated...
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    Tutorial - Cross Stitch Hem
    laurajparker
    • Jun 19, 2015
    • 2 min

    Tutorial - Cross Stitch Hem

    One of my favorite hand-finishes for hems is the cross stitch (also known as the catch stitch) hem.  This interlocking stitch looks like...
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    Tutorial - How To Do a Rolled Hem by Hand
    laurajparker
    • Feb 1, 2013
    • 2 min

    Tutorial - How To Do a Rolled Hem by Hand

    One of the most challenging, frustrating fabrics to work with is chiffon.  Over the years I’ve learned various tips and tricks to working...
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    Tutorial - Working with Vintage Patterns
    laurajparker
    • Apr 20, 2012
    • 4 min

    Tutorial - Working with Vintage Patterns

    …as Julie Andrews has told us, it’s a very good place to start! For NC State University Theatre’s production of ‘Fallen Angels’, I’ll be...
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