Tien’s blog

I’ve started working my way quite seriously through Helen Joseph Armstrong’s book, Patternmaking for Fashion Design.  It’s a really good book, with clear directions.  I’m using Patternmaster: Celebrations to edit my patterns.  So far it’s been frustrating and clumsy, learning how to draft patterns simultaneously with learning to use the software, but I have faith [...]

I have been reading through Arnie Baker’s book, Altitude Climbing Endurance Training, which is written by a guy who more or less specializes in training for the Death Ride. (Well, okay, he also coaches Olympic athletes and other rabble :), but he wrote an entire friggin’ book about training for the Death Ride.) [...]

I’m going to try for the Death Ride again next year.  On to all five passes!