Recent content by Sporkzilla

This is clearly the most important item in your bag :):):)

Thanks for the info! Luckily, i minored in music in college, so my ear's pretty decent. Not professional level, but good enough. I'll definitely try some of the other recommendations when I do my next piece!

On-ice: FI mohawks, backward edges, two-foot spin, getting spirals, lunges, and shoot-the-duck back, getting jumps back, pivots, increasing speed/control, ISI beta-gamma test moves. Off-ice: I'm a runner/cyclist so I usually stick to a training plan related to event distance. I have vol. 1 and...

I'm actually not as worried about that particular part. I used to do video editing professionally--it's a LOT more forgiving than straight music editing--and had a background in music. So it's just a matter of clip + undo + what effects to add :) Using a section of a song is the route I'm...

I'll look into his services when I'm a better skater or once I'm skating a longer program. I don't think it's the best value right now, given my skills and the program length.

I'm skating my first program to actual music in April, and I'm wondering... What makes a professional-sounding music cut for skating? I did some rough cuts--basically just the section of songs that I don't mind using--using Audacity, but it's not quite there in terms sound. But I'm not sure...

@MadMac NJ State Games, my friend! Mass. had theirs in February...which is probably good since I'm wildly unprepared for it.

Thanks! I was thinking the greater stretch around the body, since it seems like there'd be more movement there.

Thank you! I'll definitely try this if I fall in love with something that's only 2-way. It's very good to know.

Hello all! I'm @MadMac's friend. This thread is absolutely amazing for first-time seamstresses. I just bought some of the Jaile patterns, and I'm excited to have all these new resources to check! I'm wondering if anyone can comment on 2-way versus 4-way stretch material. Most of the patterns...