As I mentioned in the previous post, I'll be using the fleecy backed knit for my first foray into athleisure. It looks like it would be the most forgiving. (The loopy backed fabric has me completely freaked out!) I'll also be using the Jedediah pattern from Thread Theory. It's a moderately slim pant, and I've [...]
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I’ve become a "swatcher" !
I used to be OK with buying fabric online, based on the sometimes very poor picture(s) posted. But in retrospect it's been a 50/50 proposition, and I have the bin of "unfortunate purchases" to prove it. There's just no substitute for being able to see and touch the real thing. But if you live in [...]
"Athleisure" — it’s a thing, kids.
I'll admit it, I stumbled onto this fashion trend totally by accident. It all started when a young MD that I work with, showed up wearing a great looking pair of gray knit pants. They looked amazing (anything would look good on him). I felt uncomfortable asking him about them. Maybe I'm alone in this, [...]
A flannel shirt to close out the year.
I'm pretty much set for the staff Christmas party / potluck next week. Skip the velvet blazer, bring on the flannel! I bought the fabric this summer at Peter's MPB day. It's from Metro Textiles and was so inexpensive it's almost embarrassing. It's much beefier than any of the flannel offered at the "LL" store [...]
The Halston Shacket….Already in Heavy Rotation!
My shacket has been done for a week or two, and I'm wearing it everywhere. It's, hands down, one of the most versatile garments I've ever made. Part of the photoshoot delay has been waiting for this to arrive from Canada..... Oh, and I also needed a haircut. A Halston silk scarf, found on [...]
The Halston Shacket…Picking up the Pace
Thankfully, with the pockets out of the way, things moved right along. I continued to assemble the lining to the jacket fronts, which have cut on facings. It's a big floppy mess to work with, but it can be done. The next step is to sew the outer jacket while keeping the lining out of [...]
The Halston Shacket…Let the Sewing Begin!
OK, getting down to it. I spent the better part of a day just cutting out the pieces and sewing on two pockets. I kid you not! I've always struggled with matching horizontal stripes or plaids where the sleeve meets the upper chest. Matching at the front "notch" is too low, so Suni's tutorial suggests [...]
Halston shacket progress….Jumping in
I went ahead and made a quick and dirty muslin, and I'm SO GLAD I did. I wasn't far into the process before issues started popping up. First up, the sleeves had way too much ease in the sleeve cap. It might be fine for a leisure suit jacket (some shoulder pads would be [...]
Getting Started — The Halston Shirt Jacket
So here it is, resurrected from 1976, McCall's 5009. I guess it's technically a "leisure suit", but I'm calling it a shirt jacket since I'll only be making the top half. My inspiration is Peter's shacket of last year. You can see it here. I think he made all the guys in the sewing blogosphere [...]
It’s Fall, Let’s get Sewing!
Another summer has come and gone, and with the arrival of Fall it's time to get sewing again. I'd taken a break from sewing to work on some household projects this summer, and I confess that they're all pretty much half assed done. The banister got put up, but still needs painting. And the drywall [...]
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