Welcome! Today we're having tea. I'm pulling out the tartan English bone china and wearing Victorian shirt #2 for the occasion. This is my own revised version of Folkwear # 202. The bib sections have been cut on the bias and the placket has been redesigned to simplify construction. The new placket also eliminates the [...]
Category: Folkwear Victorian shirt
My worst day of sewing ever!
Today was one rough day for Victorian shirt #2. It hurts just to think of it. Things actually started out well, but spiraled out of control. I drafted a pattern for the doubled back cuff based on an idea from David Coffin's book. The cuff flairs out a bit from where it attaches to the [...]
Sewing between chapters of The Count of Monte Cristo
Readers, my Christmas gift to myself this past year was an Amazon Kindle. There are some features that could be improved, but I can honestly say that I totally love it. For the past couple of weeks I've been reading the unabridged version of The Count of Monte Cristo. Hands down this is the most [...]
The Victorian shirt…..fini!
It's a wrap. The Victorian shirt, Folkwear #202, is done. I'm sorry for the poor quality of the photos. It was a very dreary day here in Maine, so the combination of low light and a very dark purple shirt made it difficult. Still, wearing this shirt makes me feel like a king! The fabric [...]
Shirtmaking — How slow can you go?
It's amazing how much precision sewing goes into even the cheapest RTW man's shirt. I'm sure there are all sorts of special machines and feet that create the various seams. Nonetheless, the craftsmanship is pretty amazing, especially when you're trying to re-create that level of exactness on a home sewing machine. It's been awhile since [...]
The revised muslin
I'm sure I can get this shirt to fit better. I'll start with some easy fixes and hope it will be enough. I'm not a fitting expert. These are just a couple of techniques that have worked for me in the past. Fix #1 is the easiest -- adding some shape to the back. I [...]
The – "what was I thinking???? – muslin
I'm not sure what on earth made me think I could just cut this shirt out and it would fit. I really deserve a good "dope slap" for this one, especially after participating in Peter's MPB shirt sew-along last year. Hopefully you can look past the crazy fabric. This was a $2 twin sheet at [...]
