Thank God for the internet! Living here on the coast of Maine isn't ideal when I'm looking for real tailoring supplies. I occasionally get to NYC, but even then can't always find what I need. When I picked up the "guts" of my sport coat at Steinlauf and Stoller, they only had one choice for [...]
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It's full steam ahead on my #siennamakerjacket hack. It's been unseasonably cold here, so this jacket is needed...like yesterday. Because I'm lining it for extra warmth, I've made it twice in a way. I'm pleased with the outside matching. Fabric is a crazy brushed doubleknit from @metrotextiles . The patch pockets close with antique brass snaps. The pocket corners are reinforced with rivets. The lining is quilted with a welt pocket for my phone.
Lining is from @akfabricsny . Now it's a matter of sewing on the collar and putting one jacket inside the other. #mainelydad ,#mainelymenswear ,#siennamakerjacket , #menwhosew , #imakemyownclothes , #sewmaine
MIA? Not really. Lost in the "muslin graveyard" is more like it. I'm working on a hack of Closetcase's #siennamakerjacket pattern. Clearly over complicating things, (but sometimes it's necessary, right.?). In spite of this mess, things are actually coming together. #mainelydad , #imakemyownclothes , #menwhosew , #siennamakerjacket , #allpartoftheprocess
So this arrived today! But, hey....you say this is a pattern for women??? Check out those style lines on the cropped version. A button back vent, be still my heart! Pockets everywhere, yes! Pockets on the sleeves, killing me! Yes, I'll hack the hell out of it, but I'm in love. Tomorrow I get to work #mainelymenswear , #menwhosew , #imakemyownclothes , #siennamakerjacket , #closetcasepatterns , #sewmaine
The dog walking jacket is finished and up on the blog. I adapted a vintage Simplicity pattern from 1965 which can be either a shirt or a jacket. Some basic tailoring techniques help make that transition possible. Cotton/linen/rayon tweed from @stylemakerfabrics. Gorgeous, and much easier to work with than I imagined. (Stay stitching is my friend!) Equally lovely lining fabrics from @akfabricsny. You'll have to check out the blog to see them.....along with more adorable Homer pics. @_stitchesandseams_ , @liftingpinsandneedles , @sewnaturaldane ,@elizabethmadethis #mainelydad,#menwhosew,
#imakemyownclothes, #simplicity6284, #stylemakerfabrics, #akfabricsny, #sewover50, #so50men, #so50vintage, #sewmanpants, #sewmaine, #so50menswear
My interview with Dawn @duellingdesigns, and Maria @velosews is up on YouTube! It was such an honor to be asked. Here's the link .... https://youtu.be/nyggNzlZMBk , or you can just search for Dueling Designs (that may be easier). I am so grateful for all the support I receive from the sewing community. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I'd be doing any of this. I do hope you'll check it out. #mainelydad, #menwhosew , #imakemyownclothes , #thatsewingblab , #sewmaine
Tailoring geekery. This technique of setting the sleeves is from Roberto Cabrera. A strip of pocketing is basted into the armscy from the front notch to the underarm. The sleeve is pinned into place and then basted using small stitches. It's basted a second time filling in the spaces from the first line of basting. Now the sleeve can be sewn in without any pins, and the chance of getting a little catch is almost nil. That makes the extra steps all worthwhile IMO. The last picture is hemming the jacket. This technique is from Edna Bishop. A strip of bias muslin is sewn into the hem edge. Then the hem is folded back and the jacket is stitched to the muslin using a catch stitch. The result is a virtually invisible hem. Crazy...but this is all the stuff I love. #mainelydad ,#mensweartailoring ,#menwhosew ,#imakemyownclothes ,#tailoring , #simplicity6284
