I've really got the Athleisure bug, so I immediately launched into a jacket to go with my new sweatpants. I'm using the black and gray "birchbark" looking knit. I'm hoping the combination will be Armani-esque. One can always dream! This is the pattern I used for my "Phony Missoni" jackets of last year. This [...]
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Completing the Jacket Fronts…Tailoring nerds rejoice!
I know that many of you enjoy seeing the tailoring process, so this post's for you! For some, this may look like torture, but I actually enjoy all this hand work. Maybe you do too. It may look complicated, but in reality it's pretty basic stuff. There's a real sense of constructing something as I [...]
Sit by a window, listen to some music….stitch
The next step in the process is to tape the edges of the jacket and reinforce the vents. It's all about handsewing, which I happen to enjoy, probably more than I'm supposed to. I find it very enjoyable. Not only is it satisfying, I also love the fact that I'm participating in an activity, a [...]
When UPS delivers great stuff
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 [...]
