Where to begin! After my blogging platform went up in smoke, I signed up for Instagram and pretty much finished the suit there. It was discouraging to lose Blogsy, the blog app I had used for years. But at the same time, it was "the final straw" in convincing me to ditch Google Blogger. I [...]
Gotta gotta start somewhere....right? I'll be updating my progress on Instagram, which is ALL NEW to me. You'll find me at https://www.instagram.com/mainelymenswear/?hl=en.
Sadly, the blogging app that I've been using for years has gone kaput. RIP Blogsy, you rescued me from Google Blogger's hell. I'm going to be packing my bags and looking for a new home. Not sure where that will be, or what form it will take. There's lots that this tech challenged man needs [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I'm going to be taking a little break from sewing. I live in a very quirky little old house (at one time it was the post office of Riggsville, Maine) which desperately needs my attention. Water damage around a leaking skylight in the bathroom. A big crack around another skylight in the pantry. [...]
The Watanabe inspired "fishing vest" has been finished for awhile, but I've not had much interest in either photographing it or blogging about it. Basically, I'm just not all that thrilled with the result; something that rarely happens to me. As much fun as I had drafting my own simple pattern and adding all [...]
This sweater's ready to take on a Maine winter..... And quite stylishly IMO. Kudos to Thread Theory for this design. I can't think of any guy who wouldn't love this sweater. I made a few little changes this time around. I added a horn toggle and loop closure which adds a bit of extra interest [...]
Since 99.9% of my readership has come via Male Pattern Boldness, an explanation of MPB day is probably unnecessary. BUT in case you're unfamiliar with Peter and his amazing sewing blog, just follow the link above. Peter is, without question, the ambassador extraordinaire of all things sewing for both men and women (with cute chihuahuas, [...]
I was truly flattered when Nichola, of Melbourne Australia no less, asked me to participate in her series, Maker Men. Afterall, I'm just a crazy man making my own clothes in the middle of nowhere on the coast of Maine. So if you want to know more about me here's the link. As you'll see, [...]
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