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Next up — Wedding #2

February 16, 2018by mainelydad5 Comments on Next up — Wedding #2

Here we go, another wedding! This time, my beautiful and uber talented daughter is marrying. The place -- Oakland, CA. The date -- April Fool's Day (which also turns out to be Easter this year). My travel arrangements are all made, but my Father of the Bride wardrobe is sorely lacking. My daughter floated the [...]

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Trying to be productive

January 28, 2013by mainelydad5 Comments on Trying to be productive

I live in New England, and I shouldn't complain, but damn it's been miserably cold lately. So it's been a good time to stay in and work on a project. The kilt is temporarily on hold. As suggested by one of my readers, Craig Thomas, I purchased the book The Art of Kiltmaking by Barbara [...]

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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

Progress on the shirt pattern that's becoming a jacket. I've put an inside welt pocket into the lining because it's just such a handy thing to have. It's one of the perks of making your own clothes....you can have exactly what you want. The front facing / lining is basted to the outer shell. The edge is then wrapped with a bias binding which I made with one of the Clover gizmos. (So much fun to use!) Once it's all basted into place I hand sew it invisibly for maximum control. #mainelydad ,#menwhosew ,#imakemyownclothes , #tailoring ,#simplicity6284 ,#biasbinding ,#slowsewing, #stylemakerfabrics ,#akfabricsny

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