Category: wonder tape

Fashion Sewing Supply, men who sew, shirtmaking, Stonemountain and Daughter, wonder tape

The Feather Shirt — some heaven, some hell

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018by mainelydad20 Comments on The Feather Shirt — some heaven, some hell

We've had a couple of rainy days here in Maine, so work has progressed on the feather shirt. Otherwise, I'd be out sailing; trying to take advantage of every last warm day. If you haven't seen it on Instagram, the fabric for my current shirt is a fluid rayon border print that I fell hard [...]

Fashion Sewing Supply, fur backpack, MPB Winter Frolic, NY Elegant Fabrics, rivets, wonder tape

Pantone, Progress and Problems

September 26, 2016by mainelydad12 Comments on Pantone, Progress and Problems

Clearly the Pantone prognosticators were watching me last March at the MPB Winter Frolic! Were they hiding behind the rolls of faux fur at NY Elegant? Did they watch me pick out this fur, knowing that I'm always way ahead of the fashion curve? I picked this..... Low and behold.....what do they pick for [...]

Instagram

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

It was a chilly 46 degrees two mornings ago, which made me realize that this jacket won't be warm enough. So I've decided to underline it with cotton flannel left over from old bathrobe projects. Of course all of this craziness will be covered up eventually. I'm also adding a hair canvas front to take this from shirt to tailored jacket. #mainelydad ,#menwhosew ,#isewmyownclothes , #simplicity6284 ,#vintagesewingpatterns ,#tailoring, #mensweartailoring

Follow Blog via Email

Enter your email address to follow me and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Category: wonder tape

The Feather Shirt — some heaven, some hell

Pantone, Progress and Problems

Tags

Categories

Instagram

Follow Blog via Email

Archives