A few weeks ago, Stephen asked me to make him some shirts for summer. I was startled. I made him a pair of tough and hardy linen work shirts two years ago and he wears them all the time for field wo… more →
3 Hours Past the Edge of the Worldwrote 8 hours ago: I mentioned indie pattern designer for men Thread Theory a bit ago, and their first pattern, the New … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I would apologise for the title, but I’m not one bit sorry – probably the best Shania Tw … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Sewing for the Apparel Industry (2nd Edition) reviews. looking for Sewing for the Apparel Industry ( … more →
wrote 1 year ago: You may have seen a while ago that I sewed a dress for my daughter to wear to a friend’s weddi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I received this men’s tailoring body for my new atelier in Oyamadai! This is the pat … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Ahh! That’s my sigh of relief that I finally finished the Labor of Love Jacket for Peter. Ther … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Step by step, the jacket is getting closer to being completed. With the body of the coat completed, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Part 5 of the Labor of Love Jacket was some tailoring–my first foray into this realm of the se … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Don’t worry, I’m still here. I had to take a bit of a break from blogging because I just … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Fabric for the “Labor of Love Jacket” has arrived! The chosen fabric is a gray corduroy. … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I mentioned last month that I was making two of my Christmas gifts this year. The first was a knitt … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Hemming can be done in a lot of ways, by machine or by hand. If a garment needs an invisible hem lik … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Do you recognise a European tailor made or High End RTW men’s pants or trousers by the way it … more →
wrote 5 years ago: On Saturday I created two golf shirts for DH. Both were plain white pique knit, exactly what he wan … more →
wrote 6 years ago: By Diva Els Last month I won a book on ebay called “Sewing for men and boys”. I had no … more →