I never imagined a few short months ago how far my journey into sewing would take me. Now I am taking another leap in that adventure- Tailoring.
This path started with the purchase of How Make Men's Clothes by Jane Rhinehart for a few dollars at the local charity store.($100 on Amazon!?) Following the instructions (What? Me!?) I drafted my first pattern for tailored pants.
So now I have pattern based on my measurements and some of my favorite pants.
Before jumping into expensive worsted wool suit (outer cloth) the best thing to do is make a muslin (trial). Now you can make a muslin out of muslin but you are not going to wear it. So my muslin is going to be made from a nicer fabric so I can get some wear out of it and see where I have to correct the pattern.
I will let you know in a week or two what happens and how much cursing or rejoicing is done and leave you with a 'gem' from the book...
"Only very tight pants need provision for DRESS...the side towards which a man places the intimate parts of his anatomy...and most men dress left- a right dresser is sort of a southpaw to the tailoring trade."
Tailors have thought of everything.
I will let you know in a week or two what happens and how much cursing or rejoicing is done and leave you with a 'gem' from the book...
"Only very tight pants need provision for DRESS...the side towards which a man places the intimate parts of his anatomy...and most men dress left- a right dresser is sort of a southpaw to the tailoring trade."
Tailors have thought of everything.
14 comments:
Oh yes! No doubt You'll create handsome brilliance!
Will you be re-inventing the days of style when with a side-ways glance you knew which way a man dressed? Eagerly awaiting the next instalment ;~)
ooo very good luck! you'll have a clothing line before you know it right??
I am certain you will easily master this.
But you know what the take-way from this post was for me? I'm thankful the sticking-out parts of me that need to be accommodated in clothing are bilateral.
I have that book! Fortunately I found a cheap(ish) copy. It's good but didn't knock my socks off.
A book I just got and am really finding useful is this book on men's patternmaking. It's not cheap but it's very thorough and covers a lot of different mens fashions -- shirts, pants, coats, jackets, vests, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Guide-Patternmaking-Fashion-Designers/dp/1563673290/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1297453872&sr=8-1
"intimate parts" - blush - tee hee!
have fun!
This cracked me up. It made me remember one episode of that Brit comedy "Are You Being Served?" where the tailor is on his knees measuring up a customer's leg and asks him, "Sir? Will you be dressing to the left or to the right?"
"Dressing"...fascinating. The things one learns from blog reading! Keep amazing us with your latest leap of creativity. Looking forward to the pants.
haha ive had many run-ins with 'dressing' (i'll leave it at that) but this looks like fantastic i hope it all works out
The adventure continues. And who knows what will come next.
Tailoring! That's impressive.
Yep, I knew about that delicate question tailors ask. But I didn't know most men dressed to the left. Did you know most women carry babies on the left - even the southpaws?
good luck!
Tailoring was such a bitch for me
I have a 80% completed wool suit I just haven't bothered finishing. This reminds me, maybe I should take another peak at it
i should have married that tailor in junior high, ha ha.
truly you inspire me, and i will buy a machine and learn by the end of this year, i swear, i swear i swear!!
thanks
:D interesting!
As far I understand, you have made your pant yourself ! Compliment ! Well, never try do do so. It would have been a very attractiv post if I would have do so for my artisanat blog, * Les tricots de Béatrice de..... * Well just made knitting for mens ' friends and family.
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