The Japanese Pattern Challenge

A blog born from the desire for a winter coat in a color other than black. With limited sewing experience and no knowledge of Japanese I've worked through all the patterns in Ryuichiro Shimazaki's book on men's coats. If I can do it, anyone can! But the challenges continue. Join me as I continue to explore the world of menswear. I AM my own luxury brand!

Showing posts with label Japanese coat 9-10. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Japanese coat 9-10. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The hottest day of the Summer, so why not model the finished coat!

OK readers. TA DA! Here's the finished duffle coat. Of course it had to be one of the hottest days of the year. I think it was 86 deg...

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Just for comparison

No pic for this post. The coat is finally finished and I'm waiting for huzbear Brian to come back from vacation to take some pictures o...

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Some final construction details

I'm just "saying NO" to all the topstitching on my coat. If I'd made the unlined version it would be necessary to hold ...

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Hell NO, I haven't been slacking!

I need to get caught up with all the progress that I've made. I actually have a coat that I can put on, not that I exactly want to wear...

Thursday, July 1, 2010

obsessing a little

Thanks to everyone on the Pattern Review message boards who advised me on the patch pockets. It was unanimous that I interface the entire p...

Monday, June 28, 2010

Rainy day progress

I was really hoping today would rain so I could make some headway on this project. I managed to get several of the design details finished....

Getting out of a bind

Ok. This pattern, as published, is for an unlined coat. All the seams call for bias tape to cover the raw edges. I really can't imagi...

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

The pieces are finally cut out

I was up early this morning. 3 cups of coffee later I was ready to cut out my coat. I decided to review Edna Bishop one last time. I wond...

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Saving the worst 'til last

Just in case you've forgotten, here's what I'm trying to make. The only remaining pattern piece to make has been the yoke, and ...

Saturday, June 19, 2010

The London Shrink

Sorry, this isn't going to be about psychotherapy. It's about preshrinking wool fabrics. I'm not a big fan of dry cleaners, so...

The quest for "grain perfection"

Apparently if I want a high quality garment that will fit and hang well, I must first attain grain perfection. Essentially, this amounts to...

Monday, June 14, 2010

Hair canvas... and a little rant about JoAnn Fabrics

The Bishop Method goes into great length about the glories of hair canvas. Hair what???? This was a new one for me, and a quick Google se...

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Muslin #2....as good as it gets

Here are pics of the final fitting muslin. Considering that I had never altered a pattern before, I'm pleased with the result. It'...

Thumbs up for the new arm fit

I brought the muslin (with one revised armscye) to dinner last night at Brian and Martin's. They both agreed that the fit was better on...

If they mention Pi, it's over!

I started to research adjusting the armhole ( correct term: Armscye) and stumbled upon the Rundschau Sleeve System. Oh man, just take a loo...

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Muslin #2.....getting closer

Huzbear Brian came over yesterday to help in the garden and agreed to take pictures of me in the new and improved fitting muslin. So I donn...

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Can't sleep? .....Alter

I've really had a hard time sleeping this week. My butch project, the outdoor shower, has been WAY more difficult than I imagined. I...

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The muslin straightjacket

It's a cold rainy day here in Maine. The perfect day to "play winter" by putting on a shirt and wool sweater before trying th...

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Making the pattern pieces

After months of just looking at the pretty pictures it was time to pull out the pattern. Thanks to many web sites I was pretty well prepare...

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

When I learn exactly HOW SMALL Japanese men are!

Fabric in hand, it's time to pull out the pattern and get down to business. My pattern has sizes S - XL , a size chart and figures of a...

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Mainelydad: I'm pretty much a self-taught sewist living the good life on the coast of Maine. What started as a crazy idea of making my own winter coat has snowballed into an array of men's outerwear and more. I love having the clothes that I really want. To that end -- I AM my own luxury brand!

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