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!

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The Athleisure Jacket

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I've really got the Athleisure bug, so I immediately launched into a jacket to go with my new sweatpants. I'm using the black and ...

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

More Finlayson Progress

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Construction continues on the Finlayson sweater. Because I'm working with a double layer of knits, I find myself having to improvise ...

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Contest Sewing Update

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It snowed here most of the day yesterday. So rather than risk a fender bender, or worse, I stayed in and sewed. I'm really making gr...

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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

The Finlayson Sweater

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Now that I've conquered my fear of knits, I decided to try Thread Theory's Finlayson Sweater . They have an entire sew-along tuto...

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Monday, November 24, 2014

Taking a page from the Laura Mae playbook

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I'll admit it. I'm a big time lurker on Laura Mae's blog, Lilacs and Lace . I'm never, in a million years, going to be m...

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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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