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!

Saturday, June 19, 2010

The London Shrink

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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...
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The quest for "grain perfection"

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Apparently if I want a high quality garment that will fit and hang well, I must first attain grain perfection.  Essentially, this amounts to...
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Monday, June 14, 2010

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

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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...
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Thursday, June 3, 2010

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

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

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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!

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I started to research adjusting the armhole ( correct term: Armscye) and stumbled upon the Rundschau Sleeve System.  Oh man, just take a loo...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Muslin #2.....getting closer

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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...
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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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