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!

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

The Joy of Wearing my Ombré Shirts

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I'm ready to wear these shirts everywhere!   Thanks to Brian and Martin for being my fashion photographers. I hope they're no...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Ombré dyeing, Taking two shirts to the next level

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I'm a huge fan of Claudine and her blog Rolling in Cloth . Maybe you are too? She's out in her backyard, gloved up and fearlessly...
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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Falling for Floral - Round 2

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The floral trend continues in Milan and also here on the coast of Maine. I started this latest shirtmaking project with two lengths of fab...
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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Stop, Start, Stop, Start... And so it goes

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It's been weeks since I've posted anything here. Things were moving ahead nicely on the velvet jacket. Maybe you remember? Unfor...
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Thursday, September 26, 2013

A Little Tailoring

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As much as I want this jacket to be unstructured, I keep veering off into "tailoring territory". It's hard to resist. I want...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Plodding Along

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There's been very little momentum with my velvet jacket project. It seems I just get started and, Bam! Something comes up. Most recen...
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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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