May 31, 2014
May 30, 2014
May 27, 2014
May 26, 2014
May 25, 2014
May 24, 2014
Flea Market Finds + New Fabric, New Friends, New Pattern!
Do you use a chalk wheel, readers? I never have but I've always been curious about them. I found this red one at the flea market today in a pile of old sewing notions and now it's mine. I'm very excited to try it.
Labels:
fabric,
flea market,
my life
May 23, 2014
NAME THAT PATTERN - Spring 2014 Edition!
Friends throughout the world, it's time once again to play the sewing blogosphere's favorite pattern-naming game, NAME THAT PATTERN!
Labels:
Name That Pattern
May 21, 2014
Peter Models the Shawl-Collar Cardigan!
Exciting news, friends -- You will not have to wait another moment to see me model my just-completed cotton cardigan!
May 20, 2014
May 19, 2014
Working on My Shawl-Collared Cardigan -- McCalls 5267
A few updates, readers:
With my mother's robe out of the way, my menswear sewing class completed, and the double-breasted toile de jouy blazer put aside, it's time for me to return my attention to my shawl-collared cardigan.
Labels:
mens sweater,
works in progress
May 18, 2014
May 17, 2014
May 16, 2014
May 14, 2014
Menswear Sewing Class: The Dramatic Conclusion
Friends, I am well aware that after my spring break last month, I stopped providing weekly updates of my menswear sewing class at FIT.
Labels:
Fashion Institute Classes,
my life
May 13, 2014
What is a Fashion Designer and Do You Consider Yourself One?
If you sew -- and I'm assuming you do -- you've probably experienced the following:
You're out in public wearing something you made and somebody asks you where you got it. You explain that you made it. This person immediately asks "Are you a fashion (or clothing) designer?"
Labels:
clothing and culture
May 12, 2014
Which Fabric Should I Use For My Double-Breasted Suit?
It's official: vintage pattern Butterick 5384, with a few minor alterations (mainly length; I shortened it an inch), fits nicely. The double-breasted suit project is a "go."
Labels:
mens suit,
works in progress
May 11, 2014
May 10, 2014
PETER PRAYS! "Please make my double-breasted suit muslin WEARABLE!"
Friends, a quick update: I have set aside my shawl-collared knit cardigan project and plunged head-first into my double-breasted suit jacket project.
Labels:
mens jacket,
works in progress
May 8, 2014
May 7, 2014
Thinking Cotton Cardigans + Pocket-palooza!
McCalls 5267 (above) which dates from 1976 and isn't hard to find online, looks like a fun, relatively quick project -- perhaps my next one.
May 6, 2014
Are You a Pucci Person?
I am not a Pucci person, readers.
Like Peter Max or Lily Pulitzer, Florentine designer Emilio Pucci was endlessly knocked-off in the 60's and 70's. My hunch is that most people my age have seen too many cheap imitations over the decades to appreciate the originals.
Labels:
60s glamour,
patterns
May 5, 2014
May 4, 2014
May 2, 2014
Peter's Edwardian Underwear + New Pattern!
I won this authentic "Edwardian" -- could also be 1920's -- union suit on eBay, new old stock (i.e, unworn).
Labels:
mens underwear,
patterns
May 1, 2014
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