Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

[Qirrel]

The collar:

 

[Qirrel]

A sleeve...

 

[Mario]

Yes, keep 'em comin', Qirrel!

 

[Mario]

I just came across this blog:

Made By Hand - The Great Sartorial Debate

This guy is actually dissecting garments (often bespoke) and shows in great detail how they were constructed. Most of the garments he's displaying are not really to my liking per-se but the detailing of some of the techniques used on them is quite interesting (I really like the close-up photos of finishing buttonholes). Worth taking a look.

 

[herringbonekid]

definitely the blog to look at if you want to see what goes on beneath the surface of bespoke and high end RTW suits. ^

 

[Mario]

It's fit to give you a deep sense of respect for all the incredible work that goes into the making of a suit - and that usually goes unseen and unappreciated.

 

[DeaconKC]

Tried my hand at making my first holster, turned out better than I expected for a prototype/practice model.

 

[Roving_Bohemian]

Tried my hand at making my first holster, turned out better than I expected for a prototype/practice model.

Looks awesome! You've inspired me to try! (after I get back to the states where you can actually find leather for such projects...)

 

[Redwoodjedi]

My contributions...

Hello fellow Crafty Artisans. I am not a Tailor or Wood worker but I am a Photo-real Pencil Artist, Graphic Designer/Web Developer, Musician/Composer (I play about 40 different tribal instruments from all over the world with heavy concentration on various flutes with Native American and Peruvian Quena being my favorite) and I am a Published Author being one of the World's only Paranormal Philosophers. I contribute writing regularly on UFO Magazine Blog for Bill and Nancy Birnes (UFO Hunters). Here are some of my wares:

The Pencil/Charcoal Renderings

(ignore the website URL on the watermark as it no longer exists)


Graphic Design

(All of the above are 100% computer generated images. No photo manipulation)


My Music

Here is a video I edited together using one of my compositions as the soundtrack; a piece entitled Passion Flute using a Peruvian Quena Flute as the lead. You will also hear various hand drums, keys, didjeridoo and vocalizations. Composed, arranged, performed and produced by Yours Truly.

[video=youtube_share;3F3s3EqQ7Xk]http://youtu.be/3F3s3EqQ7Xk[/video]

More of my music can be listened to here:

Erik Stitt's Music


My Writing/Philosophical-Theoretical Work/Book/Essays

The Psychoterrestrial Theory



This is me in a nutshell. I spend way more time on a computer than I should!

Thank you and enjoy,

~Erik

 

[Fifty150]

I took a poncho liner, cut a hole in the middle, and made a poncho.

 

[herringbonekid]

Qirrel, how's the '20s style jacket going ?

 

[Ike C]

Hi my names Ike, and im new. This is a cap i just completed all had sewn, and made of reclaimed wool

 

[DeaconKC]

Ike welcome to the place, but your pic didn't come through.

 

[Bugsy]

Hi my names Ike, and im new. This is a cap i just completed all had sewn, and made of reclaimed wool

Welcome to The Lounge.

 

[Qirrel]

Qirrel, how's the '20s style jacket going ?

Pretty good. (It is finished.) Iv'e just been too lazy to upload the pictures. Besides, I began a new jacket not long ago and that is keeping me occupied.

This is the finished 20s styled jacket, a pretty conservative cut really, no extreme waist suppression or swelled chest, but still much less easy than what is normal today. Being a 36 it is too small for the 38 model, and shows some problems related to that, but you can still get the general idea of the cut:

 

[Qirrel]

And here are some more:

 

[Qirrel]

This is the other jacket in progress. More of a 30s style to this.

This is one forepart with the canvas basted in and lapels padded:

Pockets without flaps:

The canvas

Breast pocket welt.

The lapel before basting. An extra piece of cotton is placed beteween the canvas and cloth to stiffen things up a bit.

The tack at the end of the breast pocket welt:

 

[Nick D]

I'm envious of your welt pockets. I am not satisfied with mine.

 

[herringbonekid]

thanks for the update Qirrel, looks great !

there's some quite quirky things going on with that 20s jacket; the gingham lining, the way the top-collar is finished over the lining, the cream inside pocket jettings and flap linings.

incidentally, when you make tailored items such as the above are you primarily thinking 'this is for me to wear' or is it 'this is tailoring practice' ... or both ?

also, when using those old pattern drafting books do you make a 'toile' first or just go straight to the final fabric ?

 

[Qirrel]

thanks for the update Qirrel, looks great !

there's some quite quirky things going on with that 20s jacket; the gingham lining, the way the top-collar is finished over the lining, the cream inside pocket jettings and flap linings.

incidentally, when you make tailored items such as the above are you primarily thinking 'this is for me to wear' or is it 'this is tailoring practice' ... or both ?

also, when using those old pattern drafting books do you make a 'toile' first or just go straight to the final fabric ?

I'm thinking "this is for me to wear, it will last longer than modern rtw, it looks reasonable good on me, and the fit is more comfortable than rtw" (The armhole problem. I don't think I can ever go back now...), and the next one will probably be better. So at this point it is both. The first few jackets I made had to go to the bin.

If the pattern is new to me I usually make a toile before cutting the fabric. Very often some important details are left out of the instructions.