Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

[Deusis]

Recently made a variation of a trifold wallet in Horween Natural Shell Cordovan. Very happy with how it turned out. It is all hand stitched so it takes a bit of time.

 

[AEH]

Recently made a variation of a trifold wallet in Horween Natural Shell Cordovan. Very happy with how it turned out.

Nice work, Deusis!
Where do you get your shell cordovan?

 

[Johnny J]

I wonder, how hard is it to make a pair of pants? Where can one find vintage pants patterns?

Here is a nice pattern that I started with a few years ago:

http://www.evadress.com/3988.html

 

[Two Types]

They even use a photo of our very own NicK D on their website!

 

[esteban68]

Here's a display heads I 'made' a while ago, it's really just one of those cheap polystyrene heads off Ebay covered in very small pieces of an old Cycling magazine from the late 1960's, I tried bigger bits but they didn't take to contours very well, the base I've had years, a friends father made it for me for some reason.
The head is secured by a bamboo skewer glued into the head a into the base, I just need to varnish it.

NOTE these heads come marginally bigger than a 58 more like a 59 so I had to shave it back and sand it a bit before putting on the paper pieces , now it's a dead on 58 which is great as all my hats fit it! His name is Harry by the way!

 

[Papperskatt]

Nice! I'm a 59, might have to get me one of those heads. And then cover it in magazine paper like that.

 

[esteban68]

It'll not be far off a 59, I used am old cycling magazine but old paper is thicker, not sure how glossy paper would work...I just used PVA glue diluted a little in water and soaked them a few at a time, this worked ok for the flatter areas but I found I needed neat PVA for around the nose eyes and ears, the ears especially were tricky...it IS laborious and took me about 10 hours spread over several nights and weekends a bit at a time!

 

[Papperskatt]

The strap isn't perfectly straight and the peak is a bit wonky, but overall I'm quite happy with it. I still need to fix the lining and sweatband, but this'll do for tonight.

 

[brendanm720]

I put the breast pocket on too high (I transferred the wrong line to the fabric, mea culpa). Turned out pretty well over all, I think. Now I need to figure out what to make next.

That is a beautiful jacket. The higher placement of the pocket draws your eye upward and makes you look a bit taller. I think it works.

 

[brendanm720]

I wonder, how hard is it to make a pair of pants? Where can one find vintage pants patterns?

Pants are not as difficult as say, a jacket, but there are lots of different ways to make them and some patterns are more difficult than others. If you need to make adjustments to how a pattern fits, there can be quite a learning curve.

As for patterns, you may want to check out this thread: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?81461-Vintage-Patterns

ETA: And now that I've looked at the thread, I note you started it, so you may already know all of the info in it. [facepalm]

 

[Dreamofgilgamesh]

Last November I set myself the goal of learning how to knit. Many months and YouTube videos later here's the result. One sleeveless pullover made from a 1930's pattern.

 

[esteban68]

Outstanding work sir I salute you!

 

[herringbonekid]

well done Dreamster !

 

[Papperskatt]

Looks really good!

 

[Dreamofgilgamesh]

Thank you all very much, now I know how to do it the next one shouldn't take me so long, but I'm not taking commissions just yet haha.

 

[Yesteryear]

Great knitting Dreamofgilgamesh, looks like a perfect fit on you!

 

[Yesteryear]

Just finished this jacket. Blue-gray tweed, with a light gray lining.

Beautiful jacket!

 

[JohnFurr]

I did it again, and put together a "close enough for volunteer work" public transit uniform. This time, I went for modern-day Toronto, Canada. They've got a flashy cap badge, and my, they do love their little red accents.

The whole thing, as best I could research it:

The stars of the show: a new name badge, and a new band and cap badge:

How it works: Those holes in the name plate are to allow me to pin other job names overtop of the standard "operator" text. Also, I've done a bunch of cap badges with this standard paperclip-tab-soldered-to-safety-pin attachment. With the clip tab through a grommet on the cap, it all stays in place very well.

Now I just need to get to one of the many museums that own retired TTC streetcars! And finish my next project: Connestoga Traction Co, of Lancaster County, PA.


-Steven

I know yours is an old post Steven, but I still wanted to say nice job, and I was surprised to find this here by accident. I read Fedora lounge for the period dress, but as a volunteer transit operator at an Ontario radial railway which operates old TTC streetcars I too wanted to make my own uniform, but mine will be 1930 style.

 

[PeterB]

Wow. Great jacket, Nick D. You have some talent in your fingers. I would like to learn to sew, but do not have the time. Retirement project.

 

[PeterB]

Just finished this jacket. Blue-gray tweed, with a light gray lining.

Great fabric. Has a really fine pattern.