by Scott | May 28, 2018 | Blog
Here’s where the pad stitching stood at the end of the previous post. So, I did another two hours and made this much progress. The next day I did two more hours, and finished pad stitching the canvas. That’s eight hours of work. One full work-day of time,...
by Scott | May 21, 2018 | Blog
Okay, here goes. Pad stitching. I warn you this is going to be a short post about a long process. Pad stitches are simple stitches designed to hold multiple layers of fabric together as if they were one cohesive piece. They are meant to be made in long chains, making...
by Scott | May 14, 2018 | Blog, Patterns
When last we spoke, I had started work on the interfacing of the jacket, which is sometimes referred to as the “Canvas.” The “Canvas” is made up of three parts, the first of which is called the “canvas.” (No, that is not a typo. Part of the canvas is called the...
by Scott | May 7, 2018 | Blog, Sewing
Up until this point, I had been keeping my various sewing tools, spools of thread, and related bits and bobs in two or three different storage bins, stored in various different areas around the house. Every time I started work on the project I’d first have to walk at...
by Scott | Apr 30, 2018 | Blog
When last we left things, I had run out of fabric for the inexpensive test suit just before cutting the final piece of the pattern, the “front facing,” which includes the lapels. Luckily, when I bought the material, I thought ahead. I knew I might need to purchase...
