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...
by Scott | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog
I’ll begin, yet again, with an explanation of the blog post’s title. The following is a (NSFW) sketch from the British TV series That Mitchell and Webb Look. That woman is Olivia Coleman, by the way. For the next couple of seasons she’ll be playing the Queen on the...
by Scott | Apr 8, 2018 | Blog
First, let me explain the title of this post. I have been known, from time to time, to talk in my sleep. One night, not long after Missy and I got married, I woke her up in the middle of the night by saying, “Pants, baby! Pants!” The next day I had no recollection of...
