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...

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...

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...