The sleeves are so beautifully set. And I love the lapels!
On My 10-Day Tailoring Challenge
Yes! And I find that the better at sewing I get, the more I demand that things be fitted *just…
On My 10-Day Tailoring Challenge
Yes, have the books open while you're working on your project. It's all totally confusing until you lay hands on…
On My 10-Day Tailoring Challenge
All tailoring is sorcery. If somebody showed me an armscye that was 17" around and a sleeve head that was…
On My 10-Day Tailoring Challenge
I will add that book to my list. I have a couple but none seems totally complete and/or easy to…
On My 10-Day Tailoring Challenge
Very nice! I have a picture (somewhere) of my maternal grandmother wearing a suit that looks very much like yours.…
On My 10-Day Tailoring Challenge
It looks so gorgeous!! It's giving me hope to take on a project I'm looking to do soon. I have…
On My 10-Day Tailoring Challenge
I would also like to recommend the Art of Manipulating Fabric by Colette Wolff. It's a handy book with tips…
On The Historical Costumer’s Holiday Book List
Hey I think that turned out wonderful! Pad stitching is still sorcery to me. I did it (well, my uneducated…
On My 10-Day Tailoring Challenge
It looks awesome! The tailoring class I took used this book...Classic Tailoring Techniques: A Construction Guide for Women's Wear. It…
On My 10-Day Tailoring Challenge