Projects New Selvedge Denim Jeans 100% cotton, 12.5oz, Blue Line, Cone Mills selvedge denim. “Slim” fit, straight leg. Single needle stitching. Handmade by me from my own pattern. Hand... Read More
Miscellaneous Gathering Supplies Selvedge denim, check. Pocket lining, check. Rivets, check. Buttons, check. More thread than I can use in a lifetime (18,000 yards), check. A new... Read More
Patterns Modified Men’s Jeans Pattern I started work on a new pair of jeans today. While I still love the first pair I made, and pretty much wear them... Read More
Miscellaneous Felt iPad Sleeve My wife and I threw together this felt iPad sleeve to protect the new toy from scratches and our crazy cats. The felt is... Read More
Miscellaneous Machines! Clearly Roy’s Jeans are quite awesome, but more than anything, I have major sewing machine envy. I love the way these vintage machines keep... Read More
Projects Finished Shirts A few weeks ago I finally finished the three shirts I started at the beginning of September. Considering that I bought some of this... Read More
Projects Learning to Sew Shirt Collars I wasn’t thrilled with the way the collar turned out on my muslin test shirt so I went back to the drawing board before... Read More
Patterns Men’s Shirt Pattern and Test Fit The majority of my men’s shirt pattern is finished. Yay! I ran into quite a few snags during the drafting process, and this pattern... Read More
Patterns Shirt Sloper Continued So I finally finished my men’s shirt sloper by adding the necessary ease across the upper back and chest area. I am going for... Read More
Patterns Men’s Shirt Sloper Um…yeah…that’s a lot of paper. During the past few weeks I have accumulated this mass of paper in my attempt to draft a men’s... Read More
Projects Let the Shirtmaking Begin The best motivation for me to start a new project is to go out and buy the fabric. After I’ve already spent money on... Read More
Miscellaneous TaylorTailor on Denim Debate I want to give a huge thanks to Ryan at the Denim Debate for posting about my denim project. The Denim Debate is a... Read More
