Patterns Men’s Jeans Sloper and Pattern I decided I wanted to start from scratch and make my own jeans pattern after not being completely happy with the results of the... Read More
Projects First Muslin Pair of “Jeans” I figured that the best way to learn how to make a pair jeans was to start with a commercial pattern. I chose Burda... Read More
Projects Selvedge Denim I’ve become obsessed with making my own pair of jeans. Why? I, like many people, spend about 95% of my waking hours wearing jeans.... Read More
Projects Buttonless Button Down Shirt Having never made a shirt, I thought the hardest part might be the sleeves, but I was wrong. The collar turned out to be... Read More
Projects The Vest I wanted to take things up a few notches from the apron for my next project. It’s not that the apron was necessarily easy... Read More
Projects The Apron Originally, I had the wild idea that my first “real” project would be a tailored suit jacket. How hard can it be right…? Let’s... Read More
Stitches Day One So really, I didn’t know anything about sewing when I took this picture of my very first attempt at some basic stitching. My wife,... Read More
Miscellaneous The Beginning At the end of 2009 in a loft far, far away… There was a guy who wanted to learn how to make his own... Read More
