This April, May, and now June I’m sewing along with Sherry at Pattern~Scissors~Cloth. A bunch of other talented seamsters and I are all making coats following the construction methods used in ready-to-wear tailoring. Mine is a Burberry-inspired trench coat, and here’s a reflection on my efforts to sew well. Tonight. Me vs. the Buttons. Well,… Continue reading Face Off

This April and May I’m sewing along with Sherry at Pattern~Scissors~Cloth. A bunch of other talented seamsters and I are all making coats following the construction methods used in ready-to-wear tailoring. Mine is a Burberry-inspired trench coat, and here’s a reflection on my efforts to sew well. I drafted the collar for my Burberry-inspired trench… Continue reading Found: The Anatomy of a Burberry Trench Coat

This April and May I’m sewing along with Sherry at Pattern~Scissors~Cloth. A bunch of other talented seamsters and I are all making coats following the construction methods used in ready-to-wear tailoring. Mine is a Burberry-inspired trench coat, and here’s a reflection on my efforts to sew well. I'm currently on the hunt for buttons for… Continue reading In the Trenches: Buttons

This April and May I’m sewing along with Sherry at Pattern~Scissors~Cloth. A bunch of other talented seamsters and I are all making coats following the construction methods used in ready-to-wear tailoring. Mine is a Burberry-inspired trench coat, and here’s a reflection on my efforts to sew well. This weekend I did my best to catch… Continue reading Ready-To-Wear Tailoring Sew-Along: Taking Shape

While searching online for others who have used the golden ratio in fashion design, I stumbled upon the Fashion Code. Interestingly, the Fashion Code offers one free secret: "trench coats are a tricky style to wear." I love the irony. I started on this quest because of a trench coat. Their reasoning: trench coats make… Continue reading The Code on Trench Coats

This April I’m sewing along with Sherry at Pattern~Scissors~Cloth. A bunch of other talented seamsters and I are all making coats following the construction methods used in ready-to-wear tailoring. Mine is a Burberry-inspired trench coat, and here’s a reflection on my efforts to sew well. The Crescent skirt Sew-Along has started, and I've begun to… Continue reading My Progress in the Ready-To-Wear Tailoring Sew-Along

This April I’m sewing along with Sherry at Pattern~Scissors~Cloth. A bunch of other talented seamsters and I are all making coats following the construction methods used in ready-to-wear tailoring. Mine is a Burberry-inspired trench coat, and here’s a reflection on my efforts to sew well. After all of the cutting, I moved onto the interfacing.… Continue reading Interfacing the Trench Coat

This April I’m sewing along with Sherry at Pattern~Scissors~Cloth. A bunch of other talented seamsters and I are all making coats following the construction methods used in ready-to-wear tailoring. Mine is a Burberry-inspired trench coat, and here’s a reflection on my efforts to sew well. It doesn't look like much in the chair, but that's… Continue reading Cutting, Cutting, Cutting

This April I’m sewing along with Sherry at Pattern~Scissors~Cloth. A bunch of other talented seamsters and I are all making coats following the construction methods used in ready-to-wear tailoring. Mine is a Burberry-inspired trench coat, and here's a reflection on my efforts to sew well. The Sartorialist, a blog that looks at style through the… Continue reading More Inspirational Finds Online