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[marysia]

Hi,

I am dropping in to say hi and that I am thrilled to be here.
Have learned so much from following Jeffery D and others and hope that I can gain more confidence in teaching myself tailoring skills. I live in an area of the U.K. where there are no stores, or classes.

Thank goodness for your forums and on line dvd's and classes.

Long may you prosper.
Thank you for allowing me to join.

Edited by marysia, 23 January 2013 - 08:14 AM.

[javierleon]

hello from Spain

[javierleon]

I'm working in this sector since 1985, my job actually is pattern-marker wit Cad-Cam Lectra system

[javierleon]

My english is not good, sorry

[boysdontcryy]

From London.

[jeff.tirey]

Hello All,

This forum is an incredible resource and I'm so thankful I found it. Thank you to all who have contributed.

I wanted to make a quick hello. I'm a self learner and I have been practicing garment construction for about two years now. My only goal is to stay at it and continue to progress in skill-sets. My skills currently are at an early intermediate home sewer level where I can make simple garments, using mostly woven cotton cloth and using simple patterns. I recently made a short-sleeve beach shirt for my son, and while everyone likes the shirt, and I like it too, let's face it - making a shirt with plenty of ease for a child with a very 2 dimensional shape is easy stuff, collar included.

I know a child's beach shirt is worlds away from a high quality custom tailored men's shirt. So I come here to begin the journey as a humble learner. I will mostly keep my head down as there is so much information to digest and lessons to practice already. I do feel I'm in the right place since I enjoy to work as much as possible by hand and I really care about the fit of garments. To that end, I completed last weekend my first attempt at drafting a pattern using the Rundschau system that was introduced to me in this forum. It' far from perfect, but it's start.

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Thank you again,
Jeff

[Michael~]

Hello, I just wanted to say that it's great to be here. I'm a self learner starting from the very beginning and I'm really looking forward to it.

[tinarathbone]

Hello,
I'm a new member who would like to learn from the ground up. I believe I have found the right place.
I'm currently enrolled in a Tailored Jacket class, taught by a woman with many years of experience, and a real reverence for true tailoring.
The trouble is, she perhaps isn't used to writing instructions for a learner who needs things written down.

Here is my recent blog post, sharing my experiences trying to make my first welt pocket so I can catch up to the hand padstitching of the lapel, which I enjoy.

http://tina-rathbone...-not-to-be.html

If you could direct me to a better place to post this, I would appreciate it.

Also, I believe I wrote down the wrong size for the welt opening on my front jacket pattern, which is drafted by the teacher (not a commercial pattern).

In my next sample, I will thread-trace a 5" "opening" on my sample jacket front, and use my 6 1/2" welt "lips." Please wish me luck.
I know the board discourages making a jacket, but I have successfully made pants before. And I'm already enrolled in this class.
Thanks in advance for reading my post,
Tina in San Diego, CA

[mastashonuff]

Hello all.

I want to thank the Admin for accepting my registration. This is my first foray into sewing other than repairing a button or two. I have begun my hand sewing practice and will post my work soon for community critique. Thanks to Sator, and everyone who contributes to make this forum a great resource!

Dan

[Kleermaker]

Hi All,

Thank you, moderators and contributors, for this exceptional source of information. I studied fashion design in Antwerp, Belgium back in the nineties and took away a love of cloth and tailoring. Whatever time is not devoted to work and family I spend on tailoring men's wear. On every trip to London, I longingly watch cutters and tailors at work in Savile Row basements, but back home, expertise is hard to find. So I learned from dissecting suits and Cabrera's books - until I came across this forum a few months ago, and discovered solutions to problems that have vexed me for a long time, and the sins I have been committing against good cloth (and I have only just begun to explore the forum). Looking forward to learn from all of you, and hopefully, I can give back at some point and do my bit to keep the trade alive.

[drstrange]

Hello everybody

Thanks to the moderator of having included me here. I am a 48years old lawyer from Switzerland and it is highly unlikely that I will ever do any kind of tailoring myself, including even sewing a button ... I am also not highly interested in fashion as such, i.e. whether "pink is the color and urquhart check is the pattern to be seen in this Spring" and the like ... however, I am very interested in the art of tailoring a great piece of menswear, in order to appreciate the difference between a piece of menswear made with skill and passion and a simple hand-me-down apparel ...

I may just be looking around for a while, but might take the liberty to put up some questions in some not too far future ...

All the best,
Henrik

[Toni]

Hello Henrik,

May I say that well-tailored garments make the best hand-me-downs! In some cases they are heirlooms.
Welcome...I am not very active on the site, but am here to learn, and people here provide some very good resources.

Toni

Hello everybody

Thanks to the moderator of having included me here. I am a 48years old lawyer from Switzerland and it is highly unlikely that I will ever do any kind of tailoring myself, including even sewing a button ... I am also not highly interested in fashion as such, i.e. whether "pink is the color and urquhart check is the pattern to be seen in this Spring" and the like ... however, I am very interested in the art of tailoring a great piece of menswear, in order to appreciate the difference between a piece of menswear made with skill and passion and a simple hand-me-down apparel ...

I may just be looking around for a while, but might take the liberty to put up some questions in some not too far future ...

All the best,
Henrik

[Anastasia]

Hello all!

I have already posted elsewhere, but I think I should introduce myself.
I'm Anastasia, how do you do?
I currently work in theatre as a stitcher, but I am taking steps towards becoming a theatrical tailor. Thank you for allowing me to join, this is such an amazing resource.

Cheers!

[Deacon-Bastyon]

Hello All,

My name is Deacon, I am (or will be again) student about to embark on my 2nd attempt of the Bespoke Tailoring course at Newham College. The reason its my second attempt is due to vision issues which have stopped me from sewing, I suffer from monocular diplopia (double vision in one eye even after the good one is covered) Its been a stressful year but I will win.

Looking forward to having a look around the site and picking up tricks of the trade.

Deacon =)

[jeffrey2117]

Hello All,

My name is Deacon, I am (or will be again) student about to embark on my 2nd attempt of the Bespoke Tailoring course at Newham College. The reason its my second attempt is due to vision issues which have stopped me from sewing, I suffer from monocular diplopia (double vision in one eye even after the good one is covered) Its been a stressful year but I will win.

Looking forward to having a look around the site and picking up tricks of the trade.

Deacon =)

Hello Deacon,

I am happy to hear that your vision issues have cleared up. I understand them all too well.

Last year, I was sick with fevers and found that I had lost most of my vision in both eyes. I could not see to even feed myself. This continues for about 8 weeks before my eyes returned to normal. The Dr. did not find the answer either for the cause.

Good luck with your course and finding apprenticeship.

Kind regards

JEffrey2117

[Melnir]

Hello,

I´m Jens, a 50 year old engineer. Although my father was a selftought (afterwork) tailor, he made leatherjackets for my brother and me and converted chinos to zipp-off-legs (in the early 70s, he should have patented this...), I was not interested in sewing. But two years ago I saw an old black Singer on a fleamarket, a new passion was born. Now I´m able to make shirts, which nobody recognises as selfmade, that´s my level.
The great vintage tailors shears presented by hutch48 attracted me to this forum.

Best regards

[MattCash]

Hello,

 

I'm a beginner, just starting out with some home sewing patterns for jeans and a shirt.  I am lucky enough to know a woman who ran a sewing business about 15 years ago - I told her I was interested in learning (a couple months ago) and she agreed to teach me the basics and helped me with my first project.  Prior to that I knew nothing about making clothing.

 

I am hoping to get better over time and joined this forum to learn.  Mainly I am interested in making men's clothes for myself but maybe will expand into other things too.

 

I live in Chicago and work in the IT industry during the day.

 

-Matt

P.S. I also started a blog to record what I am making.

Edited by MattCash, 29 May 2013 - 02:48 AM.

[hutch48]

Hi Matt, you will have a ton of fun here, there are a lot of very skilled people floating around here. I read your blog and I would not worry about the sewing machine, you can always get a bigger faster one later when you need it. Its also worth keeping an eye out for a decent overlocker that will handle double needles and differential feed, a 4 thread safety stitch on an overlocker is really useful and more than strong enough. It allows you to work on stretch and knit fabrics as well as woven material.