Light, Cloth, & Internal Combustion

Well the sleeve from the coat pattern I was using turned out so far from what i wanted that i decided to start from scratch. This is a sleeve draft based on the Rundschau system i found on the cutter and tailors forum. I have no idea what the finished sleeve will look like but the drafting was really fun!

Coat progress.... again. Well my coat project is progressing nicely. I have been taking my time with it, as I don't want to rush and get stressed out to finish, I want to enjoy the process. I have most of the body done, and have attached the collar. Here are a couple of pics from the other day. I still have to add some buttons and hem the body, the sleeves will be difficult as I want replicate the Denham's sleeves as much as possible, but I have no pattern so I will have to draft from scratch. Also I need to figure out what to do for the button holes. In my previous projects the buttons holes that I made with my machine turned out horribly, so I might do hand sew button holes this time.  Wish me luck.

Here us the picture that was supposed to go with the previous post.

Front of coat almost done. I just placed the buttons on here for the picture. Need to topstitch the front, and then i can put the body together. Sweet!

These are the buttons for my coat project.

The button holes on the Denham's coat have an interesting feature. See picture. I spent a little time cutting, and a lot of time thinking, and was able to work it out on my second try. They are just hand stitched in the sample.

Sorry for the sideways pics. I used the mobile blogger app for android.

Here is the draft i sewed up to adjust for fit. I used the med pattern and it was way too tight across the shoulders.  long way to go yet.

In my previous post I mentioned this book of Men's coat patterns from Japan. Here is a link to it on Etsy if anyone is looking for a copy. http://www.etsy.com/listing/61669506/mens-coat-by-ryuichiro-shimazaki Note: the patterns DO NOT include the seam allowance.

Welcome to my Blog. I will be posting pictures of things that interest me, Photos (Light), Men's Clothing, and tailoring (Cloth) and Motorcycles (Internal Combustion), as well as anything else that strikes my fancy. I am currently working on a winter coat project, and will post picture of my progress. I saw this coat on the Denham's site, after visiting their store in Amsterdam. It was in their 2010 collection, but was a limited run and is no longer available. Have made myself some clothing in the past, I thought to myself, I can make that!  Well we will see. It is made from re-purposed military surplus, ponchos for the outer, wool blankets for the insulation, and Japanese selvage denim for the lining. I needed a pattern to work from, as I am not talented enough to draft my own, YET! So I found a book of Men's coat patterns from Japan by  Ryuichiro Shimzaki. I used one of the patterns to sew up a muslin coat to work on the fitting. I'll post pictures ...