After coming back from Seoul I had a new book waiting for me. How To Make Men’s Clothes by Jane Rhinehart is basically awesome so far. The book was published in 1975 and much of what it says still applies. Read More
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So making costumes is kinda hard
I started out on this whole James Brown costume thing thinking, “How difficult could it be?” This is the costume I was hoping to recreate.
After watching my grandmother sew the pants I thought, “That looks pretty fucking easy.” But then the jacket started. Read More
Some links to sewing books for men
So I decided to start on this path of sewing by consulting some books.
After a quick google search I found someone recommending these two links:
Here’s some jankily made pamphlets that reference a supposed master
Some out-of-print book on Amazon
I just purchased the Jane Rhinehart book because it seems like it will help with more than just tailoring.
About this blog
I am man who doesn’t know how to sew. This blog will be a chronicle of my journey into the uncharted realm of sewing.
Sewing/Tailoring is in my blood line. My dad’s dad and my mom’s mom were both pretty prolific at sewing and it’s always been in the back of my mind as something I should get into. Fast forward 27 years into my life and I decide to make my own James Brown costume for Halloween.
I think it’s going to be an easy undertaking, I’ll just get a little help from my mom and grandma. My mom looks at me like I’m crazy and my grandma basically has me cut out the vintage patterns I had found while she does everything else. When you ask for help in my family it ends up being that the person helping is the person doing, and they won’t let you learn.
I then asked my grandma to teach me to sew. She told me it’s very hard to sew for men and that she couldn’t help me. Being stubborn, when I am told I can’t do something I have this innate need to do it.
Looking online and all over the resources for men’s sewing tips are very limited. Hopefully as this blog grows and I become a better sewer/tailor/seamstress it/I can serve as a resource to an under served part of the community.
Some links
So I’ve been tooling around and trying to waste time figuring out a project. Here’s some easy ones I’m thinking about starting:
Then there are these cool places to check out:
What do you think I should start with? I think tailoring a suit may be out of my realm of actuality right now.