Readers, Having basted the body canvases to the fronts of my McCall “mannish jacket” pattern from 1941, I followed Kenneth King’s directions in Smart Tailoring for setting the roll line. This segment on the DVD was longer than the previous one. I’ll cover the first half of the segment in this post. Showing one jacket […]
Constructing the Body Front: Old School
Readers, The next step in constructing my 1941 “Misses’ Mannish Jacket” following the “old school” method in Kenneth King’s Smart Tailoring was basting the body canvases to the jacket fronts. I’m a little confused by the title of this segment on the DVD, “Construct the Body Front,” but I’ll go with Kenneth’s terminology. Kenneth tells […]
Preparing the Body Canvas: Old School
Readers, I’ve finished the next segment of Smart Tailoring with Kenneth King: preparing the body canvases to support the jacket fronts. They turned out well. As with the previous segments, Kenneth has a knack for making an arcane process comprehensible and easy to follow. The object of this segment is to shape and buttress the […]
Preparing the Jacket Front: Old School
Readers, Having gotten the back of my jacket done following the “old school” method Kenneth King demonstrates in Smart Tailoring, I worked on the fronts. In this segment Kenneth shows the fronts with side panels attached, darts and welt pockets already done, and the notch and break line marked. Then he demonstrates staying the armhole […]
Preparing the Jacket Back: Old School
Readers, I’ve done my pattern work, following Kenneth King’s “old school” methods in Smart Tailoring. I finally cut into my fashion fabric the other day. My jacket back is done now. It was easy. I made a couple of little beginner’s mistakes, easily recognized and remedied. Here’s what I did, pretty much in the order […]
Pattern Work: Old School
Readers, I’ve gathered my materials and tools for making my 1941 McCall “Misses’ Mannish Jacket” following the “old school” method in Smart Tailoring with Kenneth King. The next segment on the DVD covers pattern work, where Kenneth shows you how to generate lining and support pieces and a “hidden pocket” for your jacket. For the […]
Getting Things Sewn Turns 2
Readers, Yesterday, February 16, meant that another year has gone by and Getting Things Sewn is 2. In Getting Things Sewn’s second year, the grand total of things I got sewn was… Zero! You heard right. Zero. I did make progress, however. Let’s take a walk down Sewing Blog Memory Lane and see what has […]