RTW Tailoring Sewalong #11 – The Collar and Lapels

April 24, 2011.Reading time 17 minutes.

Sewing the collar, lapels and front edge really starts to bring our garment together. There are only eight sewing steps to complete this stage – and one of them was completed in RTW Tailoring Sewalong #10! But, first: Full marks to the first person who notices my mistake in that last post: I am really not […]

RTW Tailoring Sewalong #9 – Tutorial: Jet Pockets with Flap

April 16, 2011.Reading time 20 minutes.

I must be a bit of a nerd because I love making jet pockets – so much so that I voluntarily made one this morning for a sewalong tutorial. Would you believe me if I said that a double jet pocket with a flap has only 10 sewing steps? It’s true! The one I’ve made […]

~tricks of the trade: turn of cloth allowance~

June 14, 2010.Reading time 7 minutes.

I was prompted by a couple of questions in the comments on yesterdays post about my pink jacket to write this post. First I started with a brief reply in the comments, but ended up with a complete essay instead! Cloth allowance (or turn of cloth) is a simple but really important concept to understand if you want a professional finish to […]