tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470691509282789478.post2417349087353299666..comments2024-03-28T06:26:01.413-04:00Comments on A Tailor Made It: Teaching PatternmakingTerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192103872756970288noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470691509282789478.post-15046599320882908942011-01-05T12:36:54.367-05:002011-01-05T12:36:54.367-05:00"boring suits"? BORING?!!
The snarky an..."boring suits"? BORING?!!<br /><br />The snarky answer to that would be something along the lines of "there is NOTHING boring about the suits *I* make." delivered with a raised thimble finger and a glare so hard you could sharpen shears on it.<br />But I understand where this mistaken notion comes from;<br /><br />I myself dislike whiskey. Single malt, double malt, American, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470691509282789478.post-2235179456955315192011-01-05T09:38:54.689-05:002011-01-05T09:38:54.689-05:00Can you elaborate on "None really deal with t...Can you elaborate on "None really deal with the mechanics of the draft they teach"<br />I mean that fashion schools, and most, if not all, books teach you to do something by rote; follow instructions, but they don't tell you how the lines of the draft create three dimensional shape. A little example: the placement of the front neck point that I was talking about earlier. There is inTerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192103872756970288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470691509282789478.post-83845408526707145282011-01-05T06:36:42.655-05:002011-01-05T06:36:42.655-05:00Designing for men compared with ladies is boring i...Designing for men compared with ladies is boring indeed. With ladies drafts you can play around with a wide range of fabric, colors, darts, neck lines, drapes a.s.o. <br />With the gents (classical outfit) you can get excited about - just an example - the varying distance of the buttons at the sleeve vent. <br />But drafting is in both cases challenging. With gents draft you must know a lot how Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470691509282789478.post-7912133436474413882011-01-05T01:16:12.692-05:002011-01-05T01:16:12.692-05:00I'd love to have more menswear resources! When...I'd love to have more menswear resources! When I was in fashion school, we did zero patternmaking for menswear or tailoring. The entire program was geared toward RTW, and I think they felt like the had to choose between teaching men's or women's clothing, and women's was more important or complicated, or something. I don't think hardly any of the staff would have been Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506540731006921244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470691509282789478.post-53457497578621998632011-01-04T16:56:43.227-05:002011-01-04T16:56:43.227-05:00Yes, I know there are pockets of interest, which i...Yes, I know there are pockets of interest, which is good! <br /><br />There are books available for men's patternmaking- newer ones are geared more toward manufacturing, older ones are more geared to bespoke practices and both present challenges in regards to the beginning drafter and stitcher. <br />None really deal with the mechanics of the draft they teach. The why and hows of it all, Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192103872756970288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470691509282789478.post-65954704336089999922011-01-04T16:24:23.751-05:002011-01-04T16:24:23.751-05:00Well, speaking for myself, there isn’t a lack of i...Well, speaking for myself, there isn’t a lack of interest. <br /><br />I’m teaching myself sewing clothes and consequently drawing patterns, since I have a very definite vision for pants that I want. Nothing like them exists, and largely I just have to try and figure it out as I go.<br /><br />Any sources for patterns are invariably for womens clothes. They help to a degree, but largely I'm Explorimenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178966376119097909noreply@blogger.com