A Tailor Made It

costuming, tailoring and pattern making for the theatre with an emphasis on menswear

Friday, February 27, 2009

sleeves and gussets

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More about sleeves. Have you ever noticed that a poor guy wearing his suit cannot lift his arm up without the sleeve cutting into his upper ...
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hurry up and wait

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Well, it's hurry up and wait now. Everything for this show that I can cut out has been cut and I need fittings. I did some research and ...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

casaque

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Here's a work in progress. One of the casaques we are making. The fabric was very wobbly, so it took a bit of careful handling to get it...
Monday, February 23, 2009

all over the map (or the years)

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Every season is different regarding what I will get to work on, so I am lucky that my work days are always different and challenging. Last s...
Friday, February 20, 2009

sleeves

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Sleeves. Sleeves are the bane of some people's existence, or maybe it's armholes..... I find them fascinating-they can be many diffe...
Sunday, February 8, 2009

First things first

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First things first. The sketch provided by the designer, along with some swatches of the fabrics chosen-I have made notes on the photocopy o...
Sunday, February 1, 2009

tailoring details

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Well, I ran across a discussion thread regarding Mr. Obama's choice of clothing for his inauguration and the opinions of those who fol...
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Terri
I am a theatrical costume cutter/tailor at North America's largest repertory theatre. I've been working in the theatre since 1986, and have the privelege of working with many of the top-notch designers in Canada, the US and the UK. These include Desmond Heeley, Ann Curtis, Santo Loquasto, Patrick Clark, Christina Poddubiuk, John Pennoyer, Charlotte Dean, Susan Benson, Meredith Caron, Dany Lyne, Francois St.Aubin, Paul Tazewell, Jonathan Fensom, Debra Hanson among many others.
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