A Tailor Made It

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

Sunday, March 29, 2009

sleeve pattern pieces

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Just how many pattern pieces for a paned sleeve? I usually start with a basic one piece sleeve block. I then usually create a two piece slee...
Friday, March 27, 2009

gold doublet questions

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Yet another doublet. This one has a waist seam with separate skirts, and paned upper sleeves. It will also have "slashes" in the f...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

making progress

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I got in on Monday morning to find trim pinned to a few outfits including this doublet that I've been tracking in these posts. Halleluja...
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Sunday, March 22, 2009

jacket

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Here's the jacket that I mentioned earlier , after its first fitting in the real fabric. Since I did a mock-up or toile , and it fit re...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

one armed doublet

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Here's a little something we made last year for The Taming of the Shrew. Petruchio's doublet, used in the scene where he is trying t...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

more dresses

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More dresses seen in progress while leaving for the day. These are being made in another workroom of the four work spaces that we inhabit. ...
Monday, March 16, 2009

1960's suit toile

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Our designer on this show arrived this week, and rehearsals started as well, so we're off! I didn't have a chance to speak with him ...
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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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