A Tailor Made It

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

Friday, October 28, 2011

ballet

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Just popping by to let you know I am still working on those ballet costumes! Just to prove it, here's a nice gusset in a ballet sleeve....
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Thursday, October 13, 2011

jeans draft back

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So I finished the draft of the jeans back. On the second page the instructions continue for the front and then into the instructions for th...
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Monday, October 10, 2011

jeans draft front

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So I have drafted the fronts of the jeans, as instructed. Beginning with the crotch or "fork line", at "0". 0-1 is the ...
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Friday, October 7, 2011

reading the draft

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Well, the first thing to notice on the first page of the draft is the rise, and the difference between the waist and hip measurement. First,...

jeans draft 1970

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I am waiting for ballet fittings, so I thought it would be interesting to look at another draft for trousers. This draft for jeans comes fro...
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Saturday, September 24, 2011

fly pattern

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Hi, Sorry for the delay in posting, I'm up to my ears getting a bunch of ballet doublets prepared for fittings I'm just going to...
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

waistband

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This draft has a grown on waistband but you need a pattern for the interfacing or waistband canvas. When I first started sewing for the thea...
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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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