A Tailor Made It

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

Thursday, May 31, 2012

leather pants and velvet cloaks

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Last week seemed to be all about leather. Leather pants, leather gorgets, leather straps, altering old leather tunics and breeches. Th...
Sunday, May 27, 2012

stooped back pattern adjustment

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In response to Heidi's comment, I am posting the changes I made to the pattern for a stooped back. In the top picture is my initia...
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Friday, May 25, 2012

shoulder dart in suit pattern

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 A while ago I posted about putting a shoulder dart in the back of a suit jacket and I finally took a couple of quick pictures to show you ...
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Sunday, May 20, 2012

khaki uniform

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 We made quite a few uniforms this season! Karen was just finishing up a jacket for an understudy who didn't fit into any of the exist...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

leather gorget

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And now for something different. Onto the next show and its designs. The designs include making some leather gorgets. A gorget being a leat...
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Saturday, May 12, 2012

waistcoat, double breasted

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It has been so busy lately that I haven't had much time to post anything other than snippets of what we have done, but finally the frant...
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Friday, May 4, 2012

another uniform...

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Sometimes when working in the tailoring department, you can find yourself working on a lot of dark colours, so it is almost a shock to the...
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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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