A Tailor Made It

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

Monday, October 27, 2014

Parka pattern and bonus beadwork!

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So I have just been in a whirlwind of activity since finishing the opera. I am not sure if I am afraid that when I stop I will crash, but I ...
Friday, October 24, 2014

Project puzzles.

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Every so often interesting projects turn up out of the blue and I have to say that  love it when this happens. Give me a puzzle and I am on...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Woman's period waistcoat

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A little while ago I posted about a waistcoat that I was cutting for a woman, and here it is all finished. (Please forgive the dotty coveri...
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Sunday, October 12, 2014

structure in period coats

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When I am making period coats specifically the 18th century style with full skirts, there always is the question of what to put in them for ...
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Monday, October 6, 2014

trim layout

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These period coats have scads of trim, and the placement of the trim needs to be worked out in detail according to the sketch and what the d...
Sunday, October 5, 2014

pint size

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I have to say that making patterns for the woman's costume was a lesson in scale. Having just made patterns for the men, the woman'...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Back at it

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Oh my gosh, time flies. I feel as though I have lost a month somewhere. So back to it. It is usually feast or famine in this business, ...
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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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