A Tailor Made It

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

Sunday, February 26, 2017

fitting and pattern alterations

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One of the more challenging aspects of my job is drafting patterns to fit a variety of body shapes and fitting them to the individual. Ove...
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Monday, February 20, 2017

Catching up!

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I feel as though I blinked and suddenly we have gone from December to mid February in a flash! I hate to keep saying the same thing but it...
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Sunday, December 18, 2016

padding up!

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I thought there was an extra week in November and I was really disappointed to find out I was wrong! I have been very busy and the phone ha...
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Sunday, November 20, 2016

waistcoats on the bias

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I am making some suits for a show and the designer has designed the waistcoats to be cut on the bias. OK, I think- or rather I didn't r...
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Monday, November 7, 2016

Dear dear Desmond

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I first met Desmond Heeley in 1986. I was a new stitcher, and I was in my third professional job contract, working at The National Ballet o...
Thursday, November 3, 2016

mid 1950's references

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I posted photos of the mid 1950's jackets that I recently made, and I thought it might be interesting to show some of the references I u...
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Sunday, October 30, 2016

losses and carrying on

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Six months since I last posted., 2016 has turned out to be so very trying, in so many ways and I am hoping it will come around and settle d...
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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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