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I have a tocoat with fabric from Dashing Tweed made by Htichcock-oh Lord, its something to see. Its a big plaid of purple, black and silver. And it glows in the dark. I love it. the maker apparently rides around on a bicycle with the tweed in rolls wrapped in paper. I have 2.5m of the cyclist with ...

Consider that this is a basted fitting, so things like sleeve setting cannot be judged too well .... The trick with a basted fitting, especially when it comes to sleeves is this; when a sleeve is cut out of garment fabric for a basted fitting it can not be re-pitched with out effecting two things, ...

There are so many ways to cut a jacket and this is only one photo so nothing is for sure. Balance is a funny thing.... I can only suggest how I would cut the coat. I see a bit of difference in the distance between the lapel edge and the pattern, left vs. right. I think that might be caused by the le...

Links to the previous two updates. Part 1 http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7870 Part 2 http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8086 Hello again kind sirs. Every so often I stop visiting the boards; this is a sure sign that I am deep in a tailoring project. This last ab...

Beautiful and impressive work, David. Do, please, continue to post your clear photographs and informative commentary. (I hadn't planned a trip to Vancouver, but . . . .) Thanks so much! I went running around to get the sundry bits for the dashing tweed sport coat today, tommrow I cut. tonight I fin...

Oh I would do it in a second! I love Sydney, spent my 30th b-day there in may....so lovely. My partner is even an Ozie, born in Sydney with a house in Redfern, He is currently posted to Vancouer for work, we have no chane to get "home" any time soon. This makes me sad....

I have been off the boards for a while, busy with some suits. I am back for a moment with an up date. Funny enough my two most recent works were more sedate works, things that were asked for in the last thread. http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7870 Now that this is finished and in...

David, Whereabouts in Vancouver are you? At the end of the summer I'll be looking to test some tailors in Vancouver. I know you say you'll do anything a customer asks. But in any craft their are areas the craftsman is particularly skilled at. What sort of styles (besides the obvious attention getti...

Thanks for the down load links guys. As a young tailor toiling away here in the "new world" it makes me feel a little less alone.

Thanks, indeed, schneidergott. I find particularly interesting the somewhat soft or rounded nature of the peaked lapels on the suitcoat of the gentleman in the second illustration from the top. The style is one with which I am not familiar. Has anyone any experience with these I prefer the "softer"...

I'll echo Ed's request - let's see some of your more mainstream suits, if you don't mind. You'll find that you'll have a few western Canadians interested if you can carry off something a bit more sedate. I always took the view that sedate is a matter of taste; a client has taste (good, bad, or indi...

My more traditional suits are basically what ever my customer wants. For my personal “Basic” suit I always have a plaid, stripe, or texture. I usually use colour but sometimes I go for dark. I have never made a plain black or grey suit for my self and to that point I don’t even own one. The bulk of ...

Thanks Concordia, very kind. It was an exercise in keeping balance when dealing with a large print. The print matches up on the center back seam but not at the armholes as it usually would with a window pane or a plaid. This was done so that the bold center of the print could be place in the middle ...

I would like to introduce my self to the Londonlounge.net community. I am currently living in Vancouver BC and working as a bespoke tailor. I did four years at Dalhousie University in Halifax studding costume history. To be totally honest, the only reason I endured the full four years was so I could...