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Benderhats looks great, Jim, thanks!

Since you will be dealing with an unfamiliar pattern, make a muslin mockup to start with. This will allow you to solve many fitting problems before cutting your expensive fashion fabric. Two or three tries may be necessary before the mockup fits well; it's time well spent. Yes, she'll be making moc...

Thanks so much to all of you! I've ordered the Doyle book--which, interestingly, is far less expensive directly from Sartorial Press than it is on Amazon.com; I checked, just to compare--and I may also order the 1886 book from the amazon link. Will see how things go, and will post a photo here when ...

As a longtime lurker, I now have a question that seems unanswerable by laymen, so I turn to you, the experts: where can one procure a sewing pattern for a morning coat? I didn't think it would be so difficult to find, but I've been to sewing shops in the US (where I live) and have looked all over th...

As a longtime lurker, I now have a question that seems unanswerable by laymen, so I turn to you, the experts: where can one procure a sewing pattern for a morning coat? I didn't think it would be so difficult to find, but I've been to sewing shops in the US (where I live) and have looked all over th...