Three Blind Mice

"The brute covers himself, the rich man and the fop adorn themselves, the elegant man dresses!"

-Honore de Balzac

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andreyb
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Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:38 pm

A nice little video on our favourite topic.

http://vimeo.com/37337769#

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Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:00 pm

That's an interesting video with beautiful shots of a new suit being created by Geoff Souster.
And of course Mr. Souster's story is interesting to listen to as well.
Thanks for sharing :wink:
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Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:03 pm

Thank you andreyb. Nice little piece.
I couldn't help noticing Mr. Souster's peculiar taste for personalizing his shirt cuffs (floral trimming, notches, cutaway french cuffs). And also the prominent use of sewing machines in a SR bespoke tailor shop.
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Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:54 pm

A wonderful video, thanks for sharing.

I do have a question?

What was the rolling tool that looked like a spur called, and what type of cutting does it do?

Best Regards,

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Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:51 pm

Cufflink79 wrote: What was the rolling tool that looked like a spur called, and what type of cutting does it do?
It looks like a ravioli cutting wheel to me :D
My father´s mother used this ingenious device on Sunday mornings for marking large quantities of stuffed pasta. By rolling the wheel, it would press together two layers of dough trapping the filling inside, and by the same motion it would punch holes that would make the separation of the individual pieces very easy when submerged in boiling water. And -on top of everything- it would also give a good- looking serrated edge to the pasta. Nice little tool.
Mr. Souster´s perforation wheel has longer thinner teeth though, and it wouldn´t work on dough (well, maybe malfatti).
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Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:04 pm

The rolling device may perforate paper patterns so chalk can pass through onto the cloth. My grandmother had such a gadget, although she seldom used it.
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Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:53 am

Geoff has made many suits for me over the years, the first in around 1983 when he was based in Luton.

He has always been a touch flamboyant in his own dress style, which explains the collar and cuff details in the clip, which, by the way, I found very entertaining.
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Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:27 pm

Cufflink79 wrote: What was the rolling tool that looked like a spur called, and what type of cutting does it do?
Cufflink79
Dear Cufflink,

what you see is a pattern tracer to transfer the pattern from one paper to the other.

You roll it on the chalk line with one paper on top of the other and pin pricks are transfered to the other. The tailor then cuts out the pattern following the pin pricks.

cheers, David
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Tue Jul 31, 2012 5:08 pm

Nice one, thank you!
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Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:25 am

David, thats exactly what it is. How did you know that ?
Good job.
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Wed Aug 01, 2012 5:35 pm

Dear Frank,

hm - improving connections to some brave tailors perhaps? 8)

cheers, david
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