Jul 31, 2013
Singing the Man Bag Blues
Friends, maybe it's me.
I like to carry a bag and I can't for the life of me find one I really like.
Labels:
mens fashion,
patterns
Jul 30, 2013
Sewing for Mother
Readers, one of my ongoing goals is to make my mother a blouse. I say ongoing because it's been on the back burner for months.
Labels:
mothers,
works in progress
Jul 29, 2013
Jul 28, 2013
Like I NEED More Patterns...
This weekend I happened upon not one, but two large troves of patterns at the Chelsea flea market -- a rare thing.
Would you have turned down a mod Vogue Paris Original suit pattern for just $2? I couldn't.
Labels:
dolls,
flea market,
patterns
Jul 26, 2013
The Completed Striped Shirt + Roy's New Woman!
OK, friends, remember how the striped shirt I pieced together from fabric remnants earlier this week looked like it needed a blue stripe down the front -- to me, anyway?
Labels:
completed projects,
mens shirt
Jul 25, 2013
Michael, Michael, MICHAEL -- models his new summer outfit
Readers, although Michael is not my brother, I do occasionally feel something akin to sibling rivalry toward him -- no doubt some sort of transference related to my older brother.
Anyway, since this month it's been all about MICHAEL, you probably want to see him modeling his latest outfit, which is live today on the Mood Sewing Network. (Just click here.)
Labels:
completed projects,
mens shorts,
Mood Sewing Network
Jul 24, 2013
Trying to Squeeze a Shirt Out of Fabric Remnants
In my ever-growing remnant stash is this super-soft cotton stripe I used three years ago (to the month) to make lounging pajama pants (see below).
Labels:
mens shirt,
works in progress
Jul 23, 2013
NAME THAT PATTERN - Global Warming Edition!
Friends, the weather has been so hot here in New York City this month, one seeks relief wherever one can find it.
What better way to cool off than to play a refreshing round of the internet's favorite pattern-naming game, MPB's exclusive Name That Pattern?!
Labels:
Name That Pattern
Jul 22, 2013
Making Michael's Linen Shorts
Finally, it was time to make Michael's shorts from the last fabric he chose for his summer ensemble, a liver-colored linen. (Can you think of a better way to describe this shade? I can't. Dried blood?)
Labels:
mens shorts,
works in progress
Jul 19, 2013
Return to the Planet of the Y-Fronts
Readers, it's one thing to be defeated by a men's tailored suit jacket, but Y-front underwear? No way!
Labels:
completed projects,
mens underwear
Jul 18, 2013
Jul 17, 2013
Rayon knit and the miracle of spray starch
Friends, despite my having made some cute knit cotton jersey underwear recently, I'm not a big fan of sewing knits. Maybe it's because I'm not really that excited about making the kind of garments one makes with knits: for men, we're talking tee shirts and underwear.
Labels:
mens underwear,
works in progress
Jul 16, 2013
Sewing with Cotton Eyelet: Fact & Fiction
Readers, now that Michael's cotton eyelet shirt is behind me, I am ready to tackle rayon knit, one of the other fabrics Michael chose for his summer ensemble last month (see below).
Labels:
completed projects,
mens shirt,
video
Jul 15, 2013
Michael Models the Cotton Eyelet Shirt!
Friends, Michael's cotton eyelet shirt is all finished and he's modeling it today over at the Mood Sewing Network.
You can fly on over by clicking here -- no witchcraft necessary!
Labels:
completed projects,
Mood Sewing Network
Jul 12, 2013
Jul 11, 2013
Jul 10, 2013
Jul 9, 2013
Jul 8, 2013
Blindsided by Bargain Bedsheets or "Hitting the Ralph Lauren Mother Lode"
Oh, friends, I have acquired more fabric -- much, much more!
I swung by my local Salvation Army on Saturday -- really just to keep cool as we have no air-conditioning this summer due to our ongoing construction project -- and stumbled upon a bedsheet bonanza.
Jul 5, 2013
Jalie 3242: Men's Boxer Briefs REVEAL
It's barely lunch time, friends, but I have already finished my second Jalie briefs. This time I made the boxer briefs, which were so much simpler than the regular briefs, or maybe I was just more comfortable with the fabric and the process.
Labels:
completed projects,
mens underwear
Jul 4, 2013
How I Spent July 4th Sewing Underwear or "Let Me Be Brief"
Readers, today is a national holiday in the United States. Traditionally, people go to the beach, attend outdoor barbecues, and watch fireworks displays.
Never one to follow the crowd, I spent my July 4th making underwear.
Labels:
completed projects,
mens underwear
Jul 3, 2013
Psyching Myself Up For Knit Underwear + Garbage Find Du Jour
Readers, it is pouring -- POURING! -- down rain right now; the whole week has been this way. I just got in and missed this latest deluge by less than three minutes.
Labels:
fabric,
mens underwear
Jul 2, 2013
Jul 1, 2013
Peter and the Prada Bag + "Help me date this pattern, please!"
OK, so I'm walking the dogs this morning, and we're strolling down a lovely block of brownstones (i.e., row houses) and I notice that someone has left a pile of books and fashion magazines beside some trash bins -- not all that unusual really.
Labels:
1900's glamour,
my life,
patterns,
video
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