tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post4997137128491227008..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Japanese Pattern Book Project #1 -- The Work JacketPeter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-86988535940073359052017-11-04T21:26:47.776-04:002017-11-04T21:26:47.776-04:00OK Sew-er here (not only just okay, but physically...OK Sew-er here (not only just okay, but physically in Oklahoma).<br /><br />I find that having an interesting book in another language is a good way of picking up that language. I haven't gotten around to the book of mochi recipes yet, but it's high on my list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-65109489551421884462016-10-12T01:58:54.924-04:002016-10-12T01:58:54.924-04:00Nice post, I like men's casual shirts online t...Nice post, I like <a href="http://www.throwkart.com/casual-shirt" rel="nofollow">men's casual shirts online</a> they gives a neat and good look.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798418562743571002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-34957354350632954712016-10-07T11:47:57.942-04:002016-10-07T11:47:57.942-04:00I love this look and would love to give this a try...I love this look and would love to give this a try! Tracing the patterns out looks very time consuming though. I like the idea of scanning and printing the pattern pieces - great idea.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143306655386214198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-19967459648460309912016-10-03T16:11:49.898-04:002016-10-03T16:11:49.898-04:00Ditto Esther, but not until I upgraded my printer/...Ditto Esther, but not until I upgraded my printer/scanner to a ledger-sized (11x17-in) one, under $200, MUCH faster and more accurate than using a letter-sized one, and twice as fast to assemble the tiled print-outs from. I also add the step of digitally tracing the outlines I want so I can alter them, add/alter seam allowances, or design new shapes based on them as needed, in an image-editing program (I use Adobe Illustrator, but there are many free and cheaper ones, and Photoshop or its alternatives would work, too). David Page Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538959960447063231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-51568184357590413022016-09-18T12:30:18.054-04:002016-09-18T12:30:18.054-04:00My recommendation for pattern copying is to scan a...My recommendation for pattern copying is to scan and print to a large format paper, then cut the pieces you want. You might need to go to a copy shop for that, unless you already have a large format printer at the office or at home. This would be the fastest way. Not cheap or free, but fast and easy. ��Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650631049661306291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-482838176866632892016-09-17T19:37:36.778-04:002016-09-17T19:37:36.778-04:00You need some of this tracing paper: http://www.ri...You need some of this tracing paper: http://www.richardthethread.com/index.php?src=directory&view=shop_richard&srctype=detail&refno=705&category=Tracing%20Paperfourkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396302386295985290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-62136644897443994222016-09-16T23:54:38.274-04:002016-09-16T23:54:38.274-04:00A French colleague told me in France they trace Bu...A French colleague told me in France they trace Burdastyle patterns on newspaper with the tracing wheel, no carbon paper, just follow the dotted lines afterward. I use a double tracing wheel with carbon paper however. I did a couple things from the Drape Drape Japanese books for my daughter and she loved them. Like origami to assemble!Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689395401269847602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-77960805670406257222016-09-16T18:13:30.561-04:002016-09-16T18:13:30.561-04:00Larger sheets of waxed tracing paper really help. ...Larger sheets of waxed tracing paper really help. The ones I use are 29" by 39". It's also been recommended to mount the sheets to foamcore board with spray adhesive, then put your pattern paper on top with the pattern over it and trace away. <br />The jacket is going to be wonderful!Janeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09849692854181978835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-955436829074359042016-09-16T10:50:09.517-04:002016-09-16T10:50:09.517-04:00Sometimes I use masking tape to stick the pattern ...Sometimes I use masking tape to stick the pattern paper to a glass sliding door, cover and tape butchers paper/craft paper over the top and trace the pattern out. Its easy to see with the light behind the glass. The Swedish paper thing sounds awesome, but if expensive or difficult to find, the glass door works a treat. <br /><br />Cant wait to see your cherry coat, <br />pkgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-15413750136417335712016-09-16T02:40:48.481-04:002016-09-16T02:40:48.481-04:00Hi Peter. I must give this book a try. Did you see...Hi Peter. I must give this book a try. Did you see my version I made of this iconic style? http://maledevonsewing.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/the-guild-jacket-reveal.html?m=1 Keep up the good work. JamieJamie Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233627711129525923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-78762854199607935632016-09-15T19:57:10.914-04:002016-09-15T19:57:10.914-04:00This Etsy seller has it:
https://www.etsy.com/lis...This Etsy seller has it:<br /><br />https://www.etsy.com/listing/240624735/mens-clothes-for-all-seasons-japanese?ref=hp_rvPeter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-43937884088702772472016-09-15T19:50:43.665-04:002016-09-15T19:50:43.665-04:00I baste the 2 pockets together, turn them and then...I baste the 2 pockets together, turn them and then give them a heavy press. Remove the basting and you have 2 matching perfect pockets.MakeitAnyWearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370808424691476472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-26463639373759495932016-09-15T16:01:46.682-04:002016-09-15T16:01:46.682-04:00Where can I find this book, please:)Where can I find this book, please:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-23252058503410159642016-09-15T14:52:26.271-04:002016-09-15T14:52:26.271-04:00Ooh. I am now possessed of a smarter phone, and a ...Ooh. I am now possessed of a smarter phone, and a stack of Japanese books and magazines. The diagrams are usually brilliant enough to get me by, but now and then there is a stumper (mostly in the knitting books) that just derails the project for a time.<br /><br />Peter, your patch pockets are going to be perfect if you iron the curved seam allowance over a cardboard template with steam before you sew them. You only need a corner piece, and cereal box weight works fine. Your sewing skills are so much better practised than mine, it's unsettling to tell you that. <br /><br />The world's gone mad, I tell ya!SJ Kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871599515352715171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-36569353310275595612016-09-15T12:14:54.033-04:002016-09-15T12:14:54.033-04:00Wow! I have to try this too! I work pretty frequen...Wow! I have to try this too! I work pretty frequently from Japanese Pattern Books and I have made a couple of mistakes caused by incorrect interpretation of the diagrams - nothing major, but I'm going to try out the Translate App. Thanks!hilaryghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093995557994324629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-74101467785279839622016-09-15T11:37:59.649-04:002016-09-15T11:37:59.649-04:00Peter, I have two of the Japanese pattern books, t...Peter, I have two of the Japanese pattern books, the military coats and the men's coats. I'm tall and roughly the size of a medium American male and found that even the men's large was too small. The pattern needed to be graded up especially in the sleeves and in the pockets but making a muslin and having an actual military field jacket on hand to refer to helped immensely. I'm in the process of making a man's military M65 field jacket (in blaze orange with a Minion print lining) and finding that some of the details are missing in the "how-to "illustrations. For example, absolutely none of the jacket instructions in the book show how the collar is attached and they missed a very critical detail that really makes the garment work; they neglected to put a lower extension on the hood that zips out of the collar that covers the back of the neck to keep water from dripping in. That said, still an excellent book and now I'm going to look for a copy of you book to add to the collection. There is such a dearth of men's patterns that anything, even ones that must be graded up, are like gold.<br /><br />Theresa in Tucsontheresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871779245121626075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-64527521575409363682016-09-15T10:43:02.727-04:002016-09-15T10:43:02.727-04:00I'd buy such a pattern book purely for the pho...I'd buy such a pattern book purely for the photographs and diagrams which are stunning and very Japanese. Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15242005980195348193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-77632816211307292022016-09-15T09:37:51.295-04:002016-09-15T09:37:51.295-04:00A.k.a. a "donkey jacket" in the 19th cen...A.k.a. a "donkey jacket" in the 19th century. Which makes me love this style even more.LinBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201009126846898608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-14306520738708087732016-09-15T08:54:20.523-04:002016-09-15T08:54:20.523-04:00I have sewn from Japanese sewing magazines before,...I have sewn from Japanese sewing magazines before, once you get into the swing (which for me was remembering to read right-to-left), it's pretty easy because the diagrams are so great. I was making Lolita clothes at the time and found this PDF -- http://www.feorag.com/gosurori/gr-patterns.pdf -- really handy. The first half probably isn't as important (unless there are pieces you need to draft) but there's a glossary in the back of sewing terms, translated from Japanese to English. I would usually go and pencil in any key words I needed to remember.Nyssa Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611807702587831444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-34230524208313333582016-09-15T08:29:28.718-04:002016-09-15T08:29:28.718-04:00This I gotta try! :)This I gotta try! :)Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-46538643205966913212016-09-15T08:10:20.552-04:002016-09-15T08:10:20.552-04:00I use some Japanese sewing books also and the Goog...I use some Japanese sewing books also and the Google translate app on my phone is sometimes helpful - and sometimes laughter inducing. But it can certainly give you clues if something is less than obvious.Gene Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731141629634998152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-53537087178100885682016-09-15T06:57:13.636-04:002016-09-15T06:57:13.636-04:00 Looks like a great start Peter! I love the color ... Looks like a great start Peter! I love the color and wish you good luck on your jacket! Myrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359520837946001668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-21828660912554505092016-09-15T05:09:07.123-04:002016-09-15T05:09:07.123-04:00This jacket looks like something out of LC King Ma...This jacket looks like something out of LC King Manufacturing Co, a clothing fabric in Bristol TN. They call this type of jacket chore coats. Go and take a look! http://lcking.com/collections/chore-coatsRaquel from J.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07385569407654276890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-56913316266168235122016-09-15T04:28:55.403-04:002016-09-15T04:28:55.403-04:00Love that color! Have you tried the Google Transla...Love that color! Have you tried the Google Translate app? It can translate whatever you point your camera at. It's not perfect but it should provide you with some clues as to how to move ahead.Hélènehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365857261738468646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-82391860928114296972016-09-15T03:28:55.952-04:002016-09-15T03:28:55.952-04:00You mentioned the French connection with this jack...You mentioned the French connection with this jacket and I can attest to the fact that years ago almost every man who you would run across who had a job where he worked with mechanical pieces of any kind was ALWAYS dressed with one of these jackets and usually matching pants. Les bleus de travail. It's a classic work look in France which has faded over time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394561014659162424noreply@blogger.com