tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post7685456628801298865..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Men's Shirt Sew-Along -- Your questions answered!Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-60284913875632507442011-01-20T20:52:17.141-05:002011-01-20T20:52:17.141-05:00Peter, the pattern arrived yesterday! Thank you s...Peter, the pattern arrived yesterday! Thank you so much!marysewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482564881192516660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-32948787222478421272011-01-13T12:34:19.524-05:002011-01-13T12:34:19.524-05:00Amanda, there's a Kwik Sew (3183) pattern that...Amanda, there's a Kwik Sew (3183) pattern that has all sorts of ties. But honestly, ties are more trouble than they're worth. I've made one before (out of hand-dyed material, no less) and doing the turning alone is a hair-pulling-out-screaming-and-cussing-the-project-out experience.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-11572402915619847642011-01-12T16:12:45.307-05:002011-01-12T16:12:45.307-05:00Amanda, go to Etsy.com and do a search under men&#...Amanda, go to Etsy.com and do a search under men's tie patterns (in the "Everything" category). There are many patterns for ties and such that can be had very inexpensively.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-30181915800448511292011-01-12T15:33:56.989-05:002011-01-12T15:33:56.989-05:00I'm hoping to begin sewing this year, but I do...I'm hoping to begin sewing this year, but I don't know if I'm ready for an entire shirt. I'd like to start by making a flat tie for my husband as a Valentine's Day gift - somewhat like the black chambray tie by The Hill-Side. Is there a place I can find patterns for beginning projects like that?Amanda Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936597281035137501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-66317801094896765832011-01-12T10:29:01.868-05:002011-01-12T10:29:01.868-05:00It's snowing like crazy here in Maine today, s...It's snowing like crazy here in Maine today, so I'm shopping for shirting online. Does anyone have experience with Denver Fabrics? Their photos are horrible but they have tons of shirting under $5. Yea? Nay?Mainelydadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718855427399616514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-21256371346384942822011-01-12T01:52:55.524-05:002011-01-12T01:52:55.524-05:00sorta.. maybe.. maybe not?sorta.. maybe.. maybe not?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-46951873354686500052011-01-11T20:34:58.110-05:002011-01-11T20:34:58.110-05:00Wow! I can't believe I won! I have sent you ...Wow! I can't believe I won! I have sent you an email message, and I look forward to receiving the pattern!<br /><br />Thank you!marysewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482564881192516660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-61536598884553557312011-01-11T17:04:41.239-05:002011-01-11T17:04:41.239-05:00I'm in on the sew-along too. I have decided wh...I'm in on the sew-along too. I have decided what pattern to use at least, its going to be 70s style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-45564514659372625682011-01-11T15:15:19.235-05:002011-01-11T15:15:19.235-05:00Thanks, Sherry. That sounds like a good strategy....Thanks, Sherry. That sounds like a good strategy. ;)<br /><br />Laura, we'll talk about this. The shirt has to fit both the chest and the waist, so it can't be a perfect rectangle. That said, we want the side seams to be vertical, so if there's more up front, that's where the extra width must go. Does that make sense?Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-11687603640560073342011-01-11T14:34:18.728-05:002011-01-11T14:34:18.728-05:00So you are getting an Elnapress! Hope you like it...So you are getting an Elnapress! Hope you like it - it'll be great for fusing. And leg creases in your jeans! I promise not to make any further equipment suggestions ... for a while!Sheryllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460472835794108787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-64982300011954694912011-01-11T14:33:51.104-05:002011-01-11T14:33:51.104-05:00I have a question! My brother measures wonkily....I have a question! My brother measures wonkily. Because he has a bit of a tummy, his chest measures one size and his waist another. Will the shirt end up looking weird, as men's shirts tend to be rectangular, if I do what I would with a pattern for me and kinda draw a line between sizes?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-91126972983595350922011-01-11T11:33:01.093-05:002011-01-11T11:33:01.093-05:00I bought an Elna Press about 25 years ago thinking...I bought an Elna Press about 25 years ago thinking it would be a smaller substitute for an old fashion mangle iron. I used it a few times still have it and this sew along will be a good time to get it out again. If i don't like it the Saver's store will have a donation. I hope you post pics of how you use yours and the pros and cons of it's use. Btw, wish me luck on this sew along!okaysofihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763169836274772051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-9840148694902242132011-01-11T10:20:14.109-05:002011-01-11T10:20:14.109-05:00I like flickr because it combines the gallery and ...I like flickr because it combines the gallery and the forum in one, and a lot of sewists have accounts there already (and those using the negroni can put their pictures in the Colette Patterns gallery at the same time :) ). I suppose facebook would work but I try to keep my sewing persona at least semi separate from my real-life self, and facebook falls on the real-life side of the divide. Although I love picasa, it annoys me that I have to install the program to use the web albums. It's a great program, but I have at least five others already that do basically the same things, and my poor computer gets very cluttered up. I don't know if picasa has a group/forum option either, but then I haven't explored it as much because of the software irritation. My $.02 ;). That is a nifty shirt pattern---different but not too different!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-23037701050425631262011-01-11T10:10:09.500-05:002011-01-11T10:10:09.500-05:00I love hearing all about how new purchases live up...I love hearing all about how new purchases live up to their potential or disappoint, will be following the Elnapress story eagerly.<br /><br />I'd guess that the McCall's pattern has the buttons hidden under a blank placket; I seem to recall seeing a shirt like that once. Though it was a woman's shirt I think. Gah, I'm getting old and it was a couple decades ago.Treadle27noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-87018646117886127802011-01-11T09:38:24.968-05:002011-01-11T09:38:24.968-05:00And, yes, that dog is just too darned cute!And, yes, that dog is just too darned cute!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-81824794634904760922011-01-11T09:11:42.575-05:002011-01-11T09:11:42.575-05:00Could Willy be any happier in that pic?
Third pl...Could Willy be any happier in that pic? <br /><br />Third place? Not to take anything away from the other participants, but YOU WERE ROBBED! <br /><br />(Frankly, Nathalie, I'm not sure how Peter gets his head through the *door.*)Debbie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-43139411265452963622011-01-11T08:57:10.452-05:002011-01-11T08:57:10.452-05:00I came in second. Oh well. Maybe next time. :)
...I came in second. Oh well. Maybe next time. :)<br /><br />You found out so fast! I discovered through your blog.shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-29375950021579368942011-01-11T08:56:23.529-05:002011-01-11T08:56:23.529-05:00Congrats on your third place performance in the Wi...Congrats on your third place performance in the Winter Wear contest! I only took 8th place by votes, but hey, at least I got 16 votes! Not bad for a first timer! Your coat was spectacular - definitely worth more than the bronze. :)Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632786663022922660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-43833209843415454592011-01-11T08:08:32.555-05:002011-01-11T08:08:32.555-05:00Hurray!! Can't wait to start!Hurray!! Can't wait to start!Jackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17901749358228265651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-24100779863356662272011-01-11T08:01:11.197-05:002011-01-11T08:01:11.197-05:00Actually, Noile may have answered that question in...Actually, Noile may have answered that question in the comments on LSASpacey's blog -<br />http://lifeisexamined.blogspot.com/2011/01/in-details-vintage-mens-shirts-pt-1.html<br /><br />Sorry, don't know how to do the clicky thing.Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570545194570856281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-32170108794178290302011-01-11T08:00:24.164-05:002011-01-11T08:00:24.164-05:00I'm in on the sew-a-long. Thanks for the websi...I'm in on the sew-a-long. Thanks for the website badge! I have tried three different mens' shirt patterns for Gene and none of them were what I'd call fantastic. I ordered some Italian made cotton shirting from Fashion Fabrics Club.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124636214096825169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-53165886661424299142011-01-11T07:48:19.779-05:002011-01-11T07:48:19.779-05:00One question - how do you get your head through th...One question - how do you get your head through that McCall shirt?Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570545194570856281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-1704178294354528932011-01-11T07:41:50.878-05:002011-01-11T07:41:50.878-05:00Of course, if AFTER the sew-along someone just hap...Of course, if AFTER the sew-along someone just happens to donate the shirt they've created to Michael....well, I don't see how that would violate any of the MPB rules and regulations. <br /><br />I'm an autumn, btw, chest size 37.Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.com