tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00male pattern boldnessPeter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger62279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-14389367323585042062022-01-08T05:48:08.806-05:002022-01-08T05:48:08.806-05:00Hi Peter, I found your blog a couple weeks ago and...Hi Peter, I found your blog a couple weeks ago and have been so happily reading back through your archives ever since. I've been sewing, and recently trying to teach myself to sew clothes, on my mum's Jones (Brother?) VX807, and have just recently inherited my Nana's Singer 99k which I'm going to clean up and try to get running. I realise I'm aeons back in the archive here and you may never see this, but I have to ask, you mentioned you know all the tricks to sewing cuffs on a flat table machine rather than a free arm, are those tricks anything you'd care to share please?? I've gotten hold of a vintage shirt pattern I want to try (and want to try flat felling the sleeves) but I'm eyeing the cuffs and narrow areas with apprehension. <br />Thanks so much for your years of work that are available to read <3 <br />LukeLukeH96https://to-the-touch.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-48208534140375348922022-01-03T20:30:36.302-05:002022-01-03T20:30:36.302-05:00For one thing, they were comfortable as hell. You ...For one thing, they were comfortable as hell. You could sleep in them. Which is why I have had some jackets made along that line. They were called "baggy" in this corner of the world. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759638412942261492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-69219110168706536372021-12-27T09:19:08.446-05:002021-12-27T09:19:08.446-05:00It is many years since I read sewing blogs and mos...It is many years since I read sewing blogs and most of those I used to visit ceased to exist. But here you are and now I know why the fabulous vintage egyptologist always made me feel as if I knew her before - Cathy could be her older sister!Michouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09003510784033892918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-3940881383695914552021-12-21T04:10:17.929-05:002021-12-21T04:10:17.929-05:00Love your comments. You need to be a judge on proj...Love your comments. You need to be a judge on project runway. LolChevonne's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442833530088615361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-16662905334700426172021-12-07T17:25:01.694-05:002021-12-07T17:25:01.694-05:00I was doing a check on a serger I'm going to g...I was doing a check on a serger I'm going to get Tomorrow. I'm hoping for good luck on my side. It's a huskylock 535d in a box still looks good. My bad thing is getting material from a friend and none of the material I can use. I had a Pfaff sewing machine which was the best one I had. I got a new one and it's nowhere like my old one. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511388055631103746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-16279646298528067992021-12-02T22:07:10.531-05:002021-12-02T22:07:10.531-05:00I miss you Peter. As an older gay African American...I miss you Peter. As an older gay African American man,I'm interested in casual, comfortable but stylish shirts/tunics. Would you consider an online sew-along imitating this style. <br /><br />First question... How do I chose a panel for this...? I'm tall and thin. Does this affect panel choice?<br /> <br />https://www.coowigsby.com/products/dashiki-shirts-%7C-lapel-geometric-single-breasted-mens-african-shirt-944723?skuId=9249501&c=USD&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-qGNBhD3ARIsAO_o7ym2NI9OOvQaW6dBzRdkz3AhoXcexLSWAghJxMn_xumYprzzVxe4dN4aAmhtEALw_wcBBlackfeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509180717319771574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-12866640648239601902021-11-29T21:19:12.869-05:002021-11-29T21:19:12.869-05:00My mother would give these as a gift to women in t...My mother would give these as a gift to women in the hospital who were confined to bed due to childbirth or sickness. They were a lovely present and not unusual in the '40s and 50's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353589762685371664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-20533734848411520572021-11-18T09:50:28.764-05:002021-11-18T09:50:28.764-05:00Hello Peter - I've been a great fan of yours f...Hello Peter - I've been a great fan of yours for many years. Your blog has been a great resource and general source of sewing fun for years. I also greatly appreciate your responsiveness to my sewing questions in the past (usually on Instagram). Given the popularity of your blog, I'm turning to you to see if you could help me get Hulu to consider adding The Great British Sewing Bee to their line-up by upvoting my request here: https://community.hulu.com/s/idea/0875f00000056VoAAI/detail ? Currently the show is only available on the BBC and you must live in the UK. :-( <br /><br />Thanks in advance for your consideration!<br />Marly Marly Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216097041902446881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-19775461088126948632021-11-09T13:27:42.630-05:002021-11-09T13:27:42.630-05:00Your shirts came out great! I used the rit color ...Your shirts came out great! I used the rit color remover on a blue cotton shirt and the shirt came out orange! Not the look I was going for, lolLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739524875418278322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59280244563442090262021-11-03T11:38:38.074-04:002021-11-03T11:38:38.074-04:00Hi, the Swing and Sew was first sewing machine I h...Hi, the Swing and Sew was first sewing machine I had. My great uncle purchased it for Me.<br />I was 13 years old it was My first machine I actually owned. In recent weeks I have tried to locate all the machine I had or actually Sewed on. <br /><br />I am 66 yrs old and would really like to find one like yours. When new the machine sold for $88. Please help an old, young at heart lady find this personal treasure.Belinda Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116545287964886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-9296747321806500572021-10-28T22:33:59.199-04:002021-10-28T22:33:59.199-04:00Thank you.
Might as well go for broke. I can use ...Thank you.<br />Might as well go for broke. I can use my machine OK but my Achilles heel is when I try to use hand sewing techniques to finish a project. Have you done any videos about the most used hand sewing stitches?<br /> Richard L Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711647347867256973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59693136711801036662021-10-23T01:13:33.854-04:002021-10-23T01:13:33.854-04:00Welp, that’s it: I’m learning how to sew. Welp, that’s it: I’m learning how to sew. Haught Murmurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004850509161032367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-78716860836048189772021-10-21T21:23:14.147-04:002021-10-21T21:23:14.147-04:00Hi Marian. I know this inquiry is a little old, bu...Hi Marian. I know this inquiry is a little old, but do you still need pics? I have this exact machine. I don't see a part #, but I can submit pics of the specs on the back of the pedal and what the plug that goes to the machine looks like if you could still use them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14791263705426866991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-46986500521272179462021-10-15T15:59:30.112-04:002021-10-15T15:59:30.112-04:00Everything looks great! I am almost through all o...Everything looks great! I am almost through all of the fabric I bought on MPB day in March 2020. Someday, if everything aligns, I hope to join you and all of the other sewing enthusiasts I met on that day.Keep posting on Instagram... I love your adventures! maureenjordan8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07908192267458250756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-78753949105740597482021-10-03T21:33:09.621-04:002021-10-03T21:33:09.621-04:00Wow! Parfait!Wow! Parfait!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115312529462699224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-18554390519218315752021-09-29T04:57:29.594-04:002021-09-29T04:57:29.594-04:00Just FYI, Lucy is not wearing a bed jacket. She is...Just FYI, Lucy is not wearing a bed jacket. She is wearing what was called a "Shortie" (a little jacket along the lines of a shrug). She has accessorized with a frilly jabot and cuffs, also very popular back in the 30's and 40's. She is not ready for bed; she is appropriately dressed in the fashion of that era.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-78853223235393254252021-09-27T14:32:28.203-04:002021-09-27T14:32:28.203-04:00I recommend the Japanese men's pattern book, &...I recommend the Japanese men's pattern book, "Shirts: from Casual to Dressy" by Yoshihide Sugimoto. You can find it for sale online at the Japanese Sewing Bookstore (you'll have to google it) but it's also usually available on Etsy and eBay. It's in Japanese but if you have shirtmaking experience you can figure it out. You must add seam allowances yourself.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-88834099506247248962021-09-27T14:26:03.441-04:002021-09-27T14:26:03.441-04:00I just cut a rectangle, fold the edges under, and ...I just cut a rectangle, fold the edges under, and hand stitch the patch in place. They hold extremely well and really extend the life of my pants!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-1454848207959195262021-09-26T20:32:23.176-04:002021-09-26T20:32:23.176-04:00I noticed the patches on the knees of your pants. ...I noticed the patches on the knees of your pants. I would like to know how you did it. I have tried several ways of doing patches on my daughters pants and pajamas. She is severely handicapped and cannot walk, only crawl, so I have to mend every pair. I am considering making them with double fronts so I won't have to as soon as I do now. Any info would be appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-70485716809756409842021-09-25T11:10:23.332-04:002021-09-25T11:10:23.332-04:00Detailed !!Nice jobDetailed !!Nice jobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117131187960111552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-53319582611638678782021-09-25T11:04:30.963-04:002021-09-25T11:04:30.963-04:00Can u recommend a men's shirt pattern bookCan u recommend a men's shirt pattern book Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117131187960111552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-9256457043649904952021-09-15T23:31:44.743-04:002021-09-15T23:31:44.743-04:00Thanks! Hopefully mine will turn out even a third ...Thanks! Hopefully mine will turn out even a third as nice as this one. Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-52896435007958456462021-09-15T17:59:42.111-04:002021-09-15T17:59:42.111-04:00They're underlined with the same cotton khaki....They're underlined with the same cotton khaki.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-68944737229488577512021-09-14T17:25:23.413-04:002021-09-14T17:25:23.413-04:00I'm curious about the pockets on this jacket -...I'm curious about the pockets on this jacket - I'm doing something similar (with the same pattern, actually!) and I am underlining my fashion fabric with a thin canvas. Did you underline the pockets as well, or just make them out of fashion fabric without an underlining?Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-72288325047280294692021-09-12T19:20:27.066-04:002021-09-12T19:20:27.066-04:00You still exist.You still exist.zeno karlsbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804986150152295920noreply@blogger.com