David Page Coffin was an associate editor of Threads.
Ah, the loosened waistband—is there any relief more welcome than undoing your waistband when it feels too tight? The trouble is, you typically only get to do this when you’re…
When I decided I wanted to make top-quality dress shirts, I was surprised to find no information on shirtmaking beyond basic pattern instructions. So after combing the libraries, magazines, and…
I still happily wear the very first necktie I ever made. If you use the construction methods that I've learned since, I think you'll also find that making neckties is…
Find the potential in these two classic attachments.
While investigating the construction of a fine-quality shirt stand collar, David Page Coffin developed collar-making procedures that will enable the home sewer to approach the results achieved by the elaborate…
A paper-tape dress form is the easiest and cheapest of all.
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