I am just getting over jetlag as I write this, having returned a week ago from hosting the first-ever Threads trip to the Netherlands. I was joined by 18 avid…
Inspiration comes from all around us, but sometimes it’s the tools and materials we find that propel us toward creativity. If you would like to encourage a friend or family…
Couture garments bear the elements of fine design and construction by a skilled dressmaker. See some examples of these types of garments created by one dressmaker and learn the details…
Learn the steps to constructing a single-breasted waistcoat with laid-on lapels. Tailor and vest expert J. Francois-Campbell provides the know-how for making this classic garment.
Winners of the 2023–2024 Make It With Wool (MIWW) competition brought superior sewing skills, style, and color to their garment entries. Their ensembles, which reveal complex construction, fine sewing, and…
Follow the steps to creating a unique boro-stitched jacket by combining fabric layering with the boro stitching and raw-edge appliqué. Rae Cumbie of Fit for Art Patterns shows her process.
Tailor and author J. Francois-Campbell offers a glimpse into the history of waistcoats, often called vests, and how these garments are interpreted in today's wardrobes.
Fuel your creativity with two more examples of garments created with boro stitching combined with other techniques. The results are unique, comfortable clothes that are truly worth the effort.
This winter jacket was designed and sold by a firm called Roland Originals based in downtown Dayton, Ohio, the state’s most prosperous city at mid-century. The company flourished from the…
Mid-length coats with a flared silhouette were popular in the 1930s, enjoying revivals at various times throughout the ensuing decades. The style was dubbed a “swagger coat,” perhaps because the…
Butterick Patterns in 1915 were promoted in a popular magazine known as the Delineator. See a two-page spread of the latest designs from the December 1915 issue.
Upgrade from a basic turtleneck with this tight-fitting top that has an asymmetrical neckline with an inset crossover collar band ruched at one end, pleats at the front waistline side…
The button-front, long-sleeve blouse has a two-piece shirt collar, a cut-on front button placket, self-lined back yoke, and three back options: flat, gathered, or pleated.
These barrel-shaped, ankle-grazing pants are a contemporary and comfortable design. They have an elastic waist, oversized patch pockets, and a wide inseam gusset. Darts at the knees and hemlines give…
A loose-fitting, lined, robe-style design, the Grant Coat has patch pockets, a shawl-like insert around the neck, darted shoulders, and inverted box pleats at the sleeve hemline.
