tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post190746127612889469..comments2024-03-25T07:25:49.145-04:00Comments on Made by Hand- the great Sartorial Debate: Classic Tailoring Techniques for MenswearR. Jeffery Diduchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496162251250444133noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-75117661716782750032022-09-09T23:50:17.016-04:002022-09-09T23:50:17.016-04:00Coat cutting and sti course free tutorial https://...Coat cutting and sti course free tutorial https://smarttailoringclass.blogspot.com/?m=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-922399342597541352021-10-19T06:53:39.504-04:002021-10-19T06:53:39.504-04:00I'm chucks-fashion-hub.business.site a tailor ...I'm chucks-fashion-hub.business.site a tailor trying to learn more +2348051826430Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015152083275913203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-52571661626767718022016-03-12T20:03:02.779-05:002016-03-12T20:03:02.779-05:00I wonder how long the amateur craft of bespoke tai...I wonder how long the amateur craft of bespoke tailoring has been around? The professional is one thing, but it often takes a combination of sparks from different sources to break something out into a craft. I have been involved in other crafts for some 40 years and it is astonishing the level of work that is now routinely done. Well one should say that in certain crafts amateur work is the "professional" side of the craft, or the most elevated. In other crafts amateurs are not the experts, but routinely do better work than the professionals of several decades back. We have amateurs designing and building aircraft, boats, advancing the art of musical instrument making, setting the standards in aspects of woodworking... So while I can see the peculiar challenges of tailoring are substantial, if the home craft is around long enough there is no reason why it shouldn't reach an awesome standard. Of course home sewing has been around for ever, and parts of the earlier carfts of cloth, like spinning, were farmed out to every available hand. But currently the idea of an amateur making decent clothing at the highest level remains restricted by old fashioned ideas like those that govern some of the forums, even at a time when the professional craft is under continued assault by machinery,and low cost producers, and rising property values.ThomDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515140788422711011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-29702949194793990102015-11-29T07:52:05.489-05:002015-11-29T07:52:05.489-05:00Hi Jeffery,
Thanks for the review on this book.
...Hi Jeffery,<br /><br />Thanks for the review on this book.<br /><br />I graduated from Esmod Fashion school but we didn't learn much about tailoring. I know that fashion designer have their own way for construction but i want to learn the "tailoring way" aswell. How a tailor taking measurements to drawing the pattern and i also want to learn more about canvas stitching. Is this the book you would recommend for me or do you have other books that you think is better?<br /><br />Best regards<br /><br />Bcq<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689957439928644755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-30115601365153926362015-05-27T10:29:27.347-04:002015-05-27T10:29:27.347-04:00Marc
If you watched a video of an expert gymnast ...Marc<br /><br />If you watched a video of an expert gymnast doing a backflip, would you then be able to do a backflip? If you read a book on how to dance would you then be able to dance? No. You need somebody to watch you do it yourself, recognize your errors and show you how to correct your errors in technique. Every cloth needs to be handled differently. This applies to all aspects of tailoring, but the pressing operations are the most technique-based and difficult to teach because of the different handling required for each type of cloth.R. Jeffery Diduchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496162251250444133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-62097879467290169442015-05-22T20:24:13.350-04:002015-05-22T20:24:13.350-04:00Considering many people are adamant that ironwork ...Considering many people are adamant that ironwork can only be best taught at the hands of a teacher (which I don't think is entirely true), any book trying to impart it is going to fail, no matter how good the photos are right? Personally I feel the German guide posted on the C&T is in fact quite clear and thorough.<br />The subject probably needs a dedicated video. It's not going to happen though; people like to talk a lot about the elusive things everyone is getting wrong without much of an attempt to put it right...unless there's money to be made out of it. It's easier to talk about the shape of another pocket for the umpteenth time, so why bother revealing the meat people want to get their teeth into. Tailors still hiding 'secrets', nothing changes.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354635601579291164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-43937510845102481712015-05-12T16:11:35.441-04:002015-05-12T16:11:35.441-04:00Yes, we all really want the Jeffery Diduch book, ...Yes, we all really want the Jeffery Diduch book, or the ultimate Master class with the delectable Mr DMarysiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17959080591821794196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-62311519313480030822015-05-10T00:05:41.753-04:002015-05-10T00:05:41.753-04:00Jeffery,
Thank you indeed for the fair and honest...Jeffery,<br /><br />Thank you indeed for the fair and honest review.<br /><br />I am happy to hear all the lively commentary on the new edition. I will be sure to include this valuable feedback in the next editions. The suggestion of including collar shapers is great, thank you for the advice. Just an FYI, instructors purchasing the book also have the option of downloading an instruction manual (free pdf download), which includes project briefs, suggested course schedules, grading criteria and rubrics, as well as a full set of patterns for Jacket, pants and vest.<br /> <br />As discussed in your primary post, there are indeed pretty strict limitations of how much new content can be brought to a book in order for it to still qualify as an "update" and not en entirely new publication. That was definitely a challenge considering everything I initially would have loved to bring to this project. More to come in the future.<br /><br />When bringing in new material, I certainly did focus primarily on my own experiences teaching this process in the classroom, and how to relate the process of traditional hand tailoring methods to design-driven students. The core readership for this book are college-level students in fashion design courses around the world, so going too far into certain topics may have caused more harm than good. That seemed to be the consensus from the peer review feedback received during proposal and manuscript stages.<br /><br />Once again thank you all for your feedback! Denis Antoinehttp://www.denisantoine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-26520784444115124492015-05-08T12:40:39.388-04:002015-05-08T12:40:39.388-04:00posaune:
I'd love to see a book and video set...posaune:<br /><br />I'd love to see a book and video set on ironwork and final pressing, as well as one on how to lay out stripes and plaids. In regard to the latter subject, I've seen articles and short chapters, but a short, detailed book describing various methods would be helpful.<br /><br />TailleuseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-64283434480556267932015-05-03T16:02:10.105-04:002015-05-03T16:02:10.105-04:00I totally agree with you, there is a must for a bo...I totally agree with you, there is a must for a book for pressing or final pressing! Especially with the new light weight fabrics.<br />Thanks for the review.<br />lg<br />posauneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-91330758162518754082015-05-02T06:57:34.460-04:002015-05-02T06:57:34.460-04:00Hi there Jeffery,
Thank you for writing this. I ha...Hi there Jeffery,<br />Thank you for writing this. I have had mine on pre-order since last November when you mentioned an up to date revision of the book was on its way.........<br /><br />As I am teaching myself as I go along, I am pleased that the pictures will prove more helpful than the previous edition.<br />Even though my teacher training course ( too many years ago now to mention!) was entitled Needlework and Tailoring, I had never done any tailoring work, it was more dressmaking. I am hoping that this helps me make a reasonable job of making my first gentleman's coat.<br />Thank you so much for the review and sharing your thoughts with us all.<br />Much appreciated, as always.Marysiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17959080591821794196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-60068065225564887022015-05-01T18:24:40.900-04:002015-05-01T18:24:40.900-04:00Thanks for the thorough and fair review. This is ...Thanks for the thorough and fair review. This is the first discussion I've seen, other than the blurbs on Amazon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com