I received a surprise sewing related gift for Christmas. I do not remember noticing this book before:
There may or may not be ulterior motives with this gift but I do enjoy sewing for my husband. If you are looking for menswear patterns, this book has several - long sleeved shirt, short sleeved shirt, trousers, jacket, boxer shorts, pajamas, house coat, slippers, messenger bag, wallet, bow tie, cravat, and flat cap. There is enough here to create a wardrobe.
It might be fun to compare the patterns in this book to other patterns that I have collected. I have the Silhouette Patterns George's Shirt pattern which is a classic men's dress shirt. I have the Liesl & Co Alvalade Men's Trousers pattern. I have not attempted either pattern.
You can see some of the shirts that I have made for my husband - here. Those were made using an older Simplicity pattern and using measurements from RTW to determine the size. I do enjoy sewing for my husband. He is willing and happy to wear funky prints.
I guess if I am really going to work on sewing something for my husband that I should get some measurements. There is a basic measurement chart in the book but it is just a starting point. Posture affects fit a lot and that generally is done by draping.
I will share anything this gets made. Somethings might be modeled by my husband and/or my son. I do sew for both but generally it is pajamas that get made the most.
Did you get any sewing related items for Christmas?
Happy Stitching!
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