Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Most recent men's outfit





This is an outfit that I have been working on since the beginning of November.  The trowsers are made from a fabric called kearsy cloth.  It has warp threads of linen and weft threads of wool. It looks like the fabric that the confederate civil war reenactors wear.  The trowsers are a drop fall front. 

The shirt is made of raw linen.  It has been made made from a Martha McCain Simplicity pattern.  It has been mostly hand stitched.  If I could see the stitching from the outside, I hand stitched it.  The buttonholes have been done by hand as well.

The vest is made from a Past Patterns pattern called "A Single-Breasted Shawl Collar Waistcoat" It has been made from wool flannel with a raw linen lining and back fabric.  There are welt pockets and hand stitched buttonholes. 

I am now on to some easier things for a couple of weeks and then I will be starting a wedding dress for a girl in my ward who also happens to be a distant relative on the side of the family that has all the sewing genes.  (Thank you great great grandma  Elizabeth Hocquard Carlisle).

Saturday, December 10, 2011

I've been hacked!

My comcast.net e-mails and facebook account have been hacked this morning.  I am not in England.  I don't even have a passport to get out of the country.  I apologize if this has jeopardized any of your accounts.