Thimbles & Shears

Tailor to be, training in Melbourne and really rather enjoying it.

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Pea coat by B&TAILOR

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Twin trousers. Trying a few different thing so see if I can gain a little speed without losing any of the handwork or care. Little experiments.

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Cutting a pair of trousers for a new customer, a dark blue sharkskin from Holland and Sherry. Slim flat front, jetted hip pocket and a coin pocket. Excited to dress a slightly different body shape, very upright and significantly hollow back.

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Some shots of my most recent pair of trousers. A grey herringbone worsted wool, flat front with a good crease and a cheeky flap on the coin pocket. The lining of the waistband is a Japanese printed cotton I buy from a place that sells kimono silks. Almost ready to start offering trousers for sale. Watch this space, lovers of fine things.

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Make Your Own Moccasins (1937)

Maurice H. Decker, who served as Camping Editor for Outdoor Life, writes this amazing guide on how to make your own leather moccasins in a 1937 issue of Popular Science. He writes: “This Objibwa type, two-piece moccasin fits like a shoe and is splendid for still hunting and hiking, for camp use, for canoeing and yachting, and to wear as a house slipper.” To make these, you’ll need one piece of heavy oil-tan leather (12″ x 22″), three yards of 1/8″ lacing, and a pair of 3/16″ thongs for ties. Decker estimates the cost to be between $1.25 and $1.50, which would be roughly $20 to $25 in today’s dollars. Seems about right when you check out the options for moccasin kits. 

Of course, if you’re lazy (like me), you can just buy ready-made moccasins from any number of well-respected labels. Try Oak Street Bootmakers, New England Outerwear, Rancourt, and Quoddy on the high-end of the price scale, or Arrow Moccasins, Wassookeag, and Town View Leather for something more affordable. I use a pair of Town Views for house slippers and absolutely love them (just wait till the footbed forms). 

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Purwin & Radczun, linen Jkt

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Bought some shears for my home workshop, not as nice as the ones in the workshop, but they will do the job well. The scissors in the workshop, one end of the spectrum to the other.

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Padding some canvases for a suit, first suit I've made for someone besides my self.

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Dege & Skinner’s tailors’ notebooks dating back to 1919

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Clerical outfitters J. Wippel & Co

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Henry Heath, hatters

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Vintage packing box from Anderson & Sheppard

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Early stages of sports coat construction. A wonderful Holland and Sherry fabric from the Peacock book. Going all out on the top stitching, just about on every seam. Two button SB, two patch pockets, hand padded everything. Can't wait.

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Andreas Weinås wrote a nice review about us over at Manolo.se, go on over and have a read! Part 1 Part 2