Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Sewing for a Dude

Love the fabric!

2009-11-23T19:45:53.056-05:00

Love the fabric!

I love that pattern, I bought it to make napkins o...

2009-11-17T15:28:23.379-05:00

I love that pattern, I bought it to make napkins out of though. Glad you found a way to fix the tear--that's precisely why I have shied away from sergers!

I can't wait to see the final jacket! :) The s...

2009-11-16T19:25:32.504-05:00

I can't wait to see the final jacket! :) The skull lining is so cool--I always find the idea of a patterned lining in a outerwear garment (whether for me or women) to be so fun. It adds a lot of pizazz to any piece--even if few people know it's there!

I like the inspiration jacket and I ADORE the suga...

2009-11-15T21:29:10.191-05:00

I like the inspiration jacket and I ADORE the sugar skulls lining! I can't wait to see it finished. I'm hoping that it will inspire me - as so many of your creations do - to sew for my husband again. Since we retired from cosplaying a couple of years ago, I haven't made him a thing.

That mexican (i think?) skulls lining is great (ma...

2009-11-15T06:16:47.093-05:00

That mexican (i think?) skulls lining is great (matching shorts? clever)! Dashing contrasting lining often seems to be the best way to spice up male garments. I'd love to sew for boys of my entourage, too, for my little brother, especially: he's a punker and I love tartan!
Sadly, this won't happen soon, as I already lack of time for my own clothes, but I had been ordered a sherlock holmes-ish velvet dressing robe even before I started to sew so, to me, Nathalie, you're really onto something!

I have a very clear saying...men's bodies are ...

2009-11-15T00:33:04.378-05:00

I have a very clear saying...men's bodies are different from women's bodies...therefore men's clothing is made by a tailor, whereas women's clothing is made by a dressmaker. And believe you me, the dressmaker knows the difference. But you are to get a HUGE pat on the back for even thinking of tackling this project!!

Look forward to seeing the final product! You are...

2009-11-14T21:14:55.138-05:00

Look forward to seeing the final product! You are a brave woman to sew something so complicated for your husband!
It is nice to see your husband commenting now!

tweed dressing gown with purple piping and rose ri...

2009-11-14T19:05:45.230-05:00

tweed dressing gown with purple piping and rose ribbon seams. Is that my son?

I have done the same - cut a hole in the sleeve wi...

2009-11-14T18:52:56.539-05:00

I have done the same - cut a hole in the sleeve with using my serger. Ouch. I'm glad it worked out for you in fixing it!

Cute kitties!

where'd you find that skull fabric? because it...

2009-11-14T17:50:56.293-05:00

where'd you find that skull fabric? because it's amazing. wow.

So, no 30/40/50's inspired wardrobe for the hu...

2009-11-14T16:48:18.557-05:00

So, no 30/40/50's inspired wardrobe for the husband? ;-)

I look forward to seeing the final result, interesting!

Hi Guys! It's the husband. I'm so excited ...

2009-11-14T16:41:10.440-05:00

Hi Guys! It's the husband. I'm so excited about my skull jacket! I'm equally excited about the pair of skull sleeping shorts I'm supposedly getting from the leftover fabric.

Nathalie, I'm now really hoping that when the jacket's finished I can get my talented wifey to make me a tweed dressing gown with purple piping and rose ribbon seams. That sounds rad!

Oh, I forget. I did make a tweed dressing gown for...

2009-11-14T16:22:24.295-05:00

Oh, I forget. I did make a tweed dressing gown for my husband from a vintage pattern (with obligatory pipe on the cover, of course) with a funky purple line running through the cloth (Paul Smith fabric from my favourite local store, which sells past seasons' designer fabrics at ridiculously low prices), with purple piping and purple bias and rose ribbon seams. Looks great on a Sunday morning, even if he fails to complement the look with a pipe...

And sizing for men is also far more accurate in the vintage patterns than in the new ones that always seem to come out huge unless you take them in from everywhere...

Can't wait to see it finished. I haven't v...

2009-11-14T15:25:55.129-05:00

Can't wait to see it finished. I haven't ventured beyond shirts and PJs for my husband (although I was once asked to take apart and copy some very fitted and skimpy retro 60s swimming trunks (with a zip!) for a fashion conscious male friend, which provided many interesting fitting moments...). I never usually see any nice patterns for men (which seems to have been another of your posts) so it's interesting to see that there are some out there. Must start looking harder!

My husband also has a thing about cool linings and detailing in places only he can see. I indulge him, but find for myself that I can never bothered (although I am quite anal about my seams looking neat and professional even if nobody will ever see them!)

You did exactly what I would have done, stuff it i...

2009-11-14T13:37:35.048-05:00

You did exactly what I would have done, stuff it in a bag for a while. It's very helpful to be able think more clearly, just to get away from it for a while. I'm so glad you found a solution. I don't normally like skulls myself, but those are some cool skulls. That's going to look so awesome as the lining. I can't wait to see it. Do we get to see it on your husband, or is he shy? Good luck with the rest of the construction.

Henry Higgins is so cute. He should be in the cover of a magazine.