Tailoring Guides
A Beginner’s Guide to Drafting 19th Century Trousers
Are you tired of trousers that don’t fit you properly? Patterns typically are made to fit a wide range of people, so there will always be something not-quite-right about them, unless you do extensive fittings. The solution is to draft your own custom patterns, using five or more measurements.
You will be able to sit without fear of losing another suspender button. Your trousers will be at the correct height. And they will look better, on top of all that.
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Civilian Frock Coat Workshop
Since tailoring my first frock coat about seven years ago, I’ve put countless hours into research and practice, learning the fine art of tailoring during the Nineteenth Century. I would like to share some of that knowledge with you, in hopes of improving the quality of men’s clothing seen at historical events today. I am pleased to announce an online workshop on making a double breasted civilian frock coat, coming in January 2012.
This is a rare opportunity to get detailed instruction from a professional tailor on how to make up a frock coat. Imagine yourself at an event, getting nice comments from spectators and fellow reenactors alike on how accurate and beautiful your frock coat looks. In this workshop, you’ll learn the professional methods and secrets of the tailor that will make your coat stand out from the crowd. Each step of the process will be fully explained, from drafting your pattern, to padding the lapels, to creating buttonholes that rival the originals. Over 175 pages of fully photographed instruction. Register today! On Sale for only $97 for the month of March!
Federal Enlisted Frock Coat Workshop
This Federal Dress coat is one of the more difficult uniforms to make from the Civil War. Fitting issues abound, patterns are non-existant, and 
construction techniques are mysterious! Until now. Allow me to guide you through a twelve week course on tailoring one of these coats. We’ll start with proper measuring, drafting a custom pattern, construct the entire coat, down to the hand made buttonholes. Over 175 pages of fully photographed instruction. On Sale for only $97 for the month of March!
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