My Evil Twin Brother===tailors form

**Dixiecat** · 22nd December 12, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by jhockin

OK Beverly,

.. i guess i sort of asked for that

, but I was actually thinking more along the lines of specific texts that you could recommend, from personal experience?

Unfortunately, most of my formal learning came from drafting for women which is a topic that has a lot more texts available. The ones I know about will show up on the google search, but I couldn't recommend any of them from personal experience. If you can, taking a course on pattern drafting will be just as beneficial. Even if you can only find pattern drafting course for women's garments, the fundamentals are all the same and can transfer to men's pattern drafting relatively easily.

**Jon Lilley** · 22nd December 12, 10:56 AM

Less than $200.00 US is really a doable thing. Thanks for the info. It's good to know. It would really be nice to have a form to strap a kilt-in-progress to without having to rig something special.

@Beverly; thanks for the info on pattern drafting. I'm still working up the nerve to actually try making myself a vest. Kiltmaking is a snap, but when I look at cutting and piecing fabric, my brain addles. The Kent State School of Fashion offers classes for this, but they run a full semester and nothing is done quickly. There are no week long kiltmaking classes like Braemar. AND, they're VERY expensive!!!

Thanks again for all the information everyone!

**SomeoneOk** · 7th February 13, 11:55 AM

I'm impressed as well with your vest. I too have been interested in finding a male suit form so that I can hone my skills for bespoke clothing. That form looks great, however, it might not be tall enough for my long torso and 6' 4" height. Also, I have odd measurements, 39" chest, 34-35" waist, and 40.5" hip. I'm an ectomorph. I'm considering making my own and am in the planning stages, but not sure how it will happen with so many things coming up. If it turns out well, I'll post an update here.

I've just ordered tartan for my first kilt, have a pattern for a Charlie jacket and vest as well. I'm hoping to at least have the kilt finished by the middle of March. I'm a little nervous about how that will turn out, but I've been sewing most of my 50 years and am hoping to "make it work"- in the words of Tim Gunn.

**Wil** · 7th March 13, 08:15 AM

This is funny (at least to me), i have a design degree & took pattern making classes from a master pattern maker. But i have never thought of sewing for myself. I guess i need to try this out & see if i can at least make myself a nice kilt vest.

**SomeoneOk** · 7th March 13, 11:08 AM

Consider yourself lucky to have those skills. I have been wanting for years to find a class like the one you had, but am no where near anything like that logistically. I have a ton of books I inherited, but I hate learning something from a book. I like one on one.

I'm casting sections of my torso and chest with plaster cotton strips to use as templates for making a papier maché suit form. It seems that everything I want to achieve involves inventing something because I am on a serious budget. I want to make sure that whatever I tailor is done on as an exact replica of myself as possible.

**scotchmaster** · 8th March 13, 05:09 PM

Hey there, Any chance you would make me an argyle jacket and waistcoat out of 12 oz. Herringbone tweed I have? I have 2 each 4 yard double wide lengths...

**SomeoneOk** · 8th March 13, 06:08 PM

If you are asking me, I haven't attempted it yet, but hope too soon. I am in no way a bespoke tailor, and would find it difficult to do this for someone else. Sorry.