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5th fitting complete. This time I remembered to take photos, yeay! Overall the suit looks really nice! The only thing I’m really concerned about I the vent that is not closing. Since everything else looks really well I won’t try to change anything from the shoulders as usually is the case with the vent not […]

Had the 4th fitting last week. Keep forgetting to take a photo of the suit on Robert. It would have been much easier for you to follow the fit and alterations with a picture and not only my description of how it looks :). Now the armholes were lowered enough, still need some cutting out […]

Traced the old seams with stitches. Took everything apart except for center back and arms  on monday. Did adjustments on the pattern, lower armholes, slightly tighter side seam and took 2 cm in center front and traced everything onto fabric again.  I usually rarely do adjustment on the pattern, only on the actual garment when […]

The third week came to a quick halt. Daycare called and we had to bring our daughter home and are now in quarantine not welcome until Monday. Fortunately there is no sign of her being sick in any way and the weather has been absolutely lovely. Managed to have the first fitting in fabric, yeay! […]

End of first day. Made a new toil suit for Robert. Redid the pattern after our first fitting in a standard size toile just before my vacation. Now I’m waiting for a second fitting. 2:nd fitting of Robert´s suit. Still some more alternations needs to be done after the second fitting with new adjusted muslin […]

First week back and my plans consist with starting to work on my first fully tailored suit and one in a standard size, slightly moderated to fit my client, Robert. I’m making the standard size suit not to loose time while waiting for each fitting with Robert. To every suits we have 4 or more […]

Here I will be posting about my year as a tailor apprentice. When this blog starts I’m heading back to my spot at Skräddarns hus in Gothenburg Sweden. Behind me I have 3 years of high school, textile fashion program  and lots of pattern making. 2 years at the Cutters Academy in Gothenburg specialization historic […]