Went up to BT tower in Bristol with close friend and talented filmmaker @tomfitzinallsizesofjeans last night to test some new camera equipment he's got and capture some shots of some of my recent creations. Fun to create a full outfit of pieces I've made from scratch, combining various different experiments and toiles and still see them come together with a visual language that so accurately reasonates what I love right now.
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Music by @bonsibonsi
A special make, my Dad gave me this banner last year when we were clearing out his Mum's house. It's a banner he made in the late 70s or early 80s as the backdrop for one of his bands gigs. He asked if I wanted to make a vaguely punk inspired piece from it and last week I found the time to! So nice working with fabric that has a meaning and story behind it. Decided to make an asymmetrical button up shirt with hints of fencing jacket closure. Using that same subversive design ideology Vivienne Westwood used for the early punk clothing. A lot of fun to be spontaneous and creative with the making and designing process on this one!
Some makes and experiments , trying to learn and develop my craft
- some toiles dyed grey
- trying to improve my suit trousers making skills
- creation from the Pattern Magic 2 book
- learning the proper way to make a tailored jacket
My Christmas project! Over the few weeks I had 'off work' over Christmas I decided to treat myself and work on a this idea I'd had for a jacket for over a year. A relaxed fit suit jacket style piece that is wide enough to fit over a boxy jumper and also doesn't restrict movement too much. I also loved the idea of being able to pop the colour up so I could keep my neck warm when I'm biking along.This is the result ! Took it home to Herefordshire with me over Christmas and sewed the last 30% of it in front of the fire.
would love to make more stuff similar and am currently open for commissions so gimme a message if you're interested !
This summer I had the pleasure of making my friend Sean's wedding suit, a Yorkshire wool dark purple 6 button waist coat and double pleated high waisted trousers with a white Italian cotton shirt. Recently was shared these gorgeous photos that the very talented @ste.ferrarin took of the event !
The Nutcracker (not the ballet) at Taunton @brewhouselive , real pleasure to get to costume make for this production, had lots of fun making. I made the Nutcrackers Jacket and trousers, a jumpsuit for the Sugar plum fairy and a blue distressed cape (pic 4)
Costume Designer - @tomasin_art_illustration@soapsouparts
All pictures by @jackofforddop
Recently finished work on a production of the Nutcracker at Taunton Brewhouse, did 3 weeks of manic costume making and had a great time! Made looks for the Nutcracker and the Sugar plum fairy designed by the amazing @soapsouparts who was in charge of costume and decor for the show. Go see it if you get a chance, it's on through out December!
1600's style Doublet - just finished this bespoke doublet I made for myself, I wanted to learn more historical pattern cutting and construction techniques so this felt like a good project to learn something new.
To make the pattern I used a Spanish method from the 1600s which uses fabric tapes and markings but no measuring tapes as we know them today. I also have started making far more of my pieces with hand sewing as seen in the last video (I almost entirely attached the lining to the outer with just hand stitch) these jackets were a staple of men's and womenswear for hundreds of years and sadly nothing really exists like it today but I can confirm they are surprisingly comfy and very cosy.
Would love to make one of these for someone (can work great for any gender and body), gimme a message if you're interested!
Bespoke pleated suit trousers made from a navy wool blend fabric. Made these a little while back to practice making this cut of trousers and improving my pattern drafting. Finally got round to documenting them. Hopefully at some point I'll find time to make a jacket that matches
A Tudor gown that I drafted, cut and made out of satin for my friend. It was recently her surprise party and as she is a distant relative of Anne Boleyn we threw her a Tudor themed surprise party. Everyone who came pitched in and commissioned me to make this gown for her to wear at the party ❤️✂️ a really heart warming and fun silly evening of partying. The dress bodice has around 8 layers of thick cotton to give the front section some structure as dresses in the early 1800's didn't have any sort of boning . (This gown is slightly inaccurate tho as traditionally they would have been made from 3 or 4 different layers to complete to full look where as this is a singular piece)
Open for commissions in Dec, gimme a DM soon and we can start scheming !
My attempt at a Justaucorps from the 1690's, this was the outer piece worn in the era after the doublet but before the frockcoat, they changed a lot over the period of just 30 years but this is my favourite version. I put an ridiculous amount of hours into this project, I pattern drafted, cut and constructed this jacket mainly using just information I could gather from looking at paintings from that time period. So it was a lot of tricky creative problem solving and trial and error. It's made from a gorgeous light weight wool fabric which is then backed with a stiff cotton Calico to give it some weight and then lined with a black cotton shirting fabric.
Beer towel jacket for @tomamoreton , making his dream festival jacket finally become a reality after 2 years of him collecting towels. Such a fun piece to work on! Fully lined with black cotton and featuring a carefully shaped collar, spent a while ironing and hand sewing the two thick layers of towel into place for the collar.
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