Tailoring and Tailors

[Deleted member 7575]

I am trying to begin a tailoring apprenticeship so I can develop those skills, I havn't a clue really on how to go about one.

What is the traditional set up in terms of length, training, and pay? I would ideally like to do it along with my university studies so I wouldn't be able to do it all the time. I also wouldn't mind doing it without pay or a pension and just get school credit. I am just interested in learning the craft and develop the skills. Any advice or comments would be appreciated!

 

[Deleted member 7575]

anyone?

 

[Deleted member 1957]

Any suit tailoring experts here?

I didnt know where to post this. Are there any expert suit makers? I ve recently ventured into making ladies suits but they normally get a small bump at the back could anyone know what the cause of this is?

 

[superbeautiful]

Are you draping them or working from a pattern?

 

[gius]

Maybe you could show us a picture of the bump too

Also there are some knowledgeable members @ the DIY section for asking questions
Sewing, Pattern Making, all there...

 

[Deleted member 1957]

thanks for the response i use patterns, let me try and get a photo and post it

 

[educo]

post pics so we can see the fit of the garment, also let us know what fabrics you're using, the outer, the lining, as well as the underlining fabric thanks.

 

[happyguy]

completely random...but i love tailoring. currently doing a historical and military tailoring elective at copllege. so excited!!!

 

[gius]

completely random...but i love tailoring. currently doing a historical and military tailoring elective at copllege. so excited!!!

happyguy is this at Ryerson?
sounds interesting... very specific
kind of like a textile conservation program

 

[happyguy]

happyguy is this at Ryerson?
sounds interesting... very specific
kind of like a textile conservation program

at LCF. i'm doing my womenswear degree at LCF. had cultural studies last term...i was so bored!!!! glad that i can finally do some tailoring!!!

on that note, is Ryerson a college?

 

[gius]

oh! For some reason I thought you were in Canada
Never mind then
Yes it's a Canadian university

Is there anything really different when it comes to historical and military tailoring?

 

[happyguy]

we just started but i think it would be the same everywhere. we're suppose to use canvas and not fusing. hand tacking to mark and not the tracing wheel. semi authenthic i would presume. ha ha...

 

[Dustcakeboy]

That sounds absolutely amazing happyguy.

Now that I think of it I wouldn't mean tailoring...if I could garner a slightly quirky customer base that would only require me to make somewhat off-the-wall designs..

 

[gius]

sorry to see this wasn't answered..
after.. er 3 years..
Could definitely go find a tailoring shop and ask them directly

i mentioned it to some students here studying couture -they told me Modern Tailors in Vancouver accepts apprentices. i think they said it was a family business

 

[gius]

Tailoring in men's

I read there are two types, known in tailoring for menswear

There is bespoke,
which is drafting a pattern from the client's measurements
all from scratch

And then made-to-measure,
which is a basic pattern altered to fit the client

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From my experience (i have tried both, in a sense)
Bespoke is maybe less trouble. You start from scratch and you look at the client's measurements, which guides you to methods to create a better fit.

made-to-measure seems to be fine too though... Often after altering a basic pattern, it seems to look like the bespoke pattern, but it takes longer I find. you alter, put it on the muslin, try it on and make changes to the pattern, redo it in muslin... again and again.

 

[MUXU]

wow gius, i just stumbled on this when i was googling about apprenticeships with tailor.

agree with gius, walk into a bespoke tailor shop and ask them if they take apprentices.
if you live in the europe, all the better!

i currently study bespoke tailoring in london college of fashion but i dont like school much...the way it works and all. so im looking into apprenticeships as well.

http://www.cipsonline.com/utils/savile_row/smart_choice_booklet.pdf

 

[gius]

same here really
i'm starting to get sick of lessons too


so i guess, being an apprentice
getting trained, that's all part of the job?
but i am thinking you can't know zero when you ask for an apprenticeship, you have to at least be able to sew or something, to especially show you're interested

i wish there were also still dressmakers around. i only know of bridal houses
men looking for tailors seems commonplace here...
interesting, when you hear how much fussier they can be than women about the fit of a garment

 

[daniellat]

This suit- bespeaking guide from luxury-insider.com helped me a lot last semester.








they also recommend this book from amazon

 

[daniellat]

I also found a very interesting tailoring tutorial. All this is done by hand and i cant believe its so much work. Anyone have tried any of this? please share, it looks very interesting, id love to know what exactly is the difference between doing what it says in there or not.the blog is in portuguese but it has a translate to english option. Its very detailed and has great pictures.

I also found a blog from a Spanish tailor with an excellent pocket tutorial, it also has great pictures and although it is in spanish the pictures can pretty much talk. this may help you gius since youre learning the "pocket science". It has some variations from what ive learned in school, it looks so much easier with step by step pictures.

 

[gius]

From Roberto Cabrera/Patricia Flaherty Meyers classic tailoring techniques (women's wear)


The canvas in a woman's jacket is a light-weight version of the understructure originally designed for men's tailored jackets.
For men's wear, the chest and front of the shoulder are built up with padded layers of wool canvas interfacing, haircloth, French canvas, and wool flannel. This solid breastplate is unnecessary and unflattering to the feminine figure.

The canvas in a woman's jacket, constructed entirely of wool canvas interfacing, is designed to give the jacket a soft yet controlled body, and to reduce the fabric's susceptibility to wrinkling and stretching.