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Monday, September 3, 2012

Steftember

For his 29th birthday, I promised to make him a shirt and pants. He just turned 30 and I still haven't made him anything. I figured he deserves a full month dedicated to projects just for him! I'll probably never make a promise like that again, but I have to keep this one. I would love to love sewing for others, but I just don't. Sewing is just something I do purely for myself. So that's how it is, I have to make a public declaration to get myself to sew for my boyfriend! How about that? Now that I've made it into something official though, I am actually looking forward to this themed month. I've been sewing a lot for myself these past months, and I could use the change. I'll be learning about men's patterns and fitting issues! I'll also sew a circle skirt for a friend, as a birthday gift. We went fabric shopping today, and it'll be very interesting to sew for someone with a very different style and figure.



Is it just me or is it hard to find nice mens patterns? These three are from Neue Mode. All 80's and 90's it seems, but at least they have patterns that are not button up shirts, blazers and pyjamas (sooo many patterns for pyjamas!) So, my question for you today is: what are your favourite men's patterns? I'm looking for a longsleeve and maybe 3/4 pants. I want to start simple, but maybe a hoodie would be cool too. I already have the Negroni, he actually wants to sew that one himself. But I might end up doing it for him anyway. I'm curious to hear about your experience with men's patterns!

6 comments:

  1. Hallo Lisa
    ich probier's einfach mal auf deutsch, Du willst Dein deutsch ja verbessern, oder? ;-)
    Ich habe noch nicht für Männer genäht, finde aber diesen Schnitt hier ganz schön:
    http://www.farbenmix.de/nl/fehmarn.html
    Außerdem gibt es hier eine Sammlung für genähte Herrensachen, vielleicht findest Du da was:
    http://lillithrose.blogspot.de/2012/01/ffmo.html
    Lieben Gruß
    Melanie

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    1. Hey Melanie! Thanks for the tips, I really like both men's patterns from farbenmix! See, there's so many hidden gems to be found in Germany :)

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  2. If I were to sew for my husband or son, it would be an old fashioned shirt like these because both of them love this style of shirt:
    http://www.jpeterman.com/Mens-Shirts/JP-Shirt

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    1. That's a very interesting style! Those jeans look nice too.

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  3. I'd recommend staying away from burda envelope patterns when it comes to shorts/ lounge pants etc (i.e. anything for sports or with an elastic/ drawstring) they are sized humungously! I think Carl was quite offended XD Kwik Sew have some cool men's pants and shirts patterns (stay away from their men's undies patterns-again, humungous). La Mia Boutique have some cool and contemporary men's patterns every couple of issues. The one I've got up on my swap page (click the magazines link-see the feb/mar 2012 issue) has an entire men's wardrobe in it =D.

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    1. Thanks for the tips! Too bad I don't really have anything to swap it for :(

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