Stalking a tailor.

The everyday of a struggling artist.
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11y
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Sten Martin
three screws are laying on top of a piece of wood next to a wrench
DIY. Will try to make myself a weaving loom, for making my own trimmings by hand. Let's see if it works!
an old photo of a table and some lamps in a room with two large windows
My tailoring studio becomes neater and neater, and whiter and whiter every day, hiding all creativity out of sight. This is a new beginning! (The main room.)
Making a new copy of a vintage 80's item for a customer, while constructing its pattern without any other tools than a pen and a tape measure. (I have just started to even make my customer's patterns all freehand - not using pins, rulers or construction manuals. And for trueing lines, I use a simple folding technique instead. Much quicker and with more fluid lines. Less is more!) Tape Measure, Less Is More, Ruler, Arrow Necklace, Pattern
Making a new copy of a vintage 80's item for a customer, while constructing its pattern without any other tools than a pen and a tape measure. (I have just started to even make my customer's patterns all freehand - not using pins, rulers or construction manuals. And for trueing lines, I use a simple folding technique instead. Much quicker and with more fluid lines. Less is more!)
Pinning the bespoke ladies' front part (while working throughout the night). Tailoring Techniques, Bespoke
Pinning the bespoke ladies' front part (while working throughout the night).
a group of small metal objects sitting on top of a table next to a cord
I guess I just made myself a 180 cm (6 ft.) long weaving loom!
there is a large piece of white paper on the floor that has been cut into squares
Cutting the next bespoke jacket, this time a soft ladies' black wool one. (Using my toile as a pattern.)
Another men's bespoke wool suit delivered to a gentleman customers of mine. (As shown here, the jacket has my trademark high collar incorporated.) Now on to the next one! Bespoke Wool Blazer, Bespoke Tailored Wool Blazer, Gentleman Jack Anne Lister, Wool Single-breasted Blazer With Stand Collar, Tailored Single-breasted Brown Blazer, Another Man, Wool Suit, Bespoke, High Collar
Another men's bespoke wool suit delivered to a gentleman customers of mine. (As shown here, the jacket has my trademark high collar incorporated.) Now on to the next one!
Some alterations are more extensive than others. Stalker Alert Meme, Trench Coat
Some alterations are more extensive than others.
an old building with columns in the foreground and a cloudy blue sky above it
Built to last. Another summer morning in the old part of town. (On my way to work.)
an old fashioned street light on the side of a building with a window lit up at night
Nocturne. (A quick midnight stroll before heading back to work.)
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an old photo of a young man sitting in front of two other men wearing suits and ties
Old school. Yours truly roughly about 30 years ago, age circa 18.
a dress on display in front of a door with the words episode i written above it
Been thinking about introducing a new access area on my web-site. A some sort of "daily reality show, soap, art project thingy" but with an educational purpose, maybe? Like having a subscription to a creative universe... Just for me and you. Wouldn't that be a wonderful idea?
an airplane is flying in the sky above a building
Resting at the boardwalk. Looking at the sky.
a close up view of a piece of cloth
My denim hand-stitches are getting more and more regular hour by hour and day by day...
a close up view of the side of a piece of cloth with stitching on it
Me, the machine. (The hand-stitched denim seam on Skirt No. 4.)