Author: Janna

This year so many things will happen. I will be a finished apprentice in 3 months! Yikes! That means I will be on my own feet again working in my studio with clients. Luckily I already have 2 -3 in line and a request for more retro swimsuits to be sold in the summer. Actually […]

  You might have noticed that there has been no updates on the first suit I made for Robert. The answer to that is that I thought I was done with the suit and had everything almost done. Collar in place. front line stitched, lining in. All I had to do was to have a […]

One of the Santas (you probably thought there was only one Santa but how would ONE Santa be able to deliver all packages in one night?) has been on a strict diet and lost all his lovely chubby width. To get him ready for Christmas and not scare all the children I got an assignment […]

  Third fitting really went beyond all expectations. The only thing that needed alteration was the arm length and the CF (center front) that overlapped a bit much due to the fact that I had not altered the center front curve that went to straight instead of a nice curve. So that’s pretty much it. […]

Ok guys, sorry for the irregular updates! I’ve been crazy busy!  Besides being a full time apprentice I’ve been running my studio which is a small local company taking on bespoke tailoring and alterations on occasion. Lately I have been putting in as many hours as I can in the studio finishing my last customers’ […]

For the second fitting the whole suit felt a bit weird. The vents stood out(why?) and the whole front wanted to go upwards.  We scratched our heads as there was so much excess fabric around the right shoulder and chest. Could easily have taken 4 cm of! But that didn’t feel right. So we started […]

In the first fitting ever(!) of the second suit I did not expect an perfect fit  even though I used the exact same pattern as for the first suit with all the alterations updated. The only changes I did was moving the vent from CB to sides and giving a liiitle bit extra on the […]

A great while back nobleman Loclaire Clemens went to see me for a new suit as his old ones had magically shrunk in his closet he said. He wanted a shirt that drew the attention closer to his face as some new weird unexplainable lump now had grown on him while sleeping. I had not […]

Things have been quite hectic lately. Besides being back as an apprentice I also have spent a lot of time with my studio. Finishing of my last clients work before putting in an extra gear to get ready in time for my exam. Since I have a studio of my own there are a lot […]

Well not quite. Still have my arms to finish on the old suit before it’s bye bye. And hand made buttonholes and fastening of buttons, but almost! I was sick most of last week but now I’m back! Feels great, feel rested after a week with fever and lying in bed. So bored I can’t […]