Hello dear fellows, trying to catch up with the lessons.

I have enlarged my cutting table. Now, I have a surface of 100 x 240 cm at my disposal. It is covered with a layer of pure wool velt, a heavy weight domette and a black moleskin on top.

For the last two years, I have asked friends to collect cork from wine bottles. I make snips out of them and mixed them with saw dust for the tailor hams. All selfmade hams have a pure wool velt layer under the moleskin cover. They have a firm sturcture and I am happy with the results. The curved ham I created on the base of the sleeve curve Reza provided in the pattern section. I dubbled it in width and its about 6 cm high. I have to test it out if it is helpfull by ironing the seams open....

The sleeve boards are slefmade also. They are reversable, so I have four different sizes. They are covered with a heavy weight domette and a wool canvas on top.

On the other foto you can see some tailor tool have bought over the last years. The big wooden block is helpfull when you work on the collar but is very multi functional for all kind of steps in the process. The point pressers are great for the revers. I mostly use them with shirt making. In the front you can see a seam roll with needle cover for pressing velvet and corduroy. The wooden planks are great for pressing the front pleats of trousers. You get a realy sharp crease when you press the cloth between the planks.

Next step is to draw a new coat pattern for myself and start sewing.

Update to my workroom:

Lately, I was able to acquire a 1950's suction table and sewing machine from a well known Dutch tailor how have passed away last november. To place the machines in my workroom, I had to rearrange everything. It turned out to be better than befor. After a lot of cleaning and refurbishment I am very happy with the machines and my workroom.

Know it is time for tailoring again!!!!