Wild Ginger - Coats

Anyone who has the Wild Ginger software (I'm getting the Tailor Made), how
are their instructions on making coats, with the lining, insulation, etc.

Is it a royal pain? Do they cover the bases?

They don't have highly-detailed instructions on sewing, but they
recommend that you purchase a basic book on sewing to learn the absolute
basics.

duh who wrote:
Anyone who has the Wild Ginger software (I'm getting the Tailor Made), how
are their instructions on making coats, with the lining, insulation, etc.

Is it a royal pain? Do they cover the bases?




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I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. - Mother Teresa

"Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply" wrote in
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They don't have highly-detailed instructions on sewing,

Their website says they do. Hmmmm....

"duh who" wrote in message
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"Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply" wrote
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They don't have highly-detailed instructions on sewing,

Their website says they do. Hmmmm....

This is what they say in their FAQ, which is different from something I read
somewhere else on their site:



4. Does the programs come with garment construction instructions?

Yes. PatternMaster & Click&Sew ships with a library of garment construction
instructions. These construction sheets can be read or printed from the
computer using the Adobe Reader which is contained in the Pattern Master
CD-ROM. However, these instructions are not assembly instructions customized
for each of the thousands of styles combinations that you can create with
PatternMaster products.

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However, these instructions are not assembly instructions customized
for each of the thousands of styles combinations that you can create with
PatternMaster products.



The Wild Ginger programs are not to teach you to sew, per say. They do give
instructions that I have found more than adequate but then I've been sewing
for almost 50 years, have taken quite a few classes and seminars and still
refer to my books. I'm always learning new tips and tricks. If you are a
novice sewer you need to get some good instruction books or take some
classes. Tailor Made is a great program, and does have instructions but it
won't give you every little step by step detail you'll need to sew up a coat
if you don't already have a pretty good knowledge of construction.

Val

"Trishty" wrote in message
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On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 16:42:45 GMT, duh who wrote:

Anyone who has the Wild Ginger software (I'm getting the Tailor Made),
how
are their instructions on making coats, with the lining, insulation,
etc.

Is it a royal pain? Do they cover the bases?

PMB instructions certainly cover the bases, but that's all. You will need
a
manual if you want to make a coat. PMB has clear step-by-step instructions
on how to make things like linings, with illustrations (using jackets as
an
example), but I don't think they mention interlining, or how to attach
it -
a certain level of experience is assumed. Remember that you're designing
your own garment here - the makers of PMB can't know whether you want your
coat single-layer, lined or interlined - that's your decision.

Personally, I wouldn't tackle anything in PMB that I hadn't sewn before
unless I had a good manual to hand.

I can do shirts. Haven't done a coat or jacket yet. That's what concerns
me. I suppose I could buy a pattern somewhere that does what I want and
then transpose it to this package. Except there's so very little to draw
from out there in men's patterns, which is why I'm going this route.

I"m so very tired of this bias towards women's clothing.

Dwight

On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 15:16:59 GMT, duh who wrote:

I can do shirts. Haven't done a coat or jacket yet. That's what concerns
me. snip


Vogue 2613 is a nice coat pattern if you fancy a classic overcoat. Once you
got the hang of that, you could extrapolate from it, using PMTM. I've never
seen a trenchcoat pattern - could you use a womens pattern and swap the
fronts, or would that be too weird? Come to think of it, aren't Burberrys
unisex? You button it one way or the other according to gender.

It is trickier for men to find patterns. I guess it's not so worthwhile for
the pattern companies to invest in producing them, because there are fewer
men sewing, fewer women sewing for men, and men's fashion is more static,
so there's not the constant change of wrap and closure and detail that you
get on women's fashion.

Mens tailored wear is also very structured compared with womenswear and may
use techniques like pad stitching, which are pretty advanced - I think Kate
has a demo of that on her website. Most men who learn to sew tailored
garments that well are doing it for a living.

I learned how coats were constructed by taking old ones apart - many of my
thrift-store coats were mens, as it happens. I've always worn menswear, as
mens RTW is often higher quality than womenswear.

Trish

Okay, so maybe they don't have them where I have looked. (shrug)

If you aren't too good at sewing, it's still a good idea to have a basic
sewing book.

duh who wrote:
"Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply" wrote in
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They don't have highly-detailed instructions on sewing,


Their website says they do. Hmmmm....




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I know God will not give me anything I can't handle.
I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. - Mother Teresa

duh who wrote:

This is what they say in their FAQ, which is different from something I read
somewhere else on their site:

(snip)

CD-ROM. However, these instructions are not assembly instructions customized
for each of the thousands of styles combinations that you can create with
PatternMaster products.

This was what I was meaning when I said that they don't have
highly-detailed instrux -- they aren't step-by-step instrux, just
general garment contruction information.

--
I know God will not give me anything I can't handle.
I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. - Mother Teresa

duh who wrote:

I can do shirts. Haven't done a coat or jacket yet. That's what concerns
me. I suppose I could buy a pattern somewhere that does what I want and
then transpose it to this package. Except there's so very little to draw
from out there in men's patterns, which is why I'm going this route.

I"m so very tired of this bias towards women's clothing.

You will do fine. Even if you did have a regular pattern (that fit
right, of course) and their instructions, it's *still* very helpful to
have other resources on garment construction and design.

Threads mag did an article a few years back on making a lined coat with
those new thinner lining fabrics. Maybe if they still have it online (I
would search on something like "coat lining" or "thermopore" or whatever
the name is of that ultra-thin thermal lining fabric) you could snag a
copy and it might have more helpful information.

Melinda, who does not intend to get rid of her 5-6 pattern fitting books
just because she has pattern-drafting software to do it for her now

--
I know God will not give me anything I can't handle.
I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. - Mother Teresa