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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? |
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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? -- 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 |
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"Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply" wrote in message ... They don't have highly-detailed instructions on sewing, Their website says they do. Hmmmm.... |
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"duh who" wrote in message ... "Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply" wrote in message ... 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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"duh who" wrote in message ... 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 |
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"Trishty" wrote in message .. . 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 |
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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 |
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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 message ... They don't have highly-detailed instructions on sewing, Their website says they do. Hmmmm.... -- 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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