Market Bag, Japanese Selvedge Denim and Indigo Striped Canvas

Finished drafting a pattern for some custom jeans this afternoon and had a little extra time; so tried out another idea for the grocery bag.

This one will be going in my Etsy shop.

Utility Pants, Westernized

Here's a few snapshots of the Western Utilities I just finished for Slowboat Deadstock.

Single-needle construction, hand-felled seams.

Carpenter Apron, Selvedge Denim, v. 5

I think this will be the final version of the carpenter apron.  Now to make a machinists apron, and a general shop apron.

The denim for this piece is a narrow width 2x1 weave that's woven with a gray weft.  It's pretty close in look to some of the vintage/antique pieces of denim that I have, though the texture is a little smoother and more even than the vintage stuff.  I'm looking forward to making some vests and chore coats out of it.

Carpenter Apron, Selvedge Denim, versions 1 - 4

Trying out a few different ways of making these. 

Also got to test out my new Independent Garment Workers label.  Pretty much the same as the early 20th C. union label, but I re-designed it for independent workers such as myself.

Ingredients:  North Carolina denim, North Carolina thread.

Weekend Project

Still working on perfecting the women's jeans pattern.

Ingredients:  US made denim (1% stretch), North Carolina made thread, Kentucky made buttons.  Pocket bags are salvaged material from the thrift store.

Reference Collection

Custom Vest

This one is for a fellers' wedding next week. 

Not only did the vest turn out very well, but the person I made it for was just downright great to work with.  I feel very fortunate that I've had several folks come to me as customers and leave as friends.