Monday, August 1, 2011

Do You Sew for a Man, Yourself or a Significant Other?


The chicken or the egg, do  men not sew because they aren't interested or because there are so few patterns available to them?   That's been a discussion on sewing boards and several blogs over the last few years.  The big 4 have a scant few patterns available, and most of them aren't very appealing to anyone who  wants to dress fashionably or dress at all for that matter. That may change if Hot Patterns starts designing for men.   If you are on the Hot Patterns email list you may have already seen this news, but for those of you who aren't, Trudy and Jeremy are interested in producing a jeans pattern for men.  Trudy made a successful pair for Jeremy recently but they can't afford to spend the production time on it if there isn't enough interest. So they propose that you pre order  the pattern and if there is enough interest they will have the patterns ready for a September 1st delivery.  Here it is and if you are interested, head over to Hot Patterns and order yourself a copy. 

6 comments:

  1. I did sew a peacoat for my DS1 last fall. The energy it took to locate a basic peacoat pattern had me exhausted before the project began.The male pattern offerings are certainly minimal.

    This pattern looks excellent. But, while American Eagle can produce jeans for my sons and husband using a 40% coupon, I will be honest, I will stick making peacoats now that I found a pattern.....

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  2. I can't really see you sewing for Dad...
    :-p

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  3. I'm really kind of torn here. It would be great for there to be more men's patterns - there are so few and they are very, um, whatever the male equivalent of "frumpy" is. But, as much as I love their styles, I always get mixed results from HP, and jeans are probably not what I would sew for my husband first. So, I guess I'm hoping that the HP enthusiasts will support this endeavor and I can jump on board if it works out. (Selfish, I know.)

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  4. I sew shirts for my husband and son. I'm going to venture into jackets for them too. I'm waffling about the jean pattern....

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  5. oh NO.

    i came over here thru selfish seamstress, and now i wish i DIDN'T. if my husbands sees this, i'm toast.

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  6. I'm only 13. I am an awesome sewer. So back off with the self taught thing! I have made a dress, my own pattern of course. I've made a queen size quilt, hard for, and I am the most popular girl in school! Im make my dad a dress shirt and Im still only 13. I feel so awesome and wonderful.

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