Fellow NYer here, I watched this in its entirety, and I don't even want to be a coatmaker 😂 This was very interesting, thank you! And when you said, "this is ridiculous" under your breath, you sounded like me in many of my videos 😅
Perfect timing. I just finally got some gimp and I've had problems taming the gimp. Now I know how to get that in. Will get back to you if I have more questions. Greatly appreciated!
As a fellow leftie who struggles with all scissors, I’m in awe of your ability to use the buttonhole scissors. I have some that I manage to fold fabric with
Left handed scissors are a wonderful luxury! I have a left handed general purpose pair of scissors from Fiskars, and then when I started to tiptoe into sewing, I got some left handed Gingher fabric shears. They massively improve the ergonomics of cutting stuff. (No idea, however, whether left handed buttonhole scissors exist.)
Love the fact that you have started this RUclips channel. May you get thousands of subscribers so you keep posting and we keep learning. Sunny regards from Cyprus.
This would be helpful in future videos: either spell the names of items that the novice is unfamiliar with or put up a graphic w the spelling. U are recommending ‘gimp’ thread. Is that the way it’s spelled? Or the Italian website:Puccioni ???? Thanks
I will take that into consideration in the coming videos. Yes Gimp is the English word. Google Piccioni Rome and you should find the shop I’m speaking of.
Now here's a question: I have problems with the cloth fraying when I only use the machine so I've switched to overcasting by hand and I find that this gives me a way better result and way less fraying. Is there something I am missing here? Is it just the cloth I am working with? Or is it just a matter of practice concerning the tension of th thread?
If you find it easier to keep the edges from fraying by hand overcasting than by all means stick with it. I’ve just found that the machine is quicker and keeps things neater. I also use the lines I’ve seen as guides for my stitches. After all the machine sees straight so if I use those lines my stitches stay straight. As for cloth l, you will find that every fabric has its own identity. Some will be super easy and some will give you headaches
@@ericjensenmastertailor I see. As tailoring is just my hobby and will probably never be my job time is not as important to me as the end result. If I need half an hour for a buttonhole, so be it. Thanks for the advice!
@@ericjensenmastertailor Btw when I tried to pull the gimp through with your method I've had my thread break and even one of my cheap needles. So I guess both have to be quite strong. Would there be a fabric where you think that pulling the gimp through might be too risky? Extremely fine woolens for example or very lightweight cloth? Because it does seem to be somewhat risky.
Make sure that you are fraying the end of the gimp. This will make the gump far less strong and allow you to pull it through with ease. I’ve never had a needle or thread break doing it this way. I’ve even used basting thread which is the most fragile. No all fabric can support this method from 6 ounce to 60 ounce.
Fellow NYer here, I watched this in its entirety, and I don't even want to be a coatmaker 😂 This was very interesting, thank you! And when you said, "this is ridiculous" under your breath, you sounded like me in many of my videos 😅
Subscribed!
I do leathercrafting myself but this was really great to watch, love your style!
Eric I told you I'd fixed the buttonholes of my fiancée's winter coat, but it was not like this!!! 😂
I'm grateful to be working with you this year!
Hahah the pleasure is all mine!
Perfect timing. I just finally got some gimp and I've had problems taming the gimp. Now I know how to get that in. Will get back to you if I have more questions. Greatly appreciated!
As a fellow leftie who struggles with all scissors, I’m in awe of your ability to use the buttonhole scissors. I have some that I manage to fold fabric with
Left handed scissors are a wonderful luxury! I have a left handed general purpose pair of scissors from Fiskars, and then when I started to tiptoe into sewing, I got some left handed Gingher fabric shears. They massively improve the ergonomics of cutting stuff. (No idea, however, whether left handed buttonhole scissors exist.)
Eric. you just gave me newfound appreciation of those buttonholes on that jacket you made me!
An unintended result of teaching. Glad to show you the insight into what goes into making your suit.
How do you not already have 1mln subsribers. This was a great video and I can’t wait to see more!
Awesome! The more well produced videos like this we get the better! Thank you so much
great!
Thank you for this. Looking forward to learning from you!
Awesome, I hope to see more videos like this.
Yessir. That is the plan.
Love the fact that you have started this RUclips channel. May you get thousands of subscribers so you keep posting and we keep learning. Sunny regards from Cyprus.
Great video... Thanks
Have subscribed... Good luck!
I would sort out the flex to your iron pronto... But it's your iron.
This would be helpful in future videos: either spell the names of items that the novice is unfamiliar with or put up a graphic w the spelling.
U are recommending ‘gimp’ thread. Is that the way it’s spelled?
Or the Italian website:Puccioni ????
Thanks
I will take that into consideration in the coming videos.
Yes Gimp is the English word.
Google Piccioni Rome and you should find the shop I’m speaking of.
Now here's a question: I have problems with the cloth fraying when I only use the machine so I've switched to overcasting by hand and I find that this gives me a way better result and way less fraying. Is there something I am missing here? Is it just the cloth I am working with? Or is it just a matter of practice concerning the tension of th thread?
If you find it easier to keep the edges from fraying by hand overcasting than by all means stick with it. I’ve just found that the machine is quicker and keeps things neater. I also use the lines I’ve seen as guides for my stitches. After all the machine sees straight so if I use those lines my stitches stay straight.
As for cloth l, you will find that every fabric has its own identity. Some will be super easy and some will give you headaches
@@ericjensenmastertailor I see. As tailoring is just my hobby and will probably never be my job time is not as important to me as the end result. If I need half an hour for a buttonhole, so be it. Thanks for the advice!
@@ericjensenmastertailor Btw when I tried to pull the gimp through with your method I've had my thread break and even one of my cheap needles. So I guess both have to be quite strong. Would there be a fabric where you think that pulling the gimp through might be too risky? Extremely fine woolens for example or very lightweight cloth? Because it does seem to be somewhat risky.
Make sure that you are fraying the end of the gimp. This will make the gump far less strong and allow you to pull it through with ease. I’ve never had a needle or thread break doing it this way. I’ve even used basting thread which is the most fragile.
No all fabric can support this method from 6 ounce to 60 ounce.