Start sewing tailored menswear pt. 2: Your first jacket

Ever felt ready to start your first tailoring project, but weren't quite sure how (materials, equipment, patterns, etc.)? Watch and find out how to get going sewing your first tailored jacket! In this video, I get down to business and cover what fabrics to start with, what extras you'll need, what not to worry about right now, and how to fix fit issues so you can beat off-the-rack stuff on your first try. Plus, you can find me here ➫ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nostitchunpicked/ ➫ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nostitchunpicked ➫ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nostitchunpicked 00:00 Make a jacket 00:33 What do you need? 04:28 Making a toile 07:15 Correcting fit issues 14:47 Self-made canvas/pattern? 16:17 You can do it! Recommended books: Winifred Aldrich: Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear (5th Edition) Denis Antoine, Roberto Cabrera: Classic Tailoring Techniques for Menswear: A Construction Guide (3rd Edition) See part 1 if you still need convincing! https://youtu.be/Au6rXwlB8w0?si=FnyzshrHPWrb8b_4 #sewing #menswear #tailoring