Ky’s new shirt

Ky Anto asked me to make him another shirt, and I’ve been wanting to try something with lacing.

It goes along well with his poppy shirt.

Singer 31-15

 I got some some US denim for samples.

There’s a wide variety of denim weights and weaves and colour.

The pattern needs more testing, and the construction details.

This Singer 31-15 I just got is great on denim. I read that it’s a model often used for leather, with a rolling foot attachment.

The serial number dates it to 1948.

Little Jimmy Dickens Bird Suit

My favorite Nudie suit.

Nudie Suit on ebay

This 60s Nudie suit is currently on ebay.

44 jacket, 34 pant.

Auction ends June 17.

Spencer and Robert Frost visit the Hall of Fame

Spencer, from vintagehaberdashers.com, recently visited the Country Music Hall of Fame, in his fancy jacket that belonged to a country singer named Robert Frost. The picture was taken by Michael G. Stewart.

Spencer very kindly sent pictures of some of the suits on display. This one was T. Texas Tyler’s, referring to his 1948 hit ” Deck of Cards”.

Holly George-Warren’s book How The West Was Worn reprints part of the letter Hank Snow wrote to his “ole pal” Nudie describing this suit, meant to evoke his biggest hit, “I’m Movin’ On”.

The chainstitch embroidery on this one (and all the rest of them too)  is amazing.

I guess this one refers to the “Sugar Foot Rag”. Hank Garland wrote and had a big hit with the song in 1949, so it probably belonged to him. Red Foley had a hit with the same song in 1950. It looks more Nathan Turk than Nudie to me.  Spencer?

The holy grail.

This outfit was Patsy Cline’s. I am not sure if it was made by Nudie, or Patsy’s mother Hilda Hensley, who made Patsy’s early western outfits and worked as a seamstress-a very good one-all her life.

Big C

I just embroidered a logo on a melton jacket for Roger from Flashback Vintage.

It’s pretty awkward with a heavy jacket on the machine.

First I did all the white, then filled in the rest with dark green.

The jacket is probably 1960s, made by Butwin, sold through an auto supply company in Indiana.

There was a crest on it originally, snagged off by someone who wanted it more than the jacket. I noticed the stitching outline on the lining only after I did the embroidery. Wings on logos are a longstanding tradition.

jacket and pants