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How do we prevent the dry cleaner from destroying our garments?
It's tough to find a true professional these days.
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How do we prevent the dry cleaner from destroying our garments?
jefferyd
jefferyd: I like your post and your garments - May I ask who makes your clothes?
It's tough to find a true professional these days.
I make my clothes.
steaming a suit can also make problems appear such as puckering and blown seams, breaking sleeves etc. . . . If you have blown any of the seams (if they look a little puffy instead of flat)
Since you included a pic of a final pressing at Samuelsohn, should we assume you work there?
Jd,
It's tough to find a true professional these days.
I'll try to get a photo later.
Jd,
Jd,
Tailors have always told me that pressing a suit well is a skill that takes a long time to learn, and that requires lots of practice and many demonstrations/corrections from an observing master.
Can you repair that pocket, that lousy sleeve, and make them look new with expert pressing?
Notice how the side seam looks puffy instead of flat? Obviously, fat tweeds won't show as much as finer fabrics will. Another reason to stay with heavy, hard-wearing goods."
Oh and here's the back. Now I see a few things I need to correct- a camera straight on is much better than a 3-way mirror for fitting yourself! I'll use my camera instead, next time I make something.
That's why this thread was called "how to touch up" and not "How to press your suit".
The back looks a tad long- see the draping just below the waist? It could be that I haven't stretched the side seam enough, though; there is some junk under my left arm which I need to clean up and the blades are messy. One reason I cut my sleeves so big and ropy is that I would rather have a close fit with no drape- the big sleeve and correctly placed armhole allows that and I can still move very freely. Strangely, the collar looks like it doesn't match properly but I rechecked it (again) and it does. Weird.Yet another chance to learn . . . what would you do?
I get the impression that this is all the hobbyist consumer can really do . . . touch up. Get your bespoke garments dry cleaned sans ironing, bring it to a trusted tailor for the 2hrs. pressing, and then touch up the rest of the time.
- M
Does it matter whether the cloth was properly sponged before being made into a suit?