Homemade pocket square

[Vintage Gent]

Yesterday was sewing Saturday. I fixed a pair of my wife's trousers, sewed some patches on my daughter's Brownie uniform and dealt with some loose shirt buttons. My daughter and I also did a pillowcase skirt project.

Inspired by all the needle and thread action, I decided to take David Hober's admonition to make homemade pocket squares to heart. I took an Ike Behar shirt from my pre-bespoke days--shirt that fit poorly but whose fabric I quite liked--and followed David's instructions.

It took a while, more than three hours of actual work. Getting the roll was difficult; on two of the sides it did OK, but on the others it turned out flat and thick.

Here are some pics of the final result.

 

[merkur]

..

 

[cuffthis]

Excellent!

Bravo.

 

[chobochobo]

Looks good. I tried that once with a vintage Ferre shirt that was made of a luscious silky fabric.

 

[Hard2Fit]

Nicely done!

 

[Golf_Nerd]

Nice work!

Is a guidance available?

 

[Vintage Gent]

Originally Posted by Golf_Nerd

Nice work!

Is a guidance available?

Thanks. A primer is available on Andy's site:

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/T...cketSquare.htm

 

[Golf_Nerd]

Originally Posted by Vintage Gent

Thanks. A primer is available on Andy's site:

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/T...cketSquare.htm

Thanks. Today, I am going to buy the tools.

 

[AlanC]

Very nice. I keep meaning to try this myself, but keep not getting around to it.