Inner Workings - the unseen but necessary parts of a successful custom garment

Things in-the-making can look really odd.  I often tell clients, "Sometimes the first fitting is just for me - close your eyes!".

Things are usually further along (than in is these pictures) before any fitting is done, so not everyone gets to see the unattractive "innards" that result in a beautiful garment.  They are a little scary, aren't they?

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It takes a good deal of planning on the paper pattern to be sure that buttonholes are pleasingly placed in a plaid

I always breathe a sigh of satisfaction when the lining goes in. A "rough" garment is suddenly finished- looking.  In this case, note how the silk jacquard lining echos the plaid of the wool/cashmere.  One more of those fun things YOU get to choose when clothes are custom made.






One last trip to the dressform for a final steaming and detail check.