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Todays drafting assignment.
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So happy that @marknowacz finally brought me together with @upper_canada_weaving to collaborate. Very excited to be working on a truly 100 Mile Jacket. This herringbone tweed is made from gorgeous undyed Norbouillet wool from a farm in Peterborough County, Ontario. The wool was custom spun in Elora by #wellingtonfibres. The fabric was hand woven by Upper Canada Weaving and will be tailored into a custom jacket in our West Toronto shop. More to come.
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Reposting this #harristweed #overcoat we made for @sahloolnasser last year
#bespoke #bespoketailor #bespoketailoring #Bespokeovercoat #bespokecoat #bespoekwintercoat #coat #wintercoat #woolcoat #tailor #customtailor #customtailoring #customcoat #customovercoat #customwintercoat #tailorshop #sarto #sartorial
We have created a series of 28 one-of-a-kind, hand-marbled silk pocket squares now available through our web store. They are a great gift idea and add a unique touch to any blazer. One could also be framed as a piece of textile art for your space.
Until Dec. 23, $15 from the sale of each pocket square will be used to purchase materials for this year’s Blanket Coat Project where we work with a group of volunteers to make coats for our neighbors without homes
We are making alternative arrangements for delivery during the Canada Post strike.
#pocketsquare #hankie #marbled #marbling #handprintedpocketsquare #gigtidea #holidaygiftidea #blanketcoatproject #tailor #tailoring #customtailor #customtailoring #bespoke #bespoketailor #bespoketailorng #tailorshop #textiles #testileart #handprinted #handmade
We have created a series of 28 one-of-a-kind, hand-marbled silk pocket squares now available through our web store. They are a great gift idea and add a unique touch to any blazer. One could also be framed as a piece of textile art for your space.
Until Dec. 23, $15 from the sale of each pocket square will be used to purchase materials for this year’s Blanket Coat Project where we work with a group of volunteers to make coats for our neighbors without homes
We are making alternative arrangements for delivery during the Canada Post strike.
#pocketsquare #hankie #marbled #marbling #handprintedpocketsquare #gigtidea #holidaygiftidea #blanketcoatproject #tailor #tailoring #customtailor #customtailoring #bespoke #bespoketailor #bespoketailorng #tailorshop #textiles #testileart #handprinted #handmade
Happy Friday! This week’s #tailoredtipples is a
Sharpie Mustache
¾ oz gin
¾ oz rye
¾ oz Amaro (Montenegro works well)
¾ oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 dash grapefruit bitter
Combine all of the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir until well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe. Serve with an orange twist. Enjoy.
#happyfriday #tailoredtipple #mixologist #cocktailrecipes #happyhour
Throw Back Thursday. My old Friend Laura Wemyss just sent me this sketch she did of me when we used to have illustration parties for fun. I think this must be circa 2006.
#throwbackthursday #tbt #illustrtaion
We had a busy week cutting and bundling blanket coats, and meeting with volunteers. We are cutting another batch of coats, but we need more volunteers to help us meet our goal. Email tailor@philipsparks.com with the subject Blanket Coat Project if you would like to volunteer to sew a coat. We are hoping to have them delivered back to us this year by Saturday Dec 14th so we can put the button holes and buttons on them and deliver them before the holidays this year.
About the #blanketcoatproject
This year will be our fourth year working on the Blanket Coat Project. Last year, under the lead of one of our team members, Craig Renaud, and with the help of volunteers, we were able to produce and distribute 30 coats to our neighbours without homes. With another Toronto winter on the horizon, we plan on working on the project again. Coats and other items will be distributed through a number of outreach programs in the city of Toronto and all work is done on a volunteer basis.
As tailors and garment workers, we thought one thing we could do to help our community is make coats. We decided that a blanket style would be the best option. Our coats are made of wool and lined with wool for maximum warmth. Cut oversized and paired with a wide wool belt, they fit a range of body types. They are also of simple construction, allowing us to enlist help from home sewists and expand production to make as many as possible. To help this effort, we have also created a video guide about how to assemble the coats, step by step.
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Congratulations @hyemusings you have won our free ticket give away to see Cary Grant in the screwball comedy THE AWFUL TRUTH (1937) @designingmovies! Thursday Nov 28, 2024 6:45PM at @revuecinema
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Last chance, We have a pair of tickets to give away to See Cary Grant in the screwball comedy THE AWFUL TRUTH (1937) @designingmovies! Thursday Nov 28, 2024 6:45PM at @revuecinema
Enter to win by 2pm on Tuesday Nov 26th, 2024
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• Entries from staff and family members at Philip Sparks Tailored Goods Inc will not be accepted. All other entries will be considered.
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Happy Friday! Here is this weeks #tailoredtipple
Jasmine
1 ½ oz Gin
1 oz Cointreau
½ oz Campari
¾ oz fresh lemon juice
Add all of the ingredients to a shaker filled with ice. Shake until frosty. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist. Enjoy.
#tailoredtipples #mixologist #cocktail #cocktailrecipes #happyfriday #happyhour
Throwback Thursday. Wow what a step back in time. Thank you Sandra for the invite to The Canadian Oprea Company Wardrobe department. It is at least 20 years ago now I had the pleasure of apprenticing in this shop. Second photo of me is still on the kitchen bulletin board from that time. Thank you also Sandra for the donation of wool melton for the blanket coat project
#tbt #throwbackthursday #blanketcoatproject #costumcutting #tailor #customtailor #customtailoring #coc @canadianopera #bespoek #bespoketailor #bespoketailoring
Always so much fun collaborating with @geekigirl and this 1940’s inspired tracksuit in amazing @malhiakent fabric was no exception.
#bespoke #bespoketailor #bepsoketailoirng #itsnotjustsuits #customclothing #customwomenswear #sparkles #tailor #customtailor #customtailoring #1940 #1940sfashion
Wool, linen and silk blazer. Ready for pick up.
#suit #blazer #bespokesuit #bespokeblazer #customsuit #customblazer #tailor #customtailro #customtailoring #customsuit #customblaze #bespoke #bespoketailor #bespoketailoring #cutstomtailor #customtailoring
Trying not to drool all over this amazing French tailoring text circa 1860 that @t.k.m.03 found at an Antique show. #tailor #tailoring #books #tailoringbooks #antiquebooks #bespoke #bespoketailor
Monograms and intitals on our antique #cornely #chainstitch embroidery machine. No computer here, its controled using handle under the machine.
#cornelylg #chainstitchembroidery #tailor #customtailor #bespoke #bespoketailor #bespoketailoiring #tailorshop #howitsmade #sewing #sewingmachine #vintagesewing #vintagesewingmachine #suit #bespokesuit #customtailoring #sarto #sartorial #monogram #monogrameverything #initials
This year will be our fourth year working on the blanket coat project. Last year, under the lead of one of our team members Craig Renaud and the help of volunteers, we were able to produce and distribute 31 coats to our neighbours without homes. Over the last 3 years 83 coats have been produced and distributed through this network. With another Toronto winter on the horizon, we plan on working on the project again. Coats and other items will be distributed through a number of outreach programs in the city of Toronto and all work is done on a volunteer basis.
As tailors and garment workers, we thought one thing we could do is make coats. We decided that a blanket style would be the best option. Our coats are made of wool and lined with wool for maximum warmth. Cut oversized and paired with a wide wool belt, they fit a range of body types. They are also of simple construction, allowing us to enlist help from home sewists and expand production to make as many as possible. To help this effort, we have also created a video guide about how to assemble the coats, step by step.
If you are interested in volunteering to make a coat this year, please email tailor@philipsparks.com with the subject heading "Blanket Coat Project."
If sewing is not your thing but you would still like to help, monetary contributions will be used to buy the fabric and notions used to make coats. Any amount beyond what's used on this year's batch will be used to donate necessities such as socks and underwear or put towards next year's Blanket Coat Project.
As our shop becomes a hub for this project again, we have also created a series of 28 one-of-a-kind, hand-marbled silk pocket squares now available through our web store. Until Dec. 23, $15 from the sale of each pocket square will be used to purchase materials for this years Blanket Coat Project.
#theblanketcoatproject #winterclothingdrive #tailors #tailorshop
Happy Friday! This weeks #tailoredtipple is a
Portside Daiquiri
1 1/2 oz rum
1/2 oz tawny port
1/4 oz Suze
1/2 oz Orgeat
3/4 oz lemon juice
In a cocktail shaker filled with Ice add all of the ingredients. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a coupe and garnish with a lemon wheel. Enjoy!
#happyfirday #tailoredtipples #mixololigist #cocktails #cosktailrecipies
Its not all suits. Skirts, dresses, shirts, trousers and stylized jackets all also make wonderful tailored garments. #throwbackthursday this one goes back to Fall 2013 #tailor #customtailor #womenswear #womenstailoring #tailor #customtailor #customtailoring #bespoke #bespoketailor #bespoketailoring #customwomesnwear
Ready for winter with this slouchy raglan duffle coat.
#dufflecoat #wintercoat #woolcoat #togglecoat #toggle #customcoat #customwintercoat #bespokecoat #bespokeovercoat #bespokewintercoat #bespoke #bespoketailor #bespoketailoring #tailor #customtailor #customtailoring #winteriscoming @foxbrothers1772