There is an old guy who goes around town on his bicycle, stopping at all the garment factories, who uses his bike to sharpen all of our shears. He is in his eighties so I fear that my shears will outlast his services. Sator comes to the rescue with this tutorial on hand-sharpening. It’ll come in use in the kitchen, too!
Month: April 2009
Chatolufsen posted this interesting video showing Smalto’s process- a few interesting tidbits in there. Here’s another one from Kiton.
Perhaps there will be a rebirth of interest in the trade after all! I’d like to announce the launch of two new sites dedicated to the discussion of the craft of tailoring- Jeunes Tailleurs and The Cutter and Tailor The former being geared toward students of the craft and the latter more a meeting place for working cutters and tailors to talk shop. I’d also like to give a shout out for an upcoming bookRead More