Technology Guide which fabric for which garment A pattern is only half of a garment. The same blouse pattern in a stiff cotton and in a soft georgette produces two different garments, and only one of them is… Read Article 253 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 29 Sep 2026 5:00 PM 10 min read
Technology Guide wedding season order planning for tailors Every other order in a tailoring shop can slip by a day. A wedding order cannot. The date was fixed months ago, the hall is booked, the family is travelling,… Read Article 168 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 28 Sep 2026 5:00 PM 10 min read
Technology Guide how to take body measurements for tailoring Every measurement chart tells you what to measure. Almost none of them tell you how to hold the tape, and that is where most of the error comes from. Two… Read Article 308 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 27 Sep 2026 5:00 PM 10 min read
Technology Guide waistcoat cutting measurement chart A waistcoat is the smallest garment in a wedding order and the one most likely to be sent back. It has no sleeves, so nothing covers a badly cut armhole. It… Read Article 330 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 26 Sep 2026 5:00 PM 11 min read
Technology Guide waistcoat cutting measurement chart A waistcoat is the smallest garment in a wedding order and the one most likely to be sent back. It has no sleeves, so nothing covers a badly cut armhole. It… Read Article 0 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 26 Sep 2026 5:00 PM 11 min read
Technology Guide waistcoat cutting measurement chart A waistcoat is the smallest garment in a wedding order and the one most likely to be sent back. It has no sleeves, so nothing covers a badly cut armhole. It… Read Article 0 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 26 Sep 2026 5:00 PM 11 min read
Technology Guide leggings cutting measurement chart Leggings look like the easiest thing in the shop. Two pieces, one seam each side, an elastic at the top. Most shops cut them in bulk without a pattern at all. Read Article 238 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 25 Sep 2026 5:00 PM 11 min read
Technology Guide ladies shirt cutting measurement chart Most tailors cut their first ladies shirt off the gents shirt block, because from the front the two garments look like the same thing with the buttons moved.… Read Article 254 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 24 Sep 2026 5:00 PM 11 min read
Technology Guide salwar cutting measurement chart A salwar is a forgiving garment everywhere except two places. The crotch has to hang deep enough to sit down in, and the mohri has to be wide enough for a foot… Read Article 366 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 23 Sep 2026 5:00 PM 10 min read
Technology Guide pattu pavadai cutting measurement chart A pattu pavadai is the most expensive garment most tailors cut for a child, and the one with the least room to get it wrong. The silk is bought for a specific… Read Article 627 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments 22 Sep 2026 5:00 PM 11 min read