Stanley Hostek publications.

Knowledge can come from anyone. His books are good. Some parts are hard to understand. His instructor at Tailor and Cutter was Phillip Dellafera. His diploma was huge hanging on a wall in his house. His coat making book has useful information about fitting coats. It might help you in some areas. Good tailors explain fitting problems the way they understand it. If some of his methods help you understand how to solve some problems, then you have won. Sometimes you might want to use his method and other times some other methods. Having a number of books on this subject is well worth the money, including Rory's.

Grandfather said one pin at mid shoulder to find balance. This is quick and easy. Pull the pin, shift the front up down, left right, diagonal to best location. Move the back up down. Pin mid shoulder again, then neck shoulder point (fronts parallel). How much padding at end of shoulder. Decide shoulder seam location. He put it out sight of front. Decide what kind of sleeve cap. Etc. Different ways to achieve desired. Different books point out different things. The more the better, sometimes. Rory has his own thoughts worth reading and learning.

I have a few of the Stanley Hostek books. I used the trouser book to make a draft. It is very similar to Rory's draft, but Stanleys doesn't have the leg figuration. I found the draft that Rory gives in his video a little better. I have the coat/jacket book but I haven't got into it yet. They do seem a bit expensive for how unedited they are. Stanley used the manuscripts as teaching aids when he taught at a local community collage in Seattle, he originally had some pictures but they were not able to be added into the published books because of copywrite issues.

Marco- that’s extremely kind of you. I’d really like to take you up on that offer if you‘re sure about it.

Could you let me know how much you’d like for them and how much the postage would be? I live in the U.K.- in Wales. I’m not sure if It’s possible to direct message me on this Forum, so I can give you my email address to discuss? thank you,

Linda

Anyone waiting on the drafting series doesn't have to wait much longer. We are currently converting our book "Pattern drafting for bespoke menswear, the imperial system" to metric.

So there will be two series to choose from the one mentioned above and 'Pattern drafting for bespoke menswear, the metric system.

It's essentially a beginner course and doesn't quite reach the depths of the live online course. I teach a lot of off book drafts in the live online course with I don't have diagrams for, such as every one inch drop (10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, +1, +2).

The book focuses on the 6-inch drop, the 4-inch drop, and the 2-inch drop. As well as various fits so subscribers can design their own fit.

We still have a few things to work out, such as how the book/notes will be released.

An online student of mine sent me these books. I've had a glance through them. As far as I know, they weren't meant for release as it is not an original work but rather an amalgamation of previous works. His family released it after he died.

I purchased a few of those books. I found them confusing compared to some of the other books I‘be purchased. They were published as textbooks for a course offered at the beginning of the last century and reads as though it requires a teacher to explain the things that aren’t in the instructions. The patterns for coats use a direct measure system which makes measuring yourself for patterns a bit harder. I‘d be willing to send you the books I have.

PS. I’m a total sewing noob. You might make more sense of them than I