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03 · Gallery

Inside the tailoring studio, from cloth to collection

Calm, unhurried rooms in the North Loop for fittings that take as long as they need to. The pictures follow an order from start to finish: the consultation, the cutting of the pattern, the workroom where garments are made and the finishing done by hand.

01 — Consultation

Cloth, buttons and the measurements a client arrives for.

A dress form covered in pinstripe cloth with a tailor's tape measure hung round its neck. — A pinstripe dress form with a tape measure hung round its neck. Every set of measurements is checked against a form like this one before a single line of the paper pattern is drawn, so the cloth is never cut on a guess.

An open organiser with yellow trays full of loose buttons in many sizes, colours and materials. — An organiser of loose buttons in every size and colour. A consultation begins with what the garment is for, in the client's own words, before any cloth, lining or button is chosen.

Brown paper sewing patterns hanging from a wooden pattern holder fixed to a workshop wall. — Brown paper patterns hanging from a wall holder. Each client's pattern is kept here after the first order, so a second suit or jacket starts from the shape already drawn.

02 — Cutting

Where patterns are drawn and the cloth is cut.

Spools of black thread and a loose skein of red thread resting together in a woven basket. — Spools of black thread and a skein of red in a basket on the cutting table. Between fittings the pattern is chalked, cut and tacked, and each seam allowance is checked against the measurements card.

03 — Workroom

Quiet, well-lit benches for making.

Tall wooden shelves stacked with rolls of cloth and folded fabric in a traditional tailor's workshop. — Tall shelves of cloth rolls and folded lengths in the workroom. Every weight and colour can be handled here, so the client sees and feels the cloth before choosing it for the garment.

04 — Finishing

The hand stitching, the last press and the details that make a garment last.

A row of fine sewing needles and small green glass buttons pinned to purple and blue dyed cloth. — Fine needles and small glass buttons pinned to dyed cloth. Every buttonhole on a bespoke coat is sewn by hand in silk, and every button is sewn on with a shank so it sits clear of the cloth.

A yellow and white tailor's tape measure lying in loose coils on a piece of natural linen. — A yellow and white tape measure coiled on linen. The finished garment is measured once more against the card from the first meeting and handed over by the date agreed at the fitting.

A single large dark button sewn onto a soft grey knitted garment, seen close up with the stitches visible. — A single large button on a grey knit. Small things are checked at collection; buttons are tested, seams are pulled and pockets are opened before a garment leaves the studio.

04 · Contact

Ask about a first consultation

The studio answers questions about the rooms, parking, access and what to bring to a first fitting, by email during studio hours.

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Or write to hello@ashbycrane.example or call (000) 000-0000; the studio replies Tuesday to Saturday.

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