tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post3286534325751512555..comments2023-10-12T19:23:36.129-04:00Comments on Boxing The Compass: Sewn Through and BackedYankee-Whisky-Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03700869447555261057noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-89283233738129528772012-04-28T12:55:23.211-04:002012-04-28T12:55:23.211-04:00Now at a time when we once again hold hand craftsm...Now at a time when we once again hold hand craftsmanship in the highest esteem (witness the culturally-powerful new artisan class of Brooklyn, or the stacks of ex-investment bankers who gave it up to start organic farms in the Hudson Valley), there are certain gestures of high craft that nevertheless get on my nerves: the hidden jacket button stitching that tears right out over time. The wine glass so thin it shatters when you wash it. The hardwood dining room table that perfectly preserved every drip or glass ring that ever sat on it. These things are all harder to make than the simple version of the same, but craftsmanship isn't just about technique: it's about tailoring the thing to the use it will be given. Hiding button stitching might never be noticed, but a button that tears out halfway through an even will be a damned nuisance for the other half. The tailor I want is the one who doesn't want me standing around looking like an ass more than he wants to make sure he doesn't look like one.Plumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-38198792444528826302012-04-27T17:01:59.929-04:002012-04-27T17:01:59.929-04:00If you're going to try this just be really sur...If you're going to try this just be really sure you have the top and bottom cloth exactly aligned or it will indeed throw off the drape and make it impossible to press the jacket correctly. Otherwise, why not? You own the jacket, it shouldn't own you.Moragnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-61557375456444245762012-04-27T12:09:32.513-04:002012-04-27T12:09:32.513-04:00I thought the whole "drape" idea was to ...I thought the whole "drape" idea was to leave the canvas free-floating, or does the sewn-through durability simply trump this tiny effect?<br /><br />StephenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com