The Coat Route by Meg Lukens Noonan

Author:Meg Lukens Noonan [Noonan, Meg Lukens]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-679-60517-1
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2013-07-16T04:00:00+00:00

John inspected the vicuña cloth for any imperfections or damage. It was flawless. Then he took a hot iron and began to press it, using plenty of steam. This would remove the wrinkles and shrink the fabric so that no further shrinkage would occur in the process of making the coat. When it was ready, he began placing the pieces of the overcoat pattern on the cloth, making sure that they were all going to fit. He moved pieces around until he settled on a “lay”—the positioning of the pattern. He checked to ensure that all the sections were going in the same direction, with the pile of the fabric facing down. Then he checked one more time. It would be a disaster, a very expensive disaster, to cut any piece going against the nap.

Everything looked good. He anchored the pattern pieces with weights, and then took a fresh piece of tailor’s chalk from the chalk box. He began to draw around each pattern section, at times using a gentle flowing touch and at times attacking the outline with the drama and flourish of an avant-garde painter.

He looked over the chalk lines. Satisfied, he did what he always did at this crucial point in the process. He ran his heavy cutting shears through his hair to capture the slight film of oil that made the blades move smoothly. Then he slid the shears into place on the cloth and began to cut.

To business that we love we rise betimes,

And go to’t with delight.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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