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Grey wool coat
Wool melton, dark collar · Pattern drafted off an old raincoat. Took three weekends, one of them just the collar.
Oct 2026
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Night
StitchHobby tailoring, filmed after dark
Every piece on this site was cut and sewn by one person in the evenings. This is the reel so far. Scroll to roll.
Scene 2 · Int. workshop · night
Seven pieces came off the machine so far.
Each one gets a photo on a mannequin or on me, a note on the fabric, and a line about what went wrong. The posters below are the ones that made the cut. The empty ones are still at the ironing board.
Now showing · newest first
The pieces
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Chambray shirt
Cotton chambray · Second attempt. The first one had the pocket on the wrong side.
Sep 2026
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High-rise trousers
Navy wool flannel · Hand-felled seams because the machine was being difficult that week.
Sep 2026
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Floral tea dress
Printed viscose · Fabric from the Saturday market. Cut on the bias, which I slightly regret.
Aug 2026
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Quilted vest
Olive cotton, wool batting · Made for cycling in November. Pockets big enough for gloves.
Jul 2026
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Wide pleated trousers
Navy cotton twill · The pleats took a whole evening to press properly.
Jun 2026
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Linen camp shirt
Washed linen · Gave it away before I photographed it. Making another.
May 2026
Scene 4 · Cast
Who's behind the mask
Hi. I'm the one at the machine. By day I do something else entirely. In the evenings I cut, pin and sew in a small room that has far too much fabric in it.
It started with a torn pair of jeans a few years ago. I fixed them, badly, and liked it enough to keep going. Now most of what I wear started as a flat piece of cloth on that table.
Nothing here is for sale. I put things up so friends can see them and so I keep finishing what I start.
Directed by
The tailor
Pattern drafting
The tailorfourth attempt at the trouser block
Cutting · pinning · sewing
The tailor
Pressing
The tailorand a very old iron
Seam ripping
The tailormore often than she'd like
Photography
A phone on a stack of books
Machine
1962 straight stitchloud, heavy, never once jammed on denim
Get in touch
hello@mergiel.ninja
Made by hand in a small room. There's nothing for sale here, I just like showing what I made.
Fin