Hi, Reza! You are starting a sartorial revolution with these videos! I was where you were back in 2014, facing exactly the same issues around tailoring (no great guides, no easy suppliers), except you actually pressed on and sorted out the problems, while I moved on to skills with less of a wall to bash my head against. And now you come back from the desert to bring to us the fruits of your adventures! Brilliant. Currently setting up my tailoring space and I would also be buying the purple box, but it seems you've sold out :( I'm happy that demand is so high :) I'm also a certified personal trainer, and really happy you've included this section on posture. Too many people do not appreciate how deleterious to one's health all the small things we do every day can be without proper care and attention. I'd recommend anyone involved in forward-leaning work (which is most people these days) also incorporate a resistance training program focused on the back in their lifestyle. Pull-ups, Face pulls, Rows, Deadlifts, farmer's carry, etc. Also, one slight correction to your video here. When you describe the motion and muscles that should be used in tailoring, you make a distinction between the deltoids and the shoulder. The deltoids *are* the shoulder muscles. When you point to what you describe to be the shoulder, what you are actually pointing to are the trapezoid muscles of the upper back. That's the triangle shape that runs from our deltoids (our shoulders) up to our necks. I believe you wish to tell us that when we wish to raise something in our hands, we shouldn't be shrugging it up? Such a movement would indeed exacerbate a kyphotic posture (rounded back) if done repeatedly.
Hello Troy! Thank you for your wonderful comment. The desert was hot, dry and infinite (it still is I must admit) but I think I've found a small oasis :) I'm so excited that these videos can help you to give your interest in tailoring another chance. As for your set up, Pine can work if it is reasonably thick. 5cm thickness would be good. Avoid Cork. It won't absorb moisture. Plywood can be good. One of our viewers made this inspiring collapsable board which may help you: www.internationalschooloftailoring.com/community/your-results/building-a-collapsible-board As for the correction on the shoulders, YES! Thank you. I should have said Trapezius. Silly me. I use that word a hundred times a week and still managed to forget about it. "Lift your arms from your deltoids and not your trapezius." is what I should have said. Regarding the Purple Box, it will be back in stock soon :) Thank you for tuning in Troy. Reza
Please give notes on posture at the machine!!! Also thank you so much for all of this, I'm so excited to have run across this series and i can't wait to both finish watching it and also use it to sew a jacket!
Thank You so Much Mr. Reza. Mind You are funny, witty, talented and elegant. I am so excited to have found this series! I'm finally going to make a bespoke coat! 🥳
I'm laughing at myself. I thought the topic would be about allowing for the client's posture! I realize this is an advanced topic. BTW, when will you be posting suppliers for 'fittings' e.g. canvases, hymo, pocketing, undercollar, basting thread, marking thread, etc.?
You said lift with your deltoid not your shoulders. But your deltoid is your shoulder. I think you meant lift with shoulder/deltoid and not with your traps
Hi, Reza! You are starting a sartorial revolution with these videos! I was where you were back in 2014, facing exactly the same issues around tailoring (no great guides, no easy suppliers), except you actually pressed on and sorted out the problems, while I moved on to skills with less of a wall to bash my head against. And now you come back from the desert to bring to us the fruits of your adventures! Brilliant. Currently setting up my tailoring space and I would also be buying the purple box, but it seems you've sold out :( I'm happy that demand is so high :)
I'm also a certified personal trainer, and really happy you've included this section on posture. Too many people do not appreciate how deleterious to one's health all the small things we do every day can be without proper care and attention. I'd recommend anyone involved in forward-leaning work (which is most people these days) also incorporate a resistance training program focused on the back in their lifestyle. Pull-ups, Face pulls, Rows, Deadlifts, farmer's carry, etc.
Also, one slight correction to your video here. When you describe the motion and muscles that should be used in tailoring, you make a distinction between the deltoids and the shoulder. The deltoids *are* the shoulder muscles. When you point to what you describe to be the shoulder, what you are actually pointing to are the trapezoid muscles of the upper back. That's the triangle shape that runs from our deltoids (our shoulders) up to our necks. I believe you wish to tell us that when we wish to raise something in our hands, we shouldn't be shrugging it up? Such a movement would indeed exacerbate a kyphotic posture (rounded back) if done repeatedly.
Hello Troy!
Thank you for your wonderful comment. The desert was hot, dry and infinite (it still is I must admit) but I think I've found a small oasis :)
I'm so excited that these videos can help you to give your interest in tailoring another chance. As for your set up, Pine can work if it is reasonably thick. 5cm thickness would be good. Avoid Cork. It won't absorb moisture.
Plywood can be good. One of our viewers made this inspiring collapsable board which may help you:
www.internationalschooloftailoring.com/community/your-results/building-a-collapsible-board
As for the correction on the shoulders, YES! Thank you. I should have said Trapezius. Silly me. I use that word a hundred times a week and still managed to forget about it.
"Lift your arms from your deltoids and not your trapezius." is what I should have said.
Regarding the Purple Box, it will be back in stock soon :)
Thank you for tuning in Troy.
Reza
Posture is one thing I wouldn’t have even thought about really. Thank you!
I'm glad I brought it to your attention:)
Reza
Please give notes on posture at the machine!!! Also thank you so much for all of this, I'm so excited to have run across this series and i can't wait to both finish watching it and also use it to sew a jacket!
You're welcome!
Will try to add a lesson on that as well :)
Thank you for the suggestion.
Reza
Thank You so Much Mr. Reza. Mind You are funny, witty, talented and elegant. I am so excited to have found this series! I'm finally going to make a bespoke coat! 🥳
Good advice. It's easy to get absorbed in your work and forget to maintain to a healthy work position.
I absolutely needed this video!!! Thank you very, very much.
Such an insightful and important video. I can’t thank you enough for making these. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You’re welcome Marina!
Reza
Thank you Reza!
Or maybe better.. Thank you Teacher Reza! ❤
Thanks Reza.
Thank you Sir, for teaching us
Very important information
Thank you Reza, great tutorial!! The way you acted out the good posture/bad posture positions was so well done - gave me a laugh at the same time😅.❤
If it made you laugh, I accomplished my mission :)
Reza
5:05 I remember Valentine telling the class "don't cut the thread too long or you'll look like John Travolta" 😂
Haha! Love it! You will indeed look like him in the Saturday Night Fever poster!
Reza
It’s funny, in the old tailoring books they recommended the opposite. They recommended hunching over your work! We have come a long ways 😂
I hope we have haha!
Reza
I'm laughing at myself. I thought the topic would be about allowing for the client's posture! I realize this is an advanced topic. BTW, when will you be posting suppliers for 'fittings' e.g. canvases, hymo, pocketing, undercollar, basting thread, marking thread, etc.?
Many thought the same! haha.
Soon, I promise.
Reza
You said lift with your deltoid not your shoulders. But your deltoid is your shoulder. I think you meant lift with shoulder/deltoid and not with your traps
You are correct!
I meant to say: lift your arms from your Deltoids and not your Trapezius :)
In other words, don't shrug.
Reza