The General's Tailor

The General's Tailor I am a tailor of men's historical clothing of the 18th and 19th century

Finished a couple more projects this week. 100% handsewn. Just a reminder I'm still not taking on new orders.Early/mid w...
05/30/2026

Finished a couple more projects this week. 100% handsewn. Just a reminder I'm still not taking on new orders.

Early/mid war Continental regimental, made from wool broadcloth, lined with serge, and buttons all from Najecki.

Royal Navy Lieutenant breeches. Made from superfine broadcloth from Kochan and Phillips and buttons from Najecki

Posting a couple more photos of myself in the officers uniform that my wife just sent me
05/24/2026

Posting a couple more photos of myself in the officers uniform that my wife just sent me

I got to wear my new officers uniform up at the Fort Buenaventura rendezvous. So much more fun to see clothes being worn...
05/24/2026

I got to wear my new officers uniform up at the Fort Buenaventura rendezvous. So much more fun to see clothes being worn that on the mannequin.

Finished last night. Continental officer's uniform coat. Generally officers uniforms of the Continental army were plain ...
05/18/2026

Finished last night. Continental officer's uniform coat. Generally officers uniforms of the Continental army were plain but made of higher grade cloth since they were private purchased but a few that I've seen in paintings and miniatures had a trim of sorts on their coats.

This is made with blue broadcloth from Wm. Booth, Draper at the Sign of the Unicorn, scarlet superfine broadcloth and silver plated buttons from Najecki, the lining is leftover from a previous project and I believe it came from Burnley & Trowbridge Company. The epaulette I had actually made like 5 years ago now it has a shoulder to call home. I based this off of a miniature of a Continental officer and took some details from the Gansevoort uniform that is in the Smithsonian

I got to teach my first sewing class yesterday for the Colonial Heritage Foundation. It was about shirts of the 18th cen...
04/12/2026

I got to teach my first sewing class yesterday for the Colonial Heritage Foundation. It was about shirts of the 18th century and then we got to work on shirts and shifts for some folks. I took my 1816 shirt to show the difference between it and shirts of the Revolutionary War era and along with that I had my original 1770s waistcoat and an original piece of linen with some nice delicate embroidery.

Finished this day, standard British infantry waistcoat, made from kersey wool and lined in osnaburg linen. I'll be makin...
04/02/2026

Finished this day, standard British infantry waistcoat, made from kersey wool and lined in osnaburg linen. I'll be making a couple more of these in the coming months for new recruits

Finished and also mostly finished (the breeches need the legs fitted and the kneebands finished) is this set of small cl...
03/20/2026

Finished and also mostly finished (the breeches need the legs fitted and the kneebands finished) is this set of small clothes for a 1770s Royal Navy Lieutenants uniform. Both made from Kochan and Philips superfine broadcloth and lined in osnaburg or a h**p fabric from William Booth Draper. Eventually it will have the coat to go with it as well.

So I've needed to make myself a new wallet. The one Ive had since 2021 and have used to carry every project since is sta...
03/11/2026

So I've needed to make myself a new wallet. The one Ive had since 2021 and have used to carry every project since is starting to form wear holes right in the center. It will be upcycled to form pockets or linings for newer projects

Finished just moments ago. Just in time for the warmer season (eventually) is this half lined white linen summer coat. 1...
02/21/2026

Finished just moments ago. Just in time for the warmer season (eventually) is this half lined white linen summer coat. 100% handsewn and right now there are no buttons as the customer requested to sew them on himself.

Just a reminder I am still not currently taking on new orders.

Just finished moments ago. Another all handsewn checked linen shirt. I believe i got this material from Burnley & Trowbr...
02/20/2026

Just finished moments ago. Another all handsewn checked linen shirt. I believe i got this material from Burnley & Trowbridge Company.

Some fun features is I used the selvedge edge for one of the long side seams and I overcast the entire length just as would have been done in the period. There was also an unusual tear in the fabric along the seam so I gave it a quick repair and its good to go.

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