10th Doctor suit pattern, now shipping!

Our 10th Doctor suit pattern is now shipping! Thank you, everyone who pre-ordered! https://www.etsy.com/listing/452024634/10th-doctor-suit-sewing-pattern-doctor Free sewing tutorial (intended for use with this pattern) is coming soon to the "Doctor Who Costume Guide!"

10th Doctor suit pattern, pre-order discount!

Our new 10^th Doctor suit pattern is now available for pre-order at a 10% discount!

This updated version is FAR superior to the previous (2016) version.  In fact, we've so heavily revised it that it's basically an entirely new pattern!  Updates include a much-improved fit and silhouette, additional sizing, and refined details. We also adjusted the markings/guides to correspond to Magnoli Clothiers' updated replica fabric. https://www.etsy.com/listing/452024634/10th-doctor-suit-sewing-pattern-doctor

This new pattern includes both jacket AND trousers in men's sizes 34-52, and it can be used to make both the brown AND blue suits!

As always, we meticulously drafted it to be as faithful to the originals as possible.

Here's a little gallery of finished suits we made using this sewing pattern, pictured with various shirts and ties:

The pattern will begin shipping on Monday, March 18.

Pre-order and save 10%!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/452024634/10th-doctor-suit-sewing-pattern-doctor

All-new, FREE sewing tutorials (intended for use with this pattern) are coming soon to the "Doctor Who Costume Guide!"

10th Doctor blue suit fabric - REWOVEN!

It's been over a decade since the 10^th Doctor debuted his blue suit, and like many of you, we've been adoring it ever since.

Now it's time to get your Ten on again! 

We've had the 10^th Doctor's blue suit fabric rewoven, directly from a swatch of original, screen-used fabric used for Tennant's original blue suits!

With no photo editing (except cropping, obviously), no filters – the “read” is almost perfect!

Here’s an outdoors photo comparison:

And here are some indoor comparison photos, with and without flash:

So, we have a limited quantity of this fabric available!

We’ve added this fabric by-the-yard in our Etsy shop:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/615057014/10th-doctor-blue-suit-fabric-lightweight

4 yards should be plenty for an entire suit; I (Alex) am 6’ tall, men’s size 42, and 4 yards is plenty for a suit, with quite a bit left over. 

For now, we're limiting individual orders to 5 yards or less, because we want to make sure it’s available to all who want it for as long as possible, but it very well may go fast anyway, so we highly suggest ordering some ASAP if you’re interested! 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/615057014/10th-doctor-blue-suit-fabric-lightweight

We’ve also temporarily discontinued our 10^th Doctor suit pattern, because we're in the process of updating it! 

The original version is still fine, if you have it already, but we're improving the fit so it’s more of a Tennant-esque silhouette, and we're updating the various alignment guides to coincide with our new blue fabric and Magnoli’s updated (2017) brown fabric.

The tutorials will be getting a heavy update as well, and we suggest subscribing to our e-mail newsletter for updates! 

In the meantime, you can go ahead and have your fabric ready to go once the updated pattern + tutorials are available!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/615057014/10th-doctor-blue-suit-fabric-lightweight

10th Doctor suit tutorials are up and running!

Our 10th Doctor suit tutorials are up and running! 

We've uploaded both the brown and blue suit tutorials to our 10th Doctor suit blog, where you can read through the tutorial online as an instructional blog and/or download a PDF. 

Those of you who don't know much about tailoring needn't worry; our tutorials are extremely thorough, and each tutorial has about 400 photos and diagrams as we walk you through every step of the process! Plus, we've recommended several books for reference and additional reading. 

Photo by Thomas Dunn

We've also expanded our suit analyses a bit, with a few additional notes and examples here and there, and an examination of a pair of authentic GAP trousers, so be sure to give it another read-through!

Check out our 10th Doctor suit tutorial on our 10th Doctor suit blog:

10thdoctorsuit.blogspot.com

10th Doctor suit pattern now shipping!

Our 10th Doctor suit pattern is now shipping!

Thank you, everybody who pre-ordered!

It includes both the jacket AND trousers in sizes 34-50 and can be used to make both the brown and blue suits!

This pattern has been in the works for a long time, and we're excited to finally release it! 

We spent over a year researching, analyzing, experimenting, drafting, and putting this pattern together (plus several weeks on the tutorials). Even just the research involved sifting through an average of 3,000 screencaps per episode! All so we could make sure our replica suit was as accurate in its construction as possible, and so yours could be, too. 

You can also order the pattern from our Etsy shop, if you prefer:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/452024634/doctor-who-10th-doctor-suit-sewing

We'll be posting photos of our finished blue suit soon, so stay tuned!

10th doctor suit pattern now available for pre-order!

Exciting news! Our 10th Doctor suit sewing pattern is now available for pre-order at a 10% discount! It includes both the jacket AND trousers in sizes 34-50 and can be used to make both the brown and blue suits!

Shipping will begin on Tuesday, July 26, and our in-depth sewing tutorials are coming soon!

We're also in the process of expanding our analyses slightly with some new findings and resources!

Here are some photos of the finished suits we made with this pattern:

We'll be sharing some photos of me (Alex) modeling the blue suit over the next few days, as well, so stay tuned! 

10th Doctor blue suit progress

My 10th Doctor blue suit is almost finished!

The trousers turned out really well, if I say so myself:

The jacket's been slow going because I've been sort of burned out with all this tailoring lately and have had lots of other things clamoring for my attention, but it's been going well nevertheless!

I'm pleased with the roll and drape of the lapels; I pulled my padstitches a bit tighter this time and tried a different pressing/steaming technique. 

Here's the jacket with the sleeves (plus sleeve heads and shoulder pads) and undercollar attached.

As with the brown suit, here's a peek at the front facing/lining assembly:

(The lining is actually more of a medieval or royal blue, but the flash makes it look more purple-y in photos.)

Aaaaand here's the jacket basically finished, except for the buttons/buttonholes and a good pressing! Also, check out how radically different Magnoli's replica fabric looks with and without flash:

Sewing pattern and tutorial coming VERY soon! 

In the mean time, read all about 10's suits on our 10th Doctor suit analysis/tutorial blog:

10thdoctorsuit.blogspot.com

10th Doctor brown suit - finished photos!

I finished my 10th Doctor brown suit just in the nick of time for TimeGate!

I'm very happy with how it turned out, overall.

Kate grabbed some photos of me out in the street just so we'd have some of the finished suit in pristine condition before the con.

I like these two photos, although I'm not sure why (and I accidentally buttoned all four buttons - something of a faux-pas for a 10 costume!): 

We also took some with the "swirly tie," which I'm very happy with, except for the fact that 10 never wore this color royal/medieval blue shirt - whoops! 

And lastly, here's a photo of me at the con, with the awesome TARDIS provided by Christopher Marney, Mad Man with a Workshop:  

Sewing pattern and tutorial coming soon, as well as photos from TimeGate!