TinkeringTailorTom-Dread is no longer Existential
@tinkeringtailortom.bsky.social
Personally irrelevant, Textile Tinkerer, Sewist, Tailor, amateur photographer. I do recreations of 16th-17th c. Clothing as time allows and recently became a vintage sewing machine enthusiast.
Road Trip!
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Road Trip!
And plated with pickled beets
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
And plated with pickled beets
Tonight's adventure in cooking. Cubed up some leftover pork roast I had frozen and cooking it down with some canned German potato salad. Going to cook off some of the fluid until it starts to show a little browning.
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Tonight's adventure in cooking. Cubed up some leftover pork roast I had frozen and cooking it down with some canned German potato salad. Going to cook off some of the fluid until it starts to show a little browning.
Feeling "tabby" (finger knives deployed)
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Feeling "tabby" (finger knives deployed)
That's some Lake Effect. Some surprise for the first snowfall of the season.
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
That's some Lake Effect. Some surprise for the first snowfall of the season.
The snow here turned out to be nothing, but 15 miles south it looks like they got hit pretty good
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The snow here turned out to be nothing, but 15 miles south it looks like they got hit pretty good
Here as well m
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Here as well m
Had that when I drove into work at 3:30 am. Stopped for now
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Had that when I drove into work at 3:30 am. Stopped for now
What's this Bullshit @support.bsky.team ?
November 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
What's this Bullshit @support.bsky.team ?
Tonight's full moon taken with a Panasonic FZ-300 with teleconverter. 1200mm full frame equivalent. ISO-400, 108mm, -1eV, f/2.8, 1/4000s
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Tonight's full moon taken with a Panasonic FZ-300 with teleconverter. 1200mm full frame equivalent. ISO-400, 108mm, -1eV, f/2.8, 1/4000s
Sky cleared up here.
Taken with a Panasonic FZ-300, ISO-400, 108mm, -3eV, f/5.0, 1/4000s
Taken with a Panasonic FZ-300, ISO-400, 108mm, -3eV, f/5.0, 1/4000s
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Sky cleared up here.
Taken with a Panasonic FZ-300, ISO-400, 108mm, -3eV, f/5.0, 1/4000s
Taken with a Panasonic FZ-300, ISO-400, 108mm, -3eV, f/5.0, 1/4000s
Bring back the roaring '20s (1520s that is)
November 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Bring back the roaring '20s (1520s that is)
November 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Fire sky
November 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Fire sky
Ok Radar.
November 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Ok Radar.
Yep, WHOLE lot of activity out here for the "Happyween" event
November 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Yep, WHOLE lot of activity out here for the "Happyween" event
Sick burn here
November 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Sick burn here
I think I nailed the Fit check
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I think I nailed the Fit check
Yep, wore it to work
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Yep, wore it to work
Later I'll be taking it all apart to add the black trim and inner lining. A sample here of one of the sleeves I started working on, but realized it would take too long.
October 31, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Later I'll be taking it all apart to add the black trim and inner lining. A sample here of one of the sleeves I started working on, but realized it would take too long.
Ok, it's simple, but it's done. Red Jerkin ready to wear tomorrow.
October 31, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Ok, it's simple, but it's done. Red Jerkin ready to wear tomorrow.
2) First piece cut out, the semi-circular, scalloped edged "skirt" showing the splotchy /distressed over-dyed look
October 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
2) First piece cut out, the semi-circular, scalloped edged "skirt" showing the splotchy /distressed over-dyed look
1) Home from work, let the cutting begin!
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
1) Home from work, let the cutting begin!
6) Pattern pieces for the jerkin worked out with the slashing, now to transfer it to the leather and cut it out.
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
6) Pattern pieces for the jerkin worked out with the slashing, now to transfer it to the leather and cut it out.
I had a piece of cardboard at work slide up along the edge of my thumbnail 4 days ago and it still throbs like a bastard.
October 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I had a piece of cardboard at work slide up along the edge of my thumbnail 4 days ago and it still throbs like a bastard.