Dada da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da. da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da Hello and welcome I'm Caroline and I'm Helen and we love to sew this is a podcast for makers where we talk about sewing a handmade wardrobe and bring you

interviews with inspiring

creatives and small business owners in our community.

Today we have author and sewing enthusiasts David Page Coffin on the show to talk all about shirt making. David shares his 50 year

journey with sewing and how he got started with writing for Thread's magazine.

He also gives us loads of tips on fitting, collars, placets, and much, much more.

Fitting, collars, placards, and more!

I can't believe we got David Page Coffin on the show.

I know, he's a legend.

Hello David, thank you so much for coming on the podcast today.

Thank you for asking me.

We're really excited to talk to you about shirt making today.

But to start us off, can you please introduce yourself to our listeners?

I guess the first thing I need to say is that I'm a 70 year old sower and I started sewing only in my 20s.

But since then I was amazed to discover that it was really what my life was going to be about my professional life.

So I've been a Threads editor, an editor at Thread's magazine, and an author of a handful of sewing books.

And it all started with my decision to self-publish a book on shirt making way back in the early 1980s and

although it wasn't really my intention, that kind of has established me as the shirt-making guy.

I was actually once recognized on an airplane by a complete stranger, a man who turned to me and said,

aren't you the shirt-making guy? It was a totally dumb founding experience.

Anyway, so that's who I am.

And I'd love to tell you about how I got there and all the weird things that have happened to my

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