Episode 69: Jeans Making with Alina Kroeker

Alina Kroeker joins us to talk about making jeans. Her goal is to provide one-of-a-kind jeans to her customers and encourage people to opt for quality denim products that will last. We chat about making jeans, sewing for others, and how to recover from buttonhole disasters!

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- Shop: Dogwood Denim
- Instagram: @dogwooddenim
Seamly2D
Dogwood denim custom patterns
Fitting and Pattern Alteration: A Multi-Method Approach to the Art of Style Selection by Elizabeth Liechty & Judith Rasband
Searching for machines in Toronto

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Had an amazing time shopping for machines at General Industrial Sewing in Toronto. Not to mention they had everything I needed, they also customized and trained me to use them. #jeans #denim #madeincanada #micromanufacturing

A post shared by Dogwood Denim Apparel (@dogwooddenim) on Oct 22, 2016 at 11:59am PDT

5-thread overlocker

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You guys!!! @abqfi named a machine after me! I was stunned and then I cried a little. I’m so humbled to be part of this amazing team of volunteers! ❤️

A post shared by Dogwood Denim Apparel (@dogwooddenim) on Mar 21, 2018 at 12:58pm PDT

Flat felling machine

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Today dogwood got another machine to make much nicer felling seams. To everyone in SF who showed up to my trunk show, you made this happen. Thank you 💙

A post shared by Dogwood Denim Apparel (@dogwooddenim) on Dec 18, 2017 at 9:23am PST

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Measuring a customer for a pair of jeans.

A post shared by Dogwood Denim Apparel (@dogwooddenim) on Apr 22, 2018 at 3:05pm PDT