About

Hi! I'm Justin, a Northampton MA based clothing maker focused on assembling quality, hard-wearing garments on antique treadle machines passed down through generations. I make durable clothing using these machines and techniques available to a domestic seamstress in post-war America. My work is heavily inspired by the examples of homemade pants and jackets seen in this era. Through this care, consideration, and craftsmanship, I hope to foster a lasting connection between wearer and garment that mirrors a time when clothes weren't seen as disposable. I'm driven by the idea that my grandmother, April, and greatgrandmother, Valdah, would've had access to the same machines and techniques I use.

My most used machines are an 1887 Singer Improved Family (15-1) lockstitch machine along with a 1921 Willcox and Gibbs domestic chainstitch machine. My most modern machine is a 1956 Singer 319W, used sparingly for zig zags. Buttonholes, buttons, and rivets are sewn and set by hand. Read more about the machines over on that tab and feel free to send by any questions! I love to talk old clothes and old machines, especially treadles.

I'm able to recreate anything you see on the website or my instagram to your specifications. For questions on cost, lead time, or current available fabrics, send a message through the Contact tab! I'm committed to keeping clothes alive, so everything I make comes with unlimited lifetime repairs.

   
Pictures of a young Valdah, late 1930s to early 1940s