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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Palm tree on Easter in San Francisco

The top of a palm tree against a blue sky dotted with lots of fluffy clouds

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

How lucky to live and work in a place that offers such beauty.

The western span of the Bay Bridge above calm waters, with a little boat in front. Treasure Island in also visible

The sign for Bay Cruise & Ferry Terminal, shaped like a boat, painted white and red, against a pure deep blue sky

Sunset an Aquatic Park, little boats scattered at anchor in the Bay, mountain across the bay in the background, and the top of the northern tower of the Golden Gate Bridge just peaking above. Golden muted colors veering toward pinks and purples

The space between piers 15 and 17 is filling with fog emanating from Fog Bridge, an art installation at the Exploratorium museum of science, art, and human perception.

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Gorgeous day in San Francisco. But also: loving Analogue Pro Camera app and the filmic quality of photos it produces…

The Transamerica Pyramid is centered against a purple, pink, and blue sky at dusk, with the light at the very top shining. Muted tones, peaceful

An alley in San Francisco’s Mission district shine with sunset light reflecting off painted walls and a pool of water on the ground

The top of Mission Dolores’s bell tower receives sunset rays against a perfect turquoise sky

A lowrider car sits parked in front of classic San Francisco houses. It is black with a red side stripe. A guy in black jeans, white t-shirt, and white and red baseball cap leans casually against the trunk, hands in his pockets

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

A couple of minutes apart. San Francisco.

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Blues and greens and lines in SF

The side of a house, painted bright vibrant blue, with converging lines of the siding aiming at a clump of green leaves off the trunk of a tree

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

www.harvardreview.org/content/the-... An incredible love letter to the place I’ve worked at for almost 20 years, and a very perceptive portrait of a city that is as beautiful as it is complex. Worth your time.

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The Exploratorium - Harvard Review

My first memories of San Francisco’s Exploratorium are not so much memories as memories of memories. I can recall the gigantic hanger inside the Palace of Fine Arts, the mild chaos of exhibits littere...

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

This whole thread is gold and I’ve learned a lot! 👟👞🥾

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Nice! I’ll watch when I have some time

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I sewed this cool quilted bag! It turned out great and it’s going to make for a good gift for a special person. And best of all, it was all done with scrap fabric! #sewing #menwhosew #sewist #garmentsewing #sewsky

Front side of a round bag made with scrap fabric that has been quilted into a star pattern. The background is bright yellow, and the star various shades of blue. It has an adjustable strap made of webbing.

Back side of the same bag. The pattern here has horizontal fat stripes alternating between yellow and three shades of blue

I am modeling the bag, showing the front side, sling across one shoulder

And now I am modeling it showing the back side, which has an external pocket. My hand is in the pocket and for some reason I have a goofy expression on my face

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

What is the fabric is you don’t mind me asking? It looks light and cool but not stretchy, which would make it easy to sew for me… ☺️ Also I think your doggo should be in all your photo shoots 😄

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Or… hear me out: use snaps and you have tear away pants! 😂

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

First attempt at a small quilting project to make the Orbit bag from @helenscloset.bsky.social. I like it! It reminds me of making origami in a good way. #sewing #menwhosew #sewist #garmentsewing #sewsky #quilting

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I love it, yes! I myself am just starting a small quilting project and am making heavy use of the walking foot for that! May your t-shirt forever fit perfectly henceforth

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

If you wanted to you could use the twin needle setup for the whole shirt, but I prefer the look of the “regular” stretch stitch for the other seams, and just use the twin needle for topstitching the hems and collar. It’s worth having the needle and it comes in handy for hemming pants too!

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

For the hems and collar I switched to a stretch twin needle set up (like in the photo). This works *great* for knits, and the stitch is stretchy so it will tolerate my head going through the collar. I actually had to adjust the tension up a bit with this setup.

Close up photo of a stretch twin sewing needle in its box, set on a wooden surface

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

For the regular seams I used a stretch needle and a stretch stitch — it looks like number 4 in this photo on my machine

A close up of a sewing machine number pad that controls which stitches are programmed. Number 4 is a stretch stitch, which looks like a narrow lightning bolt

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I don’t mind sharing at all! Until this shirt I struggled mightily sewing knits too, and found it very frustrating. Things that helped with this one: I got good Gutermann thread; I used a walking presser foot; I lowered the tension slightly to about 3 (from 4)

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

A me-made t-shirt I just finished in my favorite color. It fits! It’s got a collar! It’s hemmed nicely! And I didn’t have to fight the sewing machine and fabric because I finally nailed the alchemy between walking foot, stretch needles, and tension. 😌

A man wearing a handmade t-shirt, orange

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Thank you! I was a bit confused at first because the other shirt I own with angled French cuffs has them cut the other way, with the cut off corner at the top, but these came this way… next time I think I’ll invert them

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Oh, amazing resource! Thank you!

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

They’re called French cuffs in English… but maybe it’s like French fries and it doesn’t actually have anything to do with France? 🤪

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Those snips look badass… are they available for purchase?

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Love this… as a new sewist and a climber I would love to make my own climbing pants! #sewing #garmentsewing #sewsky community: are there resources to find climbing specific patterns?

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Interesting! Yes, definitely check out the site, the options for customization are plentiful and everything on it is completely free. This is my third shirt, and I’ve tweaked things slightly each time but the basic fit was right from the start

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

This is the Simon shirt from @freesewing.org. It’s cool, you put in your measurements and it creates a pattern customized for you. You can choose a lot of details about it, from the amount of ease around various parts to the style of cuffs, plackets, collar, etc. Highly recommended!

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Ok yes, that tracks… that’s what I thought 😂

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

So, like… how many shirts is too many shirts to make? 🫣 I love the fit of this one, and am excited that I get to make my own French cuffed formal shirts now! Time to move on to pants… and get frustrated in a whole new way! #sewing #menwhosew #sewist #garmentsewing #sewsky #memademay

A handmade formal button shirt worn by the sewist. It is made of white poplin and has French cuffs

A handmade formal button shirt worn by the sewist. It is made of white poplin and has French cuffs. Detail of the cuff

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I think I got the last of that particular batch, but I purchased the fabric from Stonemountain & Daughter and they ship anywhere. Here’s a slightly more “neon” version of the same fabric, it’s a flannel. stonemountainfabric.com/product/cozy...

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Cozy Cotton Flannel - Stripes - Pastel

This soft, brushed flannel is perfect for blankets and quilts as well as pajamas, shirts, and other garments. The stripes are each 3/16" (.1875 inch)

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Thank you 🙏🏽 I am slightly miffed that I couldn’t match the colors of the lines perfectly on the yoke, but I only had barely enough fabric for all the pieces and there was no way to cut both yokes in a way that lined up with the back piece…

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Thanks! I find it kind of easier because it helps line up things neatly and keep seam allowances consistent, it gives me a line to follow!

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Very, very proud of this one. I took great care with all constructions and seams, and the results paid off. More ease around the chest fits comfortably but still snug, which I like. And I love the fabric! #sewing #menwhosew #sewist #garmentsewing #sewsky #memademay

A multicolored striped shirt handmade being proudly displayed by the person who sewed it

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Aw, that’s kind. I’m just an enthusiastic beginner

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Aw, thank you! I was surprisingly pleased by how well all the pieces fit together and the range of customization offered. Maybe it’s just this specific design that is particularly good, I haven’t tried others. This is the Simon shirt.

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Shirt is done! It’s a bit too tight in the chest area and needs a bit more ease around the scye, but overall it’s pretty spot on. I am absurdly pleased and am so happy that thanks to @freesewing.org I can easily adjust the pattern for my next one! #sewing #menwhosew #sewist #garmentsewing #sewsky

A dude happily wearing a bespoke shirt he made and sewed. It’s turquoise with thin vertical striped, off white buttons except for the bottom one, which is lilac

Collar and top button details of the shirt

The back, showing a single yoke and two small darts

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I did end up fixing it. It was the right thing to do and I’m very happy with it now. Photos soon!

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I’ve considered it. But this is the first shirt I’ve made that is turning out really nice and kind of want to make it as good as I can…

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Also I’ve never heard the term “chancer”… I think I understand what you mean and I like it! 😄

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I haven’t opened the buttonholes yet so it’s an attractive route to go… I think I’ll put in all the other buttonholes and buttons first and take some time to deliberate

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Chat, I spoke too soon… I messed up the buttonhole placement somehow! Do I have to unstitch the whole thing? 😫 #sewing #menwhosew #sewist #garmentsewing #sewsky

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Thank you! I started watching it. There are some interesting differences from how I’ve been doing things and I’m learning a lot. I still think that pattern drafting is the harder and more important part of the game

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Luigi Anzivino @ilmungo.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Progress! This time the sleeves are correctly mirrored. Sleeves have been attached and the seams flat felled! I had to unstitch and reattach one because it had come out looking like trash the first time, but now I’m proud of this work! #sewing #sewist #garmentsewing #sewsky

A homemade men’s shirt in progress of being sewn together, sleeves attached but not closed yet, is draped over a valet-style clothes rack. The shirt is made from turquoise fabric with subtle darker blue stripes

A detail of the shirt’s shoulder seam, where the sleeve attaches to the body, highlighting the stitching. The seam is flat felled

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