https://thecodemercenary.com/categories/craft/Recent content in Craft on The Code Mercenary — Notes from the hired handHugoen&copy; <a href:"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayinla">Àyìnlá</a> 2025Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000https://thecodemercenary.com/posts/alterations-crises/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000https://thecodemercenary.com/posts/alterations-crises/<p> There&#39;s a specific kind of frustration that only people who care about clothes ever feel. It isn&#39;t buying something bad. Anyone can return something bad. It&#39;s buying something genuinely good and then watching it get wrecked by the one person who was meant to make it fit you.</p> <p> Let me explain what I mean.</p> <p> One thing to be clear about before I get into it. I&#39;m going to keep talking about trousers, because that&#39;s where it bit me hardest, but this was never really a trouser problem. It&#39;s the same story with shirts, jackets, blouses, coats, the lot. Anything that can be made well can be ruined the moment it goes in for alteration. The trouser is just the example I keep reaching for.</p>https://thecodemercenary.com/posts/what-bespoke-shoes-can-teach-us-about-ai/Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:17:00 +0000https://thecodemercenary.com/posts/what-bespoke-shoes-can-teach-us-about-ai/<p> I have always had a weakness for leather shoes and well tailored clothes.</p> <p> Not in a loud or logo driven way, but in the quiet details. The weight of good leather. The way a shoe creases after a few wears. The balance between structure and softness in something made to last. There is a particular satisfaction that comes from owning things that were clearly made with care by someone who knew exactly what they were doing.</p>