MY FATHER, OTIS HARRISON McFIELD,WAS BORN IN 1895 ON THE ISLAND OF ROATAN, HONDURAS C.A. HE CAME TO THE UNITED STATES ca.1914 AND GRADUATED FROM TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE IN 1919 HAVING COMPLETED THE COURSEWORK IN TAILORING AND ACADEMICS. HE ESTABLISHED IN 1920, A SUCCESSFUL TAILORING BUSINESS THAT ONLY ENDED AT HIS DEATH IN 1969. HE AND HIS WIFE, RUTH ETHEL HOLMES McFIELD, REARED FOUR SONS ALL OF WHOM LEARNED TAILORING IN THE SHOP. DAD ASSISTED AND SPONSORED HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, HUGH OLIVER McFIELD IN COMING TO THE US AND TAUGHT HIM THE ART OF TAILORING. UNCLE OLIVER MOVED TO LINCOLN, NEBRASKA WHERE HE ESTABLISHED HIS OWN TAILORING BUSINESS ON “Q” STREET IN DOWN TOWN LINCOLN AND WAS IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
THE KNOWLEDGE OF ALTERATION/ REPAIR AND TAILORING HAVE SERVED ME WELL THRU THE YEARS. FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF MY PROJECTS IN CLOTH.
James – I had no idea that you had this tailoring talent! Why am I surprised,
it makes sense that your dad shared this knowledge with you. Your
tailoring pieces are just wonderful.