A blog born from the desire for a winter coat in a color other than black. With limited sewing experience and no knowledge of Japanese I've worked through all the patterns in Ryuichiro Shimazaki's book on men's coats. If I can do it, anyone can! But the challenges continue. Join me as I continue to explore the world of menswear. I AM my own luxury brand!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
God? Devil? in the details
I forget which. I've completed the inside chest pocket. Once again I deferred to Edna Bishop who provided very clear instructions on how to finesse this tricky bit with just 3 pieces. My Japanese version featured 4 pieces that in no way resembled what I ended up using. The area was first reinforced with a strip of lightweight fusible interfacing. Then the whole contraption was pinned and hand basted into place. The fabric eventually ends up getting slashed which I find completely terrifying. Amazingly, once everything is twisted and flipped through the hole...Voila you have a pocket. I won't confess how long all this took. I'm just glad that all the pockets are finished.
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