Showing posts with label wedding jacket. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wedding jacket. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The finished coat and lobster rolls

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Hard to believe, but the wedding has come and gone.  I finished the coat with plenty of time to spare.  Thanks to my daughter for helping wi...
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Monday, May 23, 2011

Setting the sleeves

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Before setting the sleeves a 3/4" strip of pocketing is pressed into a curve and then basted into the armscye to prevent stretching.   ...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Lining the sleeves

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The patterns for the sleeve lining are easily made by tracing.  Extra fabric is added at the vent and at the sleeve head.  My tailors chalk ...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Making the sleeves

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Since my last post, the better part of a day was spent sewing the lining into the jacket body.  There will be some detail shots later, but t...
Monday, May 16, 2011

Patterns? We don't need no stinkin' patterns!

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This post is all about "collar insanity".  I never dreamed the collar would be completely handsewn and created "on the fly...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Getting back on the horse

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I've regained my composure after the lining fiasco, and I'm soldiering on.  Getting out the Swedish tracing paper is where I should ...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

The crash!

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I'm sure no one is crazy enough to be sewing along with me, but if you have the Cabrera book there is a huge error (or at least an area ...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The slippery slope

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We all know the feeling.  You're dutifully following the instructions and then things start to get a little crazy.  The coat fronts are ...
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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Last of the pad stitching

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OK, moving along.  The next step is to pad stitch the lapel area.  I was really dreading this for some reason, but it wasn't difficult a...
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Monday, April 18, 2011

Attaching the jacket fronts to the canvas

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I've cut out the jacket fronts and back.  Each front is made up of 3 sections with horizontal pockets.  I'm a little concerned that ...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Guys who do (and DON'T) pad stitch

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Why are these guys on today's post?  Because I bet none of them has ever pad stitched anything in their entire lives!  Maybe I'm dea...
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Monday, April 11, 2011

How to stay busy while the fabric is at the drycleaners

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My linen has been renamed a "tablecloth"  by the cleaners, and it will be ready in about a week.  In the meantime I'm moving f...
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