I finished the jacket a few weeks ago but I haven't had time to take any pictures until now. I am pleased with the silhouette and outer view of the jacket but, as always when making something yourself, if I would redo it I would do some changes in the construction. The instructions for the pattern where slightly over my skill level but the hard challenges are the ones you learn from. The problems that I faced were the interfacing, how to gather the skirts at the sides and the placement of the sleeves. I used Korps maroon homespun wool fabric, Cotton from an old bed sheet, black velvet ribbon from my local fabric shop and metal buttons painted gold which I took from an old failed project. I did a lot of hand sewing on this project mostly because I enjoy the calmness of it but the pattern required a lot even if you chose to sew it on a sewing machine. Some more period inspired pictures might come up in the near future.
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| I left out the buttons which were to hold the pleats together |
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| I should have left out the ribbon on the back of the skirts since they bent the fabric and removed some of the nice flow |
I am satisfied with the fabric and my work but I hope to accomplish even better coats in the future.
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