Thursday, August 6, 2009

It's Time


For trim, that is. I cut the jacket after thread tracing all seams, cut and shaped the front interfacings, then basted it all together. The fit is good, so I took off the right front, made bound buttonholes and machine basted the trim lines. It looks real messy but that's just chalk marks which rubs off easily. I'll do the crosses first, then the crystals/pearls, and the center twisted pearls last.
I followed the directions in Classic Tailoring Techniques, by Cabrera/Meyers to make the front canvas and shoulder reinforcement.

7 comments:

  1. This jacket will be amazing. The tailoring looks good.

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  2. Wow - your sewing skills amaze me - can you make one for me when you've finished?

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  3. This is really exciting. I look so much forward too see how the trim turns out.

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  4. That is going to be one amazing jacket. I'm so enjoying following your processes!

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  5. Love your attention to detail and your vision. It is fun to follow along :)

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  6. Wow! All I can say is, "Wow." The jacket is a fantastic creation.

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