Johnny J
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Here is my next project in a khaki gabardine wool.
Here are somemore pics on the brown pants from above.
On the inside I put a brown satin band.
Dude, are you like a tailor? Or going to open your own shop? Because if you are, give me the address, I'll buy from you.
TheBeak, those are great, the colours are beautiful. How do you make the marbles spherical? It seems like with all the mixing of colours you couldn't use a mould, but I have no idea how glasswork works.
This isn't menswear, but I finished this on Christmas Eve and wanted to share it. It's made from Vintage Vogue pattern 2885. I altered the construction quite a bit to allow for more traditional tailoring. The fabric is vintage wool tweed that was homespun and woven (there are a few little bits of hay in it!)
I canvassed the front, taped the roll line and padstitched the lapels. The collar used linen canvas interfacing, and the undercollar is melton, felled by hand, and the top collar was drawn on by hand. The sleeve heads have wadding. I shaped the jacket using the iron as well as the seams.
I made the lining a half-lining and taped all the exposed seams by hand. The waist facing of the skirt was felled by hand and the zipper hand sewn. The zipper is dark gray, it just looks blue in the photo. The notch is at the front of the waist.
This was a very satisfying project. Now I just have to finish a suit for myself.
Here's a link to the Vogue pattern. You can see the yoke front better than in the photos, where it blends because of the fabric: http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v2885-products-7074.php?page_id=850