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herringbonekid

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Did you use a period draft?

thanks Nick, no i never use drafts... i tried once (was talked into trying it) with some trousers and they were a disaster. never bothered again.
when making something new i simply pick the nearest pattern (my own pattern) i have to the new shape i want and modify it from there.

HBK, can you please post some pics of you wearing your coat?

i'll see what i can do Johnny. my self portraits can be a bit hit and miss.



here's some cleaned up shots:

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the back of the straps are lined with black twill where the belt goes through them:


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from a distance the fabric looks grey-blue (the blue check seems to disappear but the eye still detects 'blue'... weird) but this is more accurate:


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Fastuni

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Simply gorgeous! I wish I had the stamina and time to pull through just one of my tailoring projects. :D
 
I bought this fabric from FLounger DakotaNorth some years ago, and finally got around to doing something with it. It's a mid-weight rugged checked wool, perfect for this type of jacket. How's that for a rugged chinstrap? More pics at my blog.

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The rear has a central box pleat under the scalloped shoulder yoke.

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My first effort at this type of pocket, so they're a bit rough, especially the chest pocket, which was the first.

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I copied the arm straps from a vintage jacket that sold on eBay a while ago.

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Waist adjustors:

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dakotanorth

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Aha!

I wondered if you ever got around to using that material! I'm glad to see you challenged yourself with a great task.
If you need more, I still have it ya know....
:D
 
yes, yes, mother … the long seams on a pair of trousers I'm working on were too daunting, so we got a sewing machine. Now at least I know that when the grid goes down, it is not all that daunting to do things by hand.

I wondered if you ever got around to using that material! I'm glad to see you challenged yourself with a great task.
If you need more, I still have it ya know....
:D

I also used that chinaman fabric. Raised a few eyebrows in my Hong Kong shirtmaker's shop! The cucumber stuff is a little more tricky to find a use for.
 
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Narodnik

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Norway
Hey, guys. I just finished this mackinaw coat. After a decent amount of research i put together a complete pattern in autocad and started making this coat last week. The fabric is around 12oz tightly woven cotton i dyed without a mordant using tea and onion skins. It also has horsehide leather trimming, a sheepskin collar, old military blanket lining and corduroy pockets. Due to a rotated ribcage my shoulders are quite skewed, something I have not taken into account making the pattern. The fit is quite good regardless.

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Earlier this year I also made this chair. It features vegetable tanned leather, beech wood and brass hardware.

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Narodnik

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Thank you. I must say that your coat is very very nice. I wish I could get that kind of shape going on my collar, but its tricky with the sheepskin. Anyways I guess this is a much rougher piece than a suit or topcoat, so the basting and shaping isnt all that crucial.

My background is simply being an architecture student, but ive made all sorts of things on the side. I like knitting, sewing, weaving, leatherworking, shoemaking, metalworking, knots, etc

Anyways since some of you people might be interested, heres a screenshot of the pattern i made. Id like any feedback on the construction really.
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herringbonekid

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Narodnik, interesting stuff; i've never used a computer program for pattern cutting. this is new to me, and there's nothing i can really tell you about the cut or construction as it obviously worked out well without any problems.
i'm very impressed with the level of finish on your coat.
 

Narodnik

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Thank you. Its just drawn in autocad, pretty basic digital drawing. Its good for adding seam allowance, checking that the armholes and sleeve has the same lenght etc. Also one of the perks of architecture school is printing this in one piece of a plotter roll.

In the past ive drawn patterns by hand on a drafting table and this worked out very well in comparison. More flexible and less storage space afterwards(digital)
 

flat-top

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I may ask you for a pair with a 15" rise....

I just recieved my first pair of Jerry Lee's Jeans! I'm thrilled with them!!! I got the 15" rise I was asking about, with a buckle back and Cone Mills selvege denim! The quality is up there with all the prestige brands.
Jerry Lee is great to deal with as well!
I have no way to provide any pics sadly.
 

herringbonekid

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heres some shots of the most recent suit. it doesn't have the extreme narrow shoulder like this last one:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/show...you-ve-made!&p=1525159&viewfull=1#post1525159

... but still a neat (moderate width) shoulder. the trousers are about 1.5" off the shoe (or boot in this case) and have 8.5" bottoms, early 20s style. the back yoke is a dead straight zig zig with no curve at all,
though it might look slightly curved when worn.

this is me being coy:

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this is my 'spoilt posh boy' (which i'm not by the way) face:

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this is my (normal) grumpy face:

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this is my rear view:

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herringbonekid

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thanks Shangas. usually the last thing i've made is my favourite... not because it's better than earlier stuff, but because it probably has the features i'm most currently interested in.
 

Two Types

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Getting better all the time. You have every justification for being proud of that suit.

The tie is a perfect match for the suit fabric.
 

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