I‘m refashioning this 1890s suit that I wore last year…and restoring this extant hat to give it a lift. I love lace on wire hats, they’re like wearing a cloud!
Victorian (to 1901)
Soothing Nerves…
After a weekend of dealing with local fire dangers, there’s nothing that a few ruffles can’t soothe, even shattered nerves. 😉
Eton Jacket Project No. 2 – Part 4
This is our fourth installment in a series of posts on the second of my Eton jacket projects. Here’s links to the previous posts:
And a little more progress on the Eton jacket- the next step of attaching the collars will be an interesting on in that the top collar is attached to the facing and the under collar is attached to the jacket body/shell. First, to attach the top collar to the facings:
The view from outside- this will ultimately make up the “inside front” of the jacket and the lapels will be facing outwards.
The view from inside. Because of the curve of the collar, it’s necessary to clip notches (carefully) along the seam allowance.
A close-up of the inside of the top collar.
Next stop, attaching the undercollar to the jacket shell… 🙂
Eton Jacket Project No. 2 – Part 3
This is our third installment in a series of posts on the second of my Eton jacket projects. Here’s links to the previous posts:
More progress on the Eton jacket…the pad stitching has done a number on my fingers so progress has been a bit slow. I’m trying out some new tailoring techniques, at least to me- the fabric is a herringbone weave teal linen with the unfortunately property of REALLY stretching so it’s presented some challenges that I didn’t anticipate. But, nevertheless, I’ve completed the outer shell and the collar parts. The next step will be working with the facings and the lining…
The lapels have been steamed and are hanging very nicely. Someone who looked at my previous Eton jacket project stated that the lapels were “too stiff”- well, yes, that’s exactly THE POINT! 🙂 What you want to avoid are the lapels flopping about- rather, you want a degree of stiffness so they will maintain their shape, especially since the Eton jacket is meant to worn open.
The undercollar was fairly labor-intensive. I first had to carefully cut out the undercollar itself, purposely making the edges about 1/4″ less than the top collar so as to allow for the “turn of the cloth”- essentially to ensure that the material on the undercollar remains hidden when the collar is constructed.
The right side/fashion fabric side of the undercollar. You can see the pad stitching, along with my mistakes which will all be hidden once the collar is completely assembled. 😄
To be continued…
Taking A Turn Around The Garden
Taking a turn around the garden before I dive into the next round of orders, wouldn’t you love to dress up every day? 🙂
