Took my massive bit of fabric and sat on horse today. Need to increase the back of knee darts to get the shape a bit better, and need to have less of a fold at the left hip drop. My trainer was lovely and pinned the hem to roughly the right shape. And decided that the right side needs to be hammed at about an inch. When on the horse it didn't seem like so much fabric!
I traced all 17 bits of pattern for the jacket last night and will cut them out properly tonight. I'll cut the toile tomorrow and sew it together and hope for the best and try and follow instructions. I'll only chop out the "fabric" ones and ignore the interfacing and lining ones (which I think is right - it is a calico toile). It will be done by the end of the week I hope and I'll pop to friend and beg help for fit and any problems I have made. Once it's all cut out I'll know how much cavalry twill I need to attempt to order.
I'll ring them tomorrow and see if they'll sell to me
and then JL for canvas and I'll have to trawl around for a lining fabric.
On the topic of lining fabrics, are there any out there which are good with sweat/hot gross person underneath them that won't go rancid. I've looked in my old hacking jacket but it doesn't tell me what fabric it is sadly and I'd rather not make the wrong choice and have to rip it out and replace it!
I'm feeling confident about the skirt.
I'm not feeling confident about the concept of linings...(I mean HOW?!)