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The Emporia => In the wardrobe => Topic started by: badgermat on July 29, 2021, 22:49:08 PM
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It's the middle of winter down here, so the perfect time for a thick outer garment. That was my thinking anyway.
So, here's my winter overshirt made from a tweed-like woollen fabric. Far too heavy for a shirt and maybe even too heavy for a shacket. So perhaps it's a shoat (!).
Pattern was adapted (significantly) from the Fabric Store Paola jacket. A new, larger facing was added, jacket/coat style buttoning, the cut was changed to suit a male frame, completely different, cuffed sleeves were added along with many finishing details. Oh and it buttons-up left-over-right (original pattern was for a woman).
I'm quite pleased, particularly given that it was my first attempt at pattern-matching. But there are things I'll change for the next one. Different lower pockets (bigger), an inside pocket, and I'll probably re-built the back panel with a central seam and vent.
bm
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What a lovely jacket! You should feel very pleased with yourself - well done!
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Great jacket - shacket, shoat or whatever! The pattern matching is really good. Well done.
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That's a beauty! Swooning over your pattern matching on the pocket.
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Lovely jacket, you have made a great job of it. I love the autumnal colours of the wool fabric.
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Super garment :thumbsup:
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@badgermat , that is a fab jacket - very envious of your pattern matching!
Jessie
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What a great job you e made of that! Envious of your pattern matching. I hate doing it.
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What a lovely jacket, very well pattern matched :perfect10:
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Your extensive pattern adjustments have produced a very wearable casual jacket, perfect for chilly days. Excellent pattern matching, I hate doing it too! I love the fabric.
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I daren't show this to my OH as he will want one.
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Very nice! Terrific pattern matching.
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Wow that's fantastic and excellent pattern matching. Looks a bit like a Scottish tweed - like a Lovat tweed from the.Scottish borders. But I suppose you have your own NZ tweeds!
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I've got funny beggar with jackets, he would love this one apart from the fabric, he hates dark stuff.
Fabulous @badgermat would have cost a fortune on the High Street.
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You should be extremely proud of yourself, excellent work more especially so for a first attempt :perfect10:
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Super job @badgermat . The pattern adaptations alone sound like a real tour de force and the result looks great on thr model ;)
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That many adaptations to the pattern??
And first time pattern matching???
Wow! Just WOW!!!
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WOW!!! Really well Done - Bravo!!! :thumbsup:
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Many thanks for all the kind comments. I suspect there may have been some beginner’s luck with the pattern matching.
I can recommend the Paola pattern, and the adjustments weren’t all that hard in the end. Maybe that was beginner’s luck too :)
bm
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Looks a bit like a Scottish tweed - like a Lovat tweed from the.Scottish borders. But I suppose you have your own NZ tweeds!
Bizarrely for a country with as many sheep as NZ, we have almost no textile industry here. And certainly no local Tweeds (that I'm aware of anyway).
I think part of that is down to the sheep breeds here, which only really produce wool suitable for knitting rather than weaving.
bm
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Great jacket! I like how you’ve lined up the pattern on the pocket.
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Fabulous. As some one I used to work with would say, “looks like a bought one”. In this context I suppose it could be taken either as a complement or an underhanded dig. I truly mean it as a complement!
I haven’t dared using patterned material yet. Sounds like you could waste a lot of material if you don’t plan it properly.