the finished jacket, cloth i love
Published: Sunday, December 2nd 2007
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Here are some pictures of the finished jacket I have recently made, and wrote about under the title ' I Love This Cloth'.
The first picture shows the collar portion on my pressing buck. I have just pressed the leaf edge of the collar.
This is also a good picture to show the shape of collar, and lapel step I make.
You can clearly see the shape to the leaf edge of the collar, the outer edge to the left on this picture.
The next picture shows a closer shot of a portion of the collar and lapel. I have also made this a larger picture so you can see the beauty of the cloth.
The next pictures show me pressing the chest and shoulder area of the jacket. Don't worry, it's not on fire, just the steam from my iron!
The next picture shows the jacket on the buck, I have just 'set' the sleeve, smoothed the jacket front and 'set' the lapel roll.
You can see in this picture the belly of the lapel on the right of the picture, the gentle curve on the front edge.
This is probably my only 'signature' on the garments I make.
The next picture shows the jacket on the dummy, there is nothing in the shoulders of this jacket, another Neapolitan Shoulder.
I am making more and more of these shoulders, so I should probably say this is also one of my signature features.
I shall keep on saying, jackets made this way are so easy to wear and are my own personal favourite.
I have included this last picture which shows the lapel roll I have put on this jacket.
The picture was taken straight up towards the roof of the workroom, the camera, sorry, phone! was just laid flat against the cloth front.
I decided to give this jacket a good old fashioned strong lapel roll, as the cloth deserved it, and could easily carry it.
You can see from this angle, the lovely roll of the lapel, and the hand button holes.
You can also see, just to the right of the picture, the shape of the chest on the jacket.
I can't wait to make my own jacket in this cloth, when this will happen is a different issue.
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