Here's what I have on the go at the moment.
PROJECT ONE: MEN'S WINTER COAT
As I mentioned a few posts ago, I planned on makine a new winter coat for my boyfriend. As you can see, it's kinda starting to take shape a little bit. Forgive the second photo, putting a man's coat on a female mannequin really doesn't show said coat in its best light. The fabric is proving to be a bit of a nuisance- it frays and it's itchy as hell. However, I'm going to slap on a brave smile when I hand it over to Sam. I might have to have a cry about this in the future as all the complex steps seem to be (inconveniently) at the end of the project. Like the collar. Don't even talk to me about collars.
ON ANOTHER NOTE: Check out that fucking welt pocket!!! What a legend!!!
SECOND PROJECT: WOMEN'S JACKET
Okay so this picture makes the beginnings of this jacket look like a pile of shit but I assure you that it's actually quite nice in real life. To my delight the fishy smell on the black fabric is dying away, so I'm feeling optimistic about the future. I'm tossing up a few ideas for said jacket to make it a bit less boring-- at the moment you could probably pick it up in one of those awful stores for middle aged women. I'm thinking a little bit of black lace or something.
THIRD PROJECT: RAINCOAT
So there's barely anything to show of this raincoat but I'm going to do it anyway. I got the fabric from work, it's just a laminated version of fabric we already sell so that's all very exciting. If you've actually read more than one post on this blog, you might recognise this print from elsewhere- It made up part of my ball dress a few months ago. I'd just like to take this opportunity to point out the pockets (oh and the hood as well)-- I took clear vinyl and lined it with the white lace. Not only is this kinda cute, it also stops (or at least partially alleviates) the issue of the vinyl fogging up!!
Ingenuity in action or something.
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