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Itaria-jin Hikaru
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This is my first jacket I have ever made. I have wanted to make the Hikaru ever since I saw Yoshimi’s pink version (CLICK FOR LINK) . I fell in love with it and finally got the nerves up to give it a go. I have not made any alterations to the original pattern except for taking it in a bit more at the waist and I like my jackets long so I added 4cms into the length. I am really proud of it and love it so much I’ve worn it every day since completing it. I think it is the most well finished item I have made so far and has inspired me to try more complex patterns. I encourage anyone to give it a go, jackets aren’t as scary and I thought they would be :) I would have finished this much sooner but got stumped by a lack of nice jacket zippers available here in the shops. My choices were plastic or plastic! That seemed a crime on such beautiful wool but luckily I took my jacket to our last BSC meet for show & tell and Sandra had the perfect zipper in her collection for me, all I had to do was shorten it which was easy peasy.
Material Notes
100% italian wool and printed satin lining, Birch 14mm button covering kit (24 buttons) and separating jacket zipper.
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Credits
- Jacket Fabric
Beautiful Fabrics WA, Innaloo, WA
- Lining
Fabric Gallery, Greenwood, WA
- Zipper
Thank you so much to Sewanista for her amazing zipper collection
- Photographer
My wonderful fiance, Chris
- Inspiration
Yoshimi – http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/my-hikaru/
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Oct 15, 2009, 10.48 PMby Nettie
It is truly stunning!! I love the wool you used. Such a great job!!
Sep 30, 2009, 03.37 PMby TatusWelle
It looks GREAT! Can’t wait till I can do something this advanced : )
Sep 28, 2009, 04.44 PMby sewneenee
Great looking jacket you did a wonderful job!!
Sep 28, 2009, 10.34 AMby AnaJan
Gorgeous! Neat job, lovely fabrics choice and nice fit! Your first jacket turned out beautiful. Well done girl!
Sep 28, 2009, 04.24 AMby SmallOne
first jacket, no way!!! this is just AWESOME!!
and you should be super proud all you finishes are so professional.
Sep 27, 2009, 08.13 PMby TwoBoos
FANTASTIC!!!
Sep 26, 2009, 03.51 PMby maria-gehrke
Awesome. What a pretty jacket. Great job.
Sep 26, 2009, 03.10 PMby harmony758
This is beautiful! You did a great job!
Sep 26, 2009, 03.01 PMby crisford1
Your jacket is gorgeous! And it’s your first?! What a fantastic job! It fits perfectly, too.
Sep 26, 2009, 02.35 PMby immi.
Congratulations! Yor first jacket – can’t believe… looks great!
There is no time but I also like the Hikaro a lot and I like to use wool fabric.
Sep 26, 2009, 01.51 PMby wzrdreams
Amazing job! I love the buttons. I’m still tempted to add more buttons to the front of mine, (but it was $23USD for 10 – ouch!) I love the printed lining you used as well. (I need to add pics of my lining). Oh, and I can’t really tell where you added the length, the proportions are still very much intact. Good job!!!
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Sep 27, 2009, 05.29 AMby kaitui_kiwi
Oh they are pricey, but they look great, I didn’t notice you left off some buttons so I wouldn’t stress about it :) I’d love to see your lining pics, let me know when you upload them
Sep 28, 2009, 01.47 AMby wzrdreams
My lining pics are up now.
Sep 26, 2009, 12.12 PMby emlj
oh this is just fantastic! i always wanted to try this pattern but bit nervous as my sewing skills aren’t really so pro. Linings freak me out, was it easy to follow instructions and straightforward to line? Yours looks great!
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Sep 27, 2009, 05.13 AMby kaitui_kiwi
Hi Emlj, I was scared of lining too but I don’t really know why, it just sounds scary! This is the first fully lined project I have ever done and I surprised myself with how easy it was. I honestly think you should have a go, the instructions were actually pretty good and it will lift your confidence :) And I am happy for you to bug me if you do try it and get stuck ;D
Sep 26, 2009, 10.53 AMby louiseq
Wow!You did such a good job and it’s a really great fit.Well done!
Sep 26, 2009, 10.31 AMby Susanne20_11
That’s looking good! :)
Sep 26, 2009, 08.59 AMby zora
Very nice, great work for a first jacket!