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Description
Made from Vogue 8307, using a silk boucle from Tessuti whose colour-way is called ‘Octopus’ Garden’. It was a disturbingly loosely woven fabric, so I interfaced and underlined all the bodice and sleeve pieces before putting together, as well as using horsehair canvas to give the collar some structure.
The pattern would have you make a big feature out of three large buttons or toggle closures, but as my fabric is really rather busy, I decided to keep it to hidden snap closures instead. To emphasize the collar which would otherwise become lost against the fabric texture, I added a bias binding trim around all the edges in a matching teal blue dupion. I’m in love with the end result :)
More pictures and tailoring business over at my blog
Material Notes
Shell fabric – Silk boucle, lined with silk habotai and trimed with silk dupion. A silk trifecta!
Difficulty
Intermediate
Categories
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Jacket/Blazer
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Jan 15, 2012, 04.44 PMby mwelland
I just checked out the bias trim and mitred corners tutorial on your blog for this jacket. So helpful! The jacket looks amazing.
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Jan 15, 2012, 09.22 PMby poppykettle
Thankyou! Glad to hear they were useful to someone other than myself :)
Jan 13, 2012, 07.34 AMby samuella
does lining goes up to the lower and sleeve edges, or are there any facing pieces in between? great job, i´m dealing with something alike… such a tricky task
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Jan 15, 2012, 09.24 PMby poppykettle
Hi Samuella – I put a facing piece at the sleeves as well, otherwise the sleeve lining might have showed. Cheers, Melanie
Jan 13, 2012, 02.15 AMby sailgal
that is such a cool jacket. I’m inspired, thank you
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Jan 15, 2012, 09.24 PMby poppykettle
Thanks :)
Jan 12, 2012, 03.21 AMby carolyn-s
It looks beautiful! And suits you perfectly!
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Jan 15, 2012, 09.24 PMby poppykettle
Thanks Carolyn :)
Jan 11, 2012, 09.55 PMby jmelsha
The cut of the jacket is perfect for this fabric. It looks great.
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Jan 15, 2012, 09.24 PMby poppykettle
Thanks jmelsha!
Jan 11, 2012, 09.50 PMby carottesauvage
you pull it off with great panache!!!!
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Jan 15, 2012, 09.25 PMby poppykettle
haha – thanks!
Jan 11, 2012, 09.18 PMby blueshoegal
OMG that is lovely! Well done :)
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Jan 15, 2012, 09.25 PMby poppykettle
Cheers :)
Jan 11, 2012, 07.55 PMby AGoodWardrobe
Congratulations on the feature! Definitely deserved – it’s an amazing jacket and looks great on you!
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Jan 11, 2012, 08.44 PMby poppykettle
Thanks! :)
Dec 24, 2011, 04.13 PMby mojo elgin
Your jacket is absolutely gorgeous! Love the colors, love the style! Great job
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Jan 15, 2012, 09.25 PMby poppykettle
Thanks a million Mojo :)
Dec 13, 2011, 03.31 PMby mynameisdavid
This is amazing! I love the collar, and the color looks fantastic on you :)
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Jan 15, 2012, 09.25 PMby poppykettle
Love your work David :)
Dec 13, 2011, 03.58 AMby poppykettle
Thank you all so much for your wonderful comments – I’m really touched! x
Dec 13, 2011, 12.39 AMby nouvellegamine
i love the trim. it really does set the collar off perfectly. i have a vintage store bought jacket that has nearly the same collar & it closes with large buttons & loops.
Dec 12, 2011, 10.53 PMby LaraGa
What a great jacket! Nice job!
Dec 12, 2011, 04.29 PMby Liora Litman-Cohen
wow! this one is incredible! and the tree too! :-)
Dec 12, 2011, 12.45 PMby omgdora
Oh my. I’m in love with your fabric!
Dec 12, 2011, 11.39 AMby martinK
what a beautiful work!!!! vogue have the most elegant patterns. I hope to make a lovely dress one day!
Dec 12, 2011, 10.55 AMby jennyrecorder
Just gorgeous :)
Dec 12, 2011, 08.54 AMby irmchen
That fabric is a dream! Well done!
Dec 12, 2011, 07.38 AMby olac
Love the pattern and the fabric.
Dec 12, 2011, 07.37 AMby Ralf Schmitz
what a lovely jacket in great colors! you can be very proud of your result and it suits you more than well!
Dec 12, 2011, 06.08 AMby laikadoll
Ca alors! Tres chic, ma chere!
Dec 12, 2011, 03.55 AMby runningwithscissors1
Very nice and a beautiful colour too.
Dec 12, 2011, 03.00 AMby Fipp
This is a beautiful jacket. I especially like the vibrant color that you chose. Good Job!
Dec 12, 2011, 02.04 AMby schnui
Your jacket is beautiful and beautifully made. I think your idea to put dupion silk bias on the edges is brilliant. I have also used a similar fabric to make a suit and I lined the fabric completely with ‘Whisperweft’ before I cut all the pieces out. It gave it body and stopped the fraying and also stopped the skirt from having that seating look when you stood up after sitting down.Enjoy wearing your jacket, it looks great on you.