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The Tweed jacket with leather elbow patches
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted a tweed jacket with leather elbow patches (+/- the sherlock style pipe). I even briefly considered becoming a college professor so it would be part of the expected “uniform”.
Fast forward several years, I decided that regardless of my chosen career I wanted this jacket. I bought the fabric and elbow patches during a trip to NYC this summer and followed Gertie’s Retro Starlet Jacket video to help me along with the tailoring. The tailoring was done with the fusible method. I’m overall satisfied with the jacket except that one of the sleeves refused to go in as it should so there is a wee bit of excess fabric along the sleevehead. Its based on Butterick 4610.
Material Notes
Wool, leather elbow patches, polyester lining, weft interfacing
Difficulty
Advanced
Categories
Credits
- welt pocket
- Tailoring help
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Nov 8, 2012, 01.09 PMby francini
You did an awesome job!! Love it :) Hope you will wear it often!!
Nov 5, 2012, 05.04 PMby T Taaj
Well done, love the elbow patches too
Nov 4, 2012, 02.15 PMby zsyzu
Really well done! I love it.
Nov 4, 2012, 06.39 AMby Sewing Your Style
I love it! I certainly need to sew one before the fall finishes :)
Nov 4, 2012, 04.33 AMby kisses
Neatly done and it looks great on you
Nov 3, 2012, 10.06 PMby kess
Love it!! Love this style, but I’m glad you didn;t choose your profession for it. you pull it off without being a professor!
Nov 3, 2012, 07.05 PMby misumihaela
super great , I love this style!
Nov 3, 2012, 05.43 PMby zimbarus
It´s perfect! I really love the way, you managed to sew the pockets! They are perfect as well. :-)
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Nov 3, 2012, 07.52 PMby csams
Aw thanks. Angling the pocket and flap did cause me to pause and scratch my head!