Saturday 31 January 2015

Bespoke Men's Curved-Seam Jacket in Green Cheviot Tweed w/.Contrast Tweed Check Details, 2015











9 comments:

  1. Great job. Good thinking outside the box.
    Wish I had thought of doing that with the hook vent.



























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  2. wow excellent masterpiece!

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  3. I would like to know whether the sleeve holes are shrunk before the sleeves are set?
    Beautiful jacket.
    Grateful for your reply.

    Kind regards,
    Anders.

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  4. Thanks All for your kind words.

    Yes Anders, the armhole is drawn in with a 'cable' stitch then shrunk with water and a heavy iron. This gives the opportunity to create a closer, smaller armhole, for greater comfort of movement and adds shape to the chest and back.

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  5. Great jacket, David!
    By the way which is the fabric?

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  6. The cloth is Cheviot Tweed supplied by W. Bill

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