This video is from my Design Notebook Series
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Continuing with my #sustainablefashion and #usewhatyouhave ideas
I will also add #slowfashion to the list
Though I hope I will give you some ideas that will speed up your #slowfashion efforts a little!
I have drafted the first pattern designed to use up my 1 metre of Harris Tweed
It’s been a tight fit
I have drafted roughly a size 10 and of course bigger sizes will require more fabric
Check out The Sewing Pattern 647 Box Jacket page on my site
You will be able to check layouts and fabric requirements for all sizes
Here are the pattern pieces on the fabric
I usually work without the seam allowance
I will talk about lining, interfacing and shoulder pads later
Firstly I would like to show you how I arrived at this pattern
I have a rough sketch
I am using my Panel Dress 725 and 726 sewing patterns as my basic block
The two patterns are the same
725 is a much requested multi sized version 726 is available in UK size 6-22
You can download both versions from my site angelakane.com - check the info button
So as I said before I work with a net pattern
If you like to do the same, just cut out using the solid stitching line instead of the dashed seam allowance line
I have a small piece left over on the fold Maybe I’ll make a clutch bag
Fabric bags matching your outfit are absolutely the thing at the moment
Just check out chanel.com
I have printed off my 726 panel dress to give you an idea of the changes I have made
I have chopped off the skirt portion
This is a generalisation - I made up a muslin and fined tuned the look to arrive at the final pattern
You can see all the pattern pieces are wider and there is less shaping at the waist
The shoulder line has change to give the squared look
and I have made shoulder pads which I shall be showing you later
I have widened the neck I have fine tuned the shape to make it boxy
I have quite a few sewing patterns that would work well with this jacket
Check out the description below this video for details
And also the info button
I have created a front facing
and I have added a back neck facing piece to cut on the fold
You can see how the new shoulder extends beyond the shoulder point
And here again on the back
The underarm points here are have been lowered
The two piece sleeve has had a more drastic change
In general the sleeve is a lot wider
If you compare the underarm curve you will see the jacket pattern has a slightly wider curve
This matches the extra we added at the side seams to give us a roomy jacket
Measuring from the underarm line you can see we have a much higher crown
It is about 2cm that is 3/4” higher
I have shifted the two seams so that the front seam is more under the arm
and the back seam is brought around to the outside a little
to give me the correct position for the vent at the cuff
So I slash down here on the back seam of the top sleeve
and add it to the back seam of the under sleeve
That makes the back sleeve seam where it meets the armhole higher
And the front sleeve seam lower and more out of site under the arm
I have a lot of patterns that would team up well with this jacket
The Sleeveless Princess Line Dress 715
The Pencil Skirt with Back Vent 485
This Shirt with Frill collar and cuffs 545 would be perfect
Not forgetting my Jeans 948
and the Men’s Straight Cut Selvedge Jeans M983 are good for women too
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