LaSirenofEire
The Jackets
I finished the jackets. And this is take 2. There were a lot of little things wrong with first run of the jackets. Some of those couldn't be seen, others affected the fit of the jacket. The biggest issue was with the shoulders and the shoulder pads. I drew the pattern for both jackets from one of the 1/6th jackets I had. That coat was too broad in the shoulders for George so I made adjustments to it in the pattern. I took in the pattern at the wrong point, making the shoulder part of the sleeves too long. I should have adjusted the pattern when I first realized this, but in a way I'm glad I went on; I learned a lot. Shoulder pads: I mistakenly thought I could just cut the pads out of the jackets from some suit sets I had. They worked okay for George, but not at all for Kate, so this time around I'm doing real shoulder pads. I also added interfacing to the front, back, and collars.
The Jackets
I finished the jackets. And this is take 2. There were a lot of little things wrong with first run of the jackets. Some of those couldn't be seen, others affected the fit of the jacket. The biggest issue was with the shoulders and the shoulder pads. I drew the pattern for both jackets from one of the 1/6th jackets I had. That coat was too broad in the shoulders for George so I made adjustments to it in the pattern. I took in the pattern at the wrong point, making the shoulder part of the sleeves too long. I should have adjusted the pattern when I first realized this, but in a way I'm glad I went on; I learned a lot. Shoulder pads: I mistakenly thought I could just cut the pads out of the jackets from some suit sets I had. They worked okay for George, but not at all for Kate, so this time around I'm doing real shoulder pads. I also added interfacing to the front, back, and collars.