18th century riding jacket progress
Oct. 26th, 2008 12:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madamemodisteWell, it's coming along slowly but surely. I've skipped some steps to save time, like I didn't hand tack the lining to the skirt inside and I didn't hand tack the collar where you don't see it underneath on the outside. These are things I can do later.
I'm having problems with some finishing details. I need improvements on my ability in this area. The ends of the piping on the collar show. Opps. I got it right for the pocket flaps, but I screwed it up for the collar. I'll hide it somehow. Also, when the collar was finished, it was about a half inch shorter than it should have been, so didn't match up around the neckline. I had to fudge that.
So here it is so far:
I'm having problems with some finishing details. I need improvements on my ability in this area. The ends of the piping on the collar show. Opps. I got it right for the pocket flaps, but I screwed it up for the collar. I'll hide it somehow. Also, when the collar was finished, it was about a half inch shorter than it should have been, so didn't match up around the neckline. I had to fudge that.
So here it is so far:
