Jaime progress

[mala_14]

I patterned up most of the coat yesterday and then hung out with the boyfriend today so he could cut it out. He's never cut out anything before so it was a bit of an ordeal, but it's mostly done now and saved me some work (although not time, I probably could have cut it out in half the time with the rotary cutter ;p). I left off the collar for now because I'm not entirely sure on the shape just yet, whether it's curved or straight. I'm inclined toward a straight collar, because it'd be easier, but also because the lining has lines that seem to go straight all the way around the collar. Thoughts?


I realized, again, yesterday that patterning something in the flat is one of my favourite stages of sewing. I love puzzling things out and trying to flatten the 3D shapes in my head and figure out how things go together. This one was pretty interesting. Here's what I came up with:

• There are 2 back pieces with a seam running through the CB and a CB vent up to the waist


• The collar is cut in 1 piece because there is no CB seam


• The fronts are actually different. The left front is wider than the right (which stops at CF) for the asymmetrical closure


• The side insets look to me to be two 1/4 circles (but may be 1/2 circles) with 8 tucks and a rounded corner at the wedge of the quarter circle


• The sleeve is a 2-piece sleeve (just realizing this now, I totally patterned a 1-piece sleeve, oh well)

This gif was really helpful for the back:

Aaaand it seems like I once again just filled your f-list with Jaime Lannister pics. Oops! How does that happen? ;)

I'm hoping to get this sewn up in the next couple of days, so expect some pics soon!

Comments

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

I'm not complaining! ;)

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

lol So easy on the eyes. :)

[quincy134.livejournal.com]

Even if it was slow, I'm impressed with your BF for doing the fabric cutting. Mike would never be able to do that!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

He had a LOT of trouble. He's a lefty but uses scissors right-handed, but not very well. :p

[hharris.livejournal.com]

I would call that a mandarin collar, and would first try cutting it with a curve to get it to conform to the body. Those parallel lines on the lining could be because the collar is cut the same width all the way around. I'm really liking all the menswear I've seen from this show. Looking forward to seeing your finished coat!

[hharris.livejournal.com]

(I'm assuming the lines are applied trim...but I can't really tell from this picture, so could just as likely be wrong!)

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I think I'm going to do mock-ups of both a straight collar and a curved one and see what looks right.