First off, apologies for the delayed post which I meant to do on Monday. Life has been very stressful since I moved to London (and especially during last few days) and I am wondering whether it was a good decision to move here.
But this is not about my personal circumstances, but about the final touches that we are applying to our Little Black Jacket.
After Leisa's detailed post about the finishing touches to the jacket, I have nothing to add but to show off my jacket to you!
Like Leisa, I prefer to buy my trims once the jacket is ready. So you can bring it to the shop and play around with different trims. I bought my trim during my last days in Tokyo in my favorite shop , Cotton Field in Kichijoji, with Angela from Sake Puppets.
I had one type of trim in mind, but when we came there it was sold out. Since the jacket is black and I do not wear much black, I decided to add some sparkles to it. In my opinion, this trim adds a bit of a festive mood to the strict look of the LBJ.
I bought the chain in Kleins, in Soho. They have a nice selection of chains of various colours and weight. Since I stitched the lining very close to the edge of the hem, the chain is attached at the very bottom of the jacket, giving it a nice shape. I used 1metre of chain and sewed every link with double polyester thread.
But the most interesting part of the jacket for me is still the lining: warm and colourful, it cheers me up!
I also decided not to add hooks; I will always keep my jacket unbuttoned. Also, I've omitted to sew the trim to the bottom edge of the jacket in order to avoid it being too bling-bling. I might add pockets when my boxes arrive from Japan :) But in any case, next Monday I'll show how to attach pockets. So stay tuned!
In addition, I must praise once again the wonderful wool from Linton Tweeds! You have no idea how soft and thin, but at the same time warm my jacket is!
I hope you enjoyed the sew-along with Leisa and I . I have to say a big thank you to Leisa who has been providing us with invaluable information throughout! She helped me so much while I was moving from Japan. Please show off your jackets either on our Flickr group or add links to your blogs! Until next time…!
But this is not about my personal circumstances, but about the final touches that we are applying to our Little Black Jacket.
After Leisa's detailed post about the finishing touches to the jacket, I have nothing to add but to show off my jacket to you!
Like Leisa, I prefer to buy my trims once the jacket is ready. So you can bring it to the shop and play around with different trims. I bought my trim during my last days in Tokyo in my favorite shop , Cotton Field in Kichijoji, with Angela from Sake Puppets.
I had one type of trim in mind, but when we came there it was sold out. Since the jacket is black and I do not wear much black, I decided to add some sparkles to it. In my opinion, this trim adds a bit of a festive mood to the strict look of the LBJ.
I bought the chain in Kleins, in Soho. They have a nice selection of chains of various colours and weight. Since I stitched the lining very close to the edge of the hem, the chain is attached at the very bottom of the jacket, giving it a nice shape. I used 1metre of chain and sewed every link with double polyester thread.
But the most interesting part of the jacket for me is still the lining: warm and colourful, it cheers me up!
I also decided not to add hooks; I will always keep my jacket unbuttoned. Also, I've omitted to sew the trim to the bottom edge of the jacket in order to avoid it being too bling-bling. I might add pockets when my boxes arrive from Japan :) But in any case, next Monday I'll show how to attach pockets. So stay tuned!
In addition, I must praise once again the wonderful wool from Linton Tweeds! You have no idea how soft and thin, but at the same time warm my jacket is!
I hope you enjoyed the sew-along with Leisa and I . I have to say a big thank you to Leisa who has been providing us with invaluable information throughout! She helped me so much while I was moving from Japan. Please show off your jackets either on our Flickr group or add links to your blogs! Until next time…!
