Velvet Waistcoat: added piping
Here are a few shots of it completed. You can’t even see the piping! In person it all sorta meshes together into one lovely soft shell. Now to start the zouave jacket to go...
Category: Velvet waistcoat
Black Velvet Waistcoat: front closure
Closes with custom self-fabric buttons with hand sewn buttonholes. Waiting for buttonholes:
Black Velvet Waistcoat: bust pads & button planning
The velvet waistcoat is close to done. I’m contemplating adding a touch of bias piping… Here are some inprogress shots – Wool half moons: These were lightly basted together to create the bust pads...
Black Velvet Waistcoat: boning, ironing, & staystitching
The seam allowances were clipped and then the boning channels applied by machine:
Black Velvet Waistcoat: patterning & lining
Drawing on the pattern: This was repeated for a white linen lining and the two were flat-lined together. The mock-up was then fit and will become the final lining for the waistcoat.
