tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411781376891158701.post9063575334054437253..comments2024-02-24T21:32:24.044-06:00Comments on Sincerely Yours, Kate: Lady Grey: The lining fabric is in too.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03513379876617697615noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411781376891158701.post-1721246696528844442010-10-18T11:25:20.864-05:002010-10-18T11:25:20.864-05:00Great points all. Yes, I believe there is great va...Great points all. Yes, I believe there is great value in going through the constructing process myself. It is about the learning and the creating, not just the finished project. With that said, I do hate to waste time and effort on a poor outcome, so I think I will follow Cynthia's advice about sticking with the easy-to-work-with and less expensive fabric for the first go-round. This way I can focus on construction and fit with less technical challenge or concern for damaging the materials. <br /><br />Thanks all for your input!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513379876617697615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411781376891158701.post-23367904529349649662010-10-18T07:25:20.312-05:002010-10-18T07:25:20.312-05:00Yes, it would be cheaper this time to buy a jacket...Yes, it would be cheaper this time to buy a jacket and have it altered to fit. But by sewing your own jacket you are going to learn valuable skills that will allow you to make your own, unique creations. The process will show you how garments are properly constructed, what works and what does not, so that when you do purchase ready-to-wear you will recognize quality and not be disappointed by paying top price for garments that turn out to be poorly made.<br />There's a lot more value in sewing than just the finished item.Winding Waysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411781376891158701.post-57706631949071040142010-10-14T15:39:48.043-05:002010-10-14T15:39:48.043-05:00I agree with Cynthia!
MomI agree with Cynthia!<br />MomSarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411781376891158701.post-54248050984504773022010-10-14T08:33:12.098-05:002010-10-14T08:33:12.098-05:00I am a fairly novice sewer, but it seems to me tha...I am a fairly novice sewer, but it seems to me that the cotton twill will give you a jacket that you are likely to wear a lot, AND the fabric will be easy to work with. Since this is your first tailored jacket (right?) I'd pick this for the main fabric. I think that the silk tweed is going to be a nightmare to sew and that the wool, while easy to sew, is going to make a jacket that you won't wear much. Since this is your first jacket it is likely to be not quite perfect no matter what you do, so making it in a special occasion type fabric is (IMO) not the best choice, because on that special occasion you will focus on the not-perfectness of the finished jacket. In an everyday fabric, you'll just wear it a lot and the not-perfectness won't bug you. (And for "you", read "me".)<br /><br />I think the batik lining is great -- it perks up the otherwise slightly dull cotton twill. But I love batik. If you don't, ask for other lining choices that do the same thing but aren't batik. I am imagining the jacket swinging open a little and sort of sparking up whatever else you're wearing, you know?<br /><br />That's my two cents.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609303563648969281noreply@blogger.com