The Coat Continues
I have been battling my coat all day. I think I am winning, but have been taking heavy casualties. At one point, I threaded a needle, tied a knot in the thread, started sewing, and the thread was not there. Not a sign of it anywhere. Aliens beamed it away, I swear. So I rethreaded the needle, sewed the clasp back on, and then realized I'd sewn the wrong side of the clasp on. Argh!
After a bit of hyperventilation, I cut into the armpits of the coat and made the openings larger, "serged" the edges (zigzag with my regular machine), and then sewed in the gussets. They turned out just fine. I'm glad I have experience with gussets. I'd hate to have had this coat be my first experience with them. They're so tetchy.
I managed to even the sleeves out as much as possible by tacking them up at the top. They hang much better now, but are a bit on the short side, now. This could be remedied by sewing on a matching trim at the cuff, but I don't have anything appropriate. So it will have to wait.
More trim needs to be sewn on, and two more clasps. I also need to resew a couple of the clasps. Getting them to sit straight is proving to be a serious pain in the kiester. But my next task is to complete the lining of the coat, and then to hem it off.
I may very well finish tomorrow. The end is in sight. And then I can get back to the Viking coat.
After a bit of hyperventilation, I cut into the armpits of the coat and made the openings larger, "serged" the edges (zigzag with my regular machine), and then sewed in the gussets. They turned out just fine. I'm glad I have experience with gussets. I'd hate to have had this coat be my first experience with them. They're so tetchy.
I managed to even the sleeves out as much as possible by tacking them up at the top. They hang much better now, but are a bit on the short side, now. This could be remedied by sewing on a matching trim at the cuff, but I don't have anything appropriate. So it will have to wait.
More trim needs to be sewn on, and two more clasps. I also need to resew a couple of the clasps. Getting them to sit straight is proving to be a serious pain in the kiester. But my next task is to complete the lining of the coat, and then to hem it off.
I may very well finish tomorrow. The end is in sight. And then I can get back to the Viking coat.