With everyone gone, and some real alone time in the studio, and absolutely nothing on the calendar for two blissful days (except the season finale of Downton Abby Sunday night) I hunkered down with my sewing machine and the dog, and I sewed like I haven’t sewed since I was young. Course my neck muscles screamed at me the whole time, since I’m not quite so young anymore, and I had to rip out areas more than once because I forgot to attach the rear waist belt, but all in all, I adored the adventure and I’m really really pleased with the end result.
In case you missed the previous posts, the vest design is a modification of a Kenneth Cole vest I purchased a couple of years ago in Atlantic City. I traced off the pattern and did some serious modifications, reworking the fit and the length and changing out the belt for a front zipper.
The vest fabric is a gorgeous khaki linen, from my stash (I think from Vogue Fabrics in Illinois) and the colorful bands came from my inkle loom, from hand dyed rayon, leftover warp from another weaving project.
The trim on the inside is a rayon challis I had, scraps from the lining of a project I did many years ago.
Since I am alone, it was tough to get photos on me, but I love the fit, so excuse the bathroom mirror!
Looks really, really good.
Wow! Looks FANTASTIC!!
Daryl, it’s magnificent! I hope I get to see it in person some day!
(I’m about to put a dye pot of wool in the oven. First time I have tried this method…)
Congratulations on a job well done! What’s next??
Puuuuuuuuuurfect fit! Gorgeous.
Awesome! I’ll have to make something with my inkle loom. I’ve had it for years and I never made anything with it. It is comforting for me to know that someone as experienced as you, that you also have to “rip out” because you “forgot”. I thought that only happened to inexperienced sewers like me!
I don’t do a lot of sewing anymore, but when I did I loved doing those special things to a garment that made it mine. Some of them no one would ever see, such as the trim to the inside seams or a flamboyant lining, or just a well hand-stitched facing. But whatever it was, I knew that no one would have anything like it. Congratulations on the vest–I particularly love the seam lines in the back and the lower band (is that an inset or just a stitching line?). But it’s the inkle band that really makes it special,… Read more »
Perfect!
I hope you bring this to the Quad Cities–I would love to see it in person! Just Lovely!
just beautiful, Daryl!
MUCH better than the Cole original.
It’s been such a pleasure watching this garment come to fruition. (I LOVE this blog!!).
Nice!
Love it! Your adaptation of the pattern is perfect.
Looks Fantastic! Good job! Hope to see it someday.
I love the gores in the back that shape it in at the waist. Lovely construction and details. Congrats Daryl!
Gorgeous……You look sooooo slim and sylph-like…….