Second Life for a Suit [pictorial]

whiteslashasian · Nov 18, 2009

Originally Posted by Wes Bourne

Very cool. Careful not to extend the shoulders too much and create divots.

Torqued sleeves would be a no-no as well.

Seriously though, this is a pretty cool project. It's kind of sad that children will eventually grow out of their clothes, but hand me downs are always an option (assuming you have more in the pipeline).

I'm looking forward to seeing the end result!

gdl203 · Nov 18, 2009

Very cool. Do you take orders?

NOBD · Nov 18, 2009

Front:

Same, but in a later stadium:

Stitching in pink:

Front and back attached:

Sleeves attached - front

- back

Pattern pinned on lining

Pinned for pleats to get the lining to go from the wide bottom to the small back part (forgive me for not using the right terms - don't hesitate to correct):

Pinned and all through the machine:

Result:

Inside:

Total:

And stitched through:

Wes Bourne · Nov 18, 2009

^ Nice.

whiteslashasian · Nov 18, 2009

That is amazing. You have a very lucky little girl!

Wes Bourne · Nov 18, 2009

Originally Posted by whiteslashasian

That is amazing. You have a very lucky little girl!

And a pretty talented gf!

yfyf · Nov 18, 2009

This is way cool Wednesday

bigbris1 · Nov 18, 2009

That's awesome! I was just telling the wife yesterday that I think I'm going to have to buy a sewing machine as my 7 yo is tall and thin and OTR dress clothing just doesn't fit him. This was just the nudge I needed. Thanks!

Parker · Nov 18, 2009

Wow! How cool. What a great idea. You're a good dad.

NOBD · Nov 18, 2009

Thanks all for the kind words.

@ gdl: no orders, I'm afraid.

More later.

gdl203 · Nov 18, 2009

NOBD · Nov 18, 2009

Originally Posted by gdl203

Terribly sorry. But no means no.
(As I try to convincingly tell* my two year old.)

*) Split infinitive?

NOBD · Nov 18, 2009

Collar on:

Unfinished inside of the coat:

Lining that will be attached to the inside:

Collar stitched through:

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Sorry for the colour differences. Low light and different light sources means white balance problems.)

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Lining sleeves zigzagged to prevent fraying:

Up close:

Back with collar:

Up close:

Lining sleeves attached to the rest of the lining - back:

Detail:

Front:

Detail

***

To be continued.

Doxe · Nov 18, 2009

Thanks for sharing this! Just remember to take lots of photos so you can show her when she's older just how cool she was when she was young.

Can't wait to see the finished project.

malefic · Nov 18, 2009

Very cool, this makes me want to go find the nicest $10 thrift blazer I can and tear it apart just to see what goes on inside.

I used to do that with electronics as a kid (phones, VCRs, TVs) but I'm sure it never even occurs to a lot of people that there is literally more to their clothing than meets the eye.

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