Making of a late '70s - early '80s Sears Roebucks-type denim jacket.
Next is the construction of the back panel. All seams are lapped on the Union Special 51400. The back and front panels are now ready to be assembled.

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Making of a late '70s - early '80s Sears Roebucks-type denim jacket.
Sewing the front yoke on the Union Special 51400 and finishing up the front panels.

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Happy to have some time for sewing!
Attaching the waistband on the two pairs of 1946-style jeans I started some time ago.

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I'm back home in Tokyo for just half a day! No time to waste to finish the sax blue denim and off-white pique jeans I started in Osaka.

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Lapping the back yoke seam on the Union Special 51400 to complete the back panel.

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My sewing machines - 9
Union Special 1700 (1/4 inch gauge)
This is a belt loop machine that arrived less than a month ago. For 30 years I've been making belt loops with a serger and a lockstitch machine, which is very time consuming and doesn't always produce the intended result. It's very satisfying to finally be able to make real belt loops!

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My sewing machines - 8
Union Special 51400 (1/4 inch gauge)
This is a two-needle chainstitch machine which I use for sewing the yokes and back seam and sometimes the inseams and outseams. I also use it with one needle for chainstitch hemming and attaching the waistband.
I got this machine just a year and a half ago, but it has really expanded the scope of what I can make.

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The belt loop machine has arrived!
Union Special 1700 with 1/4-inch needle gauge.

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The belt loop machine I decided on; a Union Special 1700 with 1/4-inch needle gauge. It will be refurbished, fixed with a motor and a belt loop folder, and mounted on a board for tabletop use.
Thanks so much to the folks at Tatsumi Machine for the expert advice and workmanship!

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Attaching the two-piece waistband. Both the bottom and the top of the waistband are chainstitched this time. Belt loops ready to be attached.

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