AI6YR BenDone, for now! No pockets, but this jacket now wearable. Added a wind flap under the zipper. Had to take out extra material at the rear, but no problem. Hemmed arms and bottom edge. #sewing #diy #softshelljacket
That elevator music you hear is my re-oiling my sewing machine! Skipping stitches, sounded like it was struggling. Back to normal now. #sewing #softshelljacket
Quick afternoon break and added a zipper. Still needs to be top stitched, and I need to open up the collar and extend the zipper up to the top. Zipper must be shortened. Ended up using the parka zipper I had because the zipper I ordered via ebay (in transit) will be too short anyway. #sewing #softshelljacket
Although the cut of the jacket is a little loose and bulky while wearing a t-shirt, it's actually pretty good for this scenario, having the fleece underneath. I am thinking I will probably cut it so I can wear a fleece under it for winter (ie softshell for wind resistance, the fleece underneath for more warmth). Probably overkill for SoCal, but none of my other rain jackets work well over that red Patagonia jacket. #sewing #softshelljacket
Layering test and trying to determine the correct length. Put my two puffiness fleece jackets on to determine where the bottom needs to go. The second photo you can see the jacket length needs to be longer to fully cover and extend over the red Patagonia sweatshirt (secondhand thrift buy!). #sewing #softshelljacket
Added a collar... however may have to pull the edges apart to put the zipper into place. Channeling a "Dr. Strange" style collar, lol. #sewing #softshelljacket
"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." (Yoda)
(Still need a collar, then a zipper, then adjustment of rhe sides. The softshell DWR is stiffer than my prototype material, so this is looking more like a motorcycle jacket. Unless I want to modify the shoulder a bit... tbd.) #sewing #softshelljacket
"Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise... It's continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before..." π€ͺ
(Some fine tuning on fit required. Does my butt look too large π€ͺ) #sewing #softshelljacket
