Sini TuuliaFeb 23, 2025
#1890sCheckJacket update for the day: Have finished the linen tape on the canvas interfacing, had a moment of fast machine sewing with sewing the shoulder seams, and am now back in pad stitching land. Gotta love it when you read one step of the instructions like "pad stitch the collar" and you know that one sentence is going to be at least a straight hour of work. Or possibly multiple hours of not straight work, as I am not very straight nor as fast as I'd like to be.
Show threadSini TuuliaFeb 23, 2025

Me checking one of the tomes (an old Victorian tailoring manual) to see which directions the pad stitching on the collar should go and why, and once again gazing at diagrams like this.
Damn. 😂 I am definitely not going to do it as dense as that...

#OldManuals #Tailoring

Show threadSini TuuliaFeb 23, 2025
And that's a light coat, too! No wool wadding, padding or quilted interfacing on there at all. Men's garments used to be so hecking intricate.
Show threadSini TuuliaFeb 23, 2025

Ran out of my nice grey thread and feeling a bit bored, I elected to use a nice variegated cotton to finish the pad stitching to keep my brain online. It won't be visible at all once the top collar goes on, but honestly kind of rad looking!

#Sewing #Tailoring #1890sCheckJacket

Show threadSini TuuliaFeb 23, 2025

Done. Note to self, edit in the photo later so you don't get distracted from taking a break!

Edit: There we go, colarsrde.jpeg in all its glory.
The variegated thread helped in the process so much, my brain enjoyed it, and there will be a secret rave going on inside my collar once it's covered, I guess.

Show threadCTGTFeb 23, 2025

@sinituulia

Looks wonderful!

Show threadSini Tuulia
@CTGT Thank you! I certainly don't feel like doing pad stitching in normal matching colours again!
Feb 23, 2025 at 7:55pmWeb
Show threadCTGTFeb 23, 2025

@sinituulia

I can see why!