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I tried wearing the coat last night, and was actually very pleased with it. It's warm, and the extra material in the skirts from the two side-triangles means that when I sit down in the coat it does not gape. It just spreads out and continues to cover my knees like a champ.
Pardon DH's messy office behind me. Also I have no idea what that white stripe on the coat is. It wasn't there when I looked down at it. Some artifact of the camera, I think.
I have a nice kilt pin somewhere, which I'll use to close it instead of the morris dancing badge featured here. I'm in two minds about whether to line it with a lining fabric or just put tape over the raw edges, but the material doesn't fray anyway, so I don't necessarily need to do anything.
Also, keep your fingers crossed, but Son is currently getting insurance for fast food delivery, and once that goes through, he may actually have a source of income! Which would be both of my major hopes for this year achieved. (A source of income and a place to live.) It's not a great job, but it's better than nothing.
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Date: 2023-12-01 05:51 pm (UTC)From:Fingers crossed for your son, I hope it works out!
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Date: 2023-12-01 07:05 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2023-12-02 03:51 am (UTC)From:The white stripe is obvious proof there's a ghost in there. Caught on camera!
Good thoughts for Son - it's a job, and it'd be great for him to have it!
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Date: 2023-12-02 10:57 am (UTC)From:Thank you :) Yes, I'm pleased with it, and I've even figured out that if I use the corderoy I was hoping to use for the outer layer as the lining instead, I won't even need to buy new material for the lining. Which makes me feel a lot better about the whole thing!
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Date: 2023-12-02 11:03 am (UTC)From:Thank you! Oh but threading the machine is the worst part. If you buy some lighter fabric and some strong all purpose needles, and make sure to take any pins out before the needle reaches them, that should fix the needle breaking thing.
(I also had a big problem with needles breaking when I started, but I think I was trying to sew heavy fabric with light needles. Now I just buy the strongest multi-purpose needles they sell, and they seem to handle anything.)
I would never make a decent seamstress because I am too slapdash for that, but there is a joy in being able to sew your own clothes from your own choice of fabric, and very few people ever seem to notice how wonky my seams are. So if you felt like giving it another go, you might grow to enjoy it ;)
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Date: 2023-12-02 11:05 am (UTC)From:Thank you! It's even occurred to me this morning that I could use the corduroy layer I already met as a lining (instead of an outer) and then I won't be wasting any material. But I'll do that later as I want to wear it today.
I figured out that the white line was on the mirror, so that's a relief :)
Thank you :)
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Date: 2023-12-03 02:13 am (UTC)From:Ah, mystery solved! (Though what a shame it's not a ghost.)
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Date: 2023-12-03 09:56 am (UTC)From:LOL! I'm not sure I would have enjoyed my coat being haunted, so I'm sure it's for the best :)
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Date: 2023-12-04 09:08 pm (UTC)From:Thank you :) It's been a learning experience, figuring out how the pattern works for me, but that's always the way.