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Post by feather on Dec 28, 2019 2:59:14 GMT
Bear with my stupidity.
I bought this nice jacket, I thought it was lined and it was not. So I get cold in it. I like it though.
It's a black corduroy jacket and I like it. I'd like to continue to wear it, in the spring.
I have a bunch of clothes that are more large, and I'm a little smaller now so I'm thinking if I line it with a heavy fabric blouse, or shirt, that is also a similar size, I would have it lined. The fabric in the shirts is like suede with the inside of it, smooth, and the outside has some texture and it is not thin.
Am I better off just cutting the fabric from the shirts, for the back, 2 fronts, and sleeves, to be a little looser than the jacket, or am I better off fitting one inside the other, cutting off the excesses and sewing them into place by the edges?
Are there any hints on how to do this?
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Post by Use Less on Dec 28, 2019 12:39:48 GMT
Bear with my stupidity.
I bought this nice jacket, I thought it was lined and it was not. So I get cold in it. I like it though.
It's a black corduroy jacket and I like it. I'd like to continue to wear it, in the spring.
I have a bunch of clothes that are more large, and I'm a little smaller now so I'm thinking if I line it with a heavy fabric blouse, or shirt, that is also a similar size, I would have it lined. The fabric in the shirts is like suede with the inside of it, smooth, and the outside has some texture and it is not thin.
Am I better off just cutting the fabric from the shirts, for the back, 2 fronts, and sleeves, to be a little looser than the jacket, or am I better off fitting one inside the other, cutting off the excesses and sewing them into place by the edges?
Are there any hints on how to do this?
Honestly, I'd figure out what fits comfortably under the jacket: a thin sweater, heavy blouse, zip-up fleece vest (there inexpensive ones that are not $), and just wear layers. Tucking a scarf around your neck and inside the front of jackets helps a lot, too.
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Post by mogal on Dec 28, 2019 12:58:10 GMT
I think I'd find a shirt slightly smaller than the jacket so you don't have extra fabric bunching up inside the jacket. All you need is a bit of slack for "ease." If you don't have a ready made shirt, you'll have to make one from the cut up pieces which is why I suggested starting with a shirt in the first place. Carefully fit the shirt inside the jacket wrong sides together and tack it in place by hand at the shoulders, fronts, sleeves and hem so you can check how the composed garment feels as you move. Adjust accordingly. Use a soap chip or regular marking chalk to mark your cutting lines. Don't forget to add a seam allowance. Take out the hand tacks, and cut away excess fabric. At this point I would use my machine to put an overedge stitch to protect the cut edges. My machine is 46 years old so I only have this overedge option. If you have a serger, use it but don't forget to maintain your seam allowance. Now for the "fun" part. Actually, it's going to be tedious, tedious. Press all edges towards the inside at what would have been your seam line. Fit the shirt-lining into the jacket, wrong sides together. Pin at appropriate points--shoulder seam, center back, front edges and cuffs. Using matching thread, sew in by hand as you would "hand pick" a zipper into a fine garment using a running back stitch. Here's a video of how to do this stitch. For inserting the lining, I'd use a shorter visible top portion www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+to+sew+a+running+back+stitch&&view=detail&mid=61A93D580A3260AEE81861A93D580A3260AEE818&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dhow%2520to%2520sew%2520a%2520running%2520back%2520stitch%26qs%3DWebSearch%26form%3DQBVR%26sp%3D1%26pq%3Dhow%2520to%2520sewa%2520running%2520back%2520%26sc%3D1-25%26cvid%3D7683396FDF1244B08C505EDD75C84468 This presenter isn't using a thimble. When I taught home economics, if you didn't use a thimble when hand sewing, the best grade you could achieve would be a B. I was such a mean old teacher! I also would take a half point off for each misspelled word on my students' papers up to 5 points. They complained that it wasn't an English class so why did they have to spell correctly? I argued that a prospective employer would surely notice poor spelling on a job application. The English teachers thought it was a great way to make a point with these kids whose educations would most likely end with high school. Come to think of it, wearing an extra layer might be simpler in the long run. Grin.
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Post by Woodpecker on Dec 28, 2019 16:07:36 GMT
My two cents...layer up feather, I wear a fleece vest under a wool, thin lined hooded jacket, with a scarf also covering my neck and chest. It has worked for me for years! Then you could wear it in warmer weather too. I'd take the easy way, but that's me!
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Post by Maura on Dec 28, 2019 18:53:31 GMT
If you don't sew, this will be a big project for you. I think "tedious" was the word used.
Also, suede is rough on one side. I would not use it as a lining. Layer.
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Post by feather on Dec 28, 2019 19:45:02 GMT
Maura, I do sew. I really like the tedious parts of hand sewing. Honest! I know that sounds silly, but I love hemming, or hand stitching a quilt binding, or darning socks, so hand stitching something into this jacket might be okay for me. The inside of the shirt is smooth, while the outside is more like suede. It won't be a pretty lining, pretty to look at with seams showing, but it would slip on smoothly. The jacket falls nicely when it is buttoned, but when it is unbuttoned, the front doesn't fall nicely. It needs some structure added. So besides warmth, it needs a little structure in front. (I'm even thinking that maybe some iron on pellon might be in order.) mogal, Thanks for the back stitching lesson, I enjoyed that.
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Post by Jolly on Dec 28, 2019 20:44:52 GMT
I've seen old work jackets that had button-in flannel liners. Wonder how hard that would be to do?
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