I had not yet hemmed the cuffs. There is a lining in the sleeves which I had seam ripped and opened up when I cut them down a little. I ironed a new hem to the sleeves and the lining and then had to stitch it together in such a way that it did not show on the outside.

Here's my slightly modified blind hem stitch...





Nicely hidden from the outside...



once the cuffs were hemmed and the buttons sewn onto the sleeve patches, I took a look at Panache's recent Braemar jacket purchase. I really liked the buttons on the pocket flaps, so copied the look...



Speaking of pockets, you may (or may not) remember that I removed the pockets in order to cut the coat down, but I did intend to replace them with cut down versions. Things are not so clear cut. More to come...

Be well,