Jacket Conversion in an Afternoon

**Doomsday** · 7th October 09, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by The F-H.C.A.G.

Pardon my asking, but, what tartan is this?

**Splash_4** · 7th October 09, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by Doomsday

Pardon my asking, but, what tartan is this?

That is one of the infamous Stillwater Kilts Weathered Lamont half setts.

**Inchessi** · 14th October 09, 04:51 PM

[QUOTE=The F-H.C.A.G.;660774]So, I measured twice.

I am considering facing my sewingmachinephobia (one word, legitimate, really) and doing this to a goodwill jacket.

The first of what may be a Monty Python sewing skit: I saw that you measured up six inches from the bottom of the jacket. Is this proportional to the over all length, or where the hem should fall to the wearer?

**Deil the Yin** · 14th October 09, 05:07 PM

How could he resist? It's got his name written all over it! And not made in China, either. Kudos to that.

Originally Posted by The F-H.C.A.G.

It was on sale, so of course he couldn't resist it.

Check out the liner on this baby!

**The F-H.C.A.G.** · 14th October 09, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Inchessi

I am considering facing my sewingmachinephobia (one word, legitimate, really) and doing this to a goodwill jacket.

The first of what may be a Monty Python sewing skit: I saw that you measured up six inches from the bottom of the jacket. Is this proportional to the over all length, or where the hem should fall to the wearer?

This is where the hem should fall for the wearer. It helps if you have someone else to measure and mark the jacket while you are wearing it over a kilt.

Originally Posted by Deil the Yin

How could he resist? It's got his name written all over it! And not made in China, either. Kudos to that.

Well, it's got my name all over it, anyway (I'm a she!

).

Be well,

Star

**TheNaughtyScot** · 15th October 09, 03:40 PM

If only I could sew so well...

**Kiltboy** · 17th October 09, 05:13 AM

Thank you for this pictorial tutorial. Recently I used it to modify two jackets which hung in the closet for years. I'm not a sewer, but decided to take the plunge and cut and stitch. Following your pics, the job took only 5 hours. Now I have a brown and grey kilt jacket. My friends who met me at the symphony that night were impressed. Thanks agan.