Sheriffmuir Jacket from scratch (a DIY project)

**Hothir Ethelnor** · 12th November 09, 09:10 PM

I live in Ohio and it looks like the make it with wool contests are only in Washington and Oregon.

Too bad, sounds interesting though...

**Heming** · 12th November 09, 11:48 PM

Here's an artcle about Make it with Wool in Ohio:

http://www.ohiosheep.org/OSWP/MIWWContest.html

**blackbeard** · 13th November 09, 06:04 PM

It looks great so far!
I would have one suggestion as to fitting. Always wear the same shirt that you are going to be wearing with the finished garment. I noticed that in the muslin fitting you were wearing a long sleeved t-shirt and in the wool mock up, a rather loose shirt. This will make a dramatic difference in the fit of the final garment, especially in the arms eye. The higher up in your armpit that the jacket or doublet sleeve is (within comfortable reason), the better the fit. When you raise your arms the body of the doublet has a better chance to stay in place.

**Smayniac** · 13th November 09, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by blackbeard

It looks great so far!
I would have one suggestion as to fitting. Always wear the same shirt that you are going to be wearing with the finished garment. I noticed that in the muslin fitting you were wearing a long sleeved t-shirt and in the wool mock up, a rather loose shirt. This will make a dramatic difference in the fit of the final garment, especially in the arms eye. The higher up in your armpit that the jacket or doublet sleeve is (within comfortable reason), the better the fit. When you raise your arms the body of the doublet has a better chance to stay in place.

Also remember what the fitting man said to me when marking up my first sport jacket: the most strenuous thing you'll be doing in this jacket is driving and dancing, it can be much more "constricting" than you think at first.

**vorpallemur** · 14th November 09, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by Smayniac

Also remember what the fitting man said to me when marking up my first sport jacket: the most strenuous thing you'll be doing in this jacket is driving and dancing, it can be much more "constricting" than you think at first.

On the other hand, I'd say if you can't sword fight in the jacket, it doesn't fit right.

**Dukeof Kircaldy** · 25th February 10, 12:15 PM

NIce project. How is it coming along?

**Hothir Ethelnor** · 25th February 10, 06:41 PM

Well it's just getting pulled back off the shelf where it sat for a while due to Christmas travels and my brothers wedding in January.

I am working on fitting sleeves to the 2nd gen mockup.