I made it in a charcoal grey gabardine, fully lined with tartan viscose in the body and hood and sleeves are lined in a blue satin. . I used the satin to line the sleeves as the viscose may not have given enough "slip in" ease. Bronze snaps are added along with bronze eyelets for the drawstring waistband and bronze "donglers", I don't know the proper name, for the ends of the drawstrings.
I found the instructions very hard to follow. There is a sewalong on the website, but that was difficult to follow also, the photos weren't very well done and the steps in the sewalong didn't always follow the steps listed in the pattern. Added to that, the pattern referred to the right hand side of the jacket as worn, but the sewalong said it was the left hand side, as seen when looking from the front on part of their instructions. So when the sewalong said left or right, I had difficulty understanding if they really meant right or left. I thought I'd put the right hand zip in wrong as the lining didn't seem to line up correctly on the right hand side, but then realised I just hadn't folded the placket in. However even then I had to do some unpicking to get the right hand side placket, zip and lining to line up correctly.
After 30 hours sewing, I'm going to add lots of photos here.
Back with hood up. I like the back yoke.
Side view. I like the slanted pockets
Ta da.....
I had to include my label. Also has a tag for hanging the jacket.
View of the inside, hood is to the left.
Drawstring with eyelet.
After 30 hours and difficult to follow instructions, I won't be in a hurry to remake this. But I am pleased with the final result.
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