682 Raglan Sleeve Jacket with Storm Collar
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Watch the video series I released during the designing and making up of this popular pattern. Follow the progress over the eight days of making this very wearable jacket.
Four years ago I made plans to use up fabric I had stored away for far too long. What a wasted resource. I made the Frock Coat from the furnishing brocade. I made the Boxy Jacket from my scant 1 metre of Harris Tweed. But I never got around to this lovely loose weave bold check. I was thinking at the time of a big coat or jacket with a generous shawl collar but after looking at this fabric again, I decided it would be too overwhelming. So to bring you up to date, I developed this Raglan Sleeve Jacket. It has a Storm Collar which buttons up high to keep you cosy.
I made it three quarter length with deep raglan sleeves for comfort. It has welt pockets at the hip line. I left the cuff plain or you could add a button but a cuff vent would have been too difficult on this looses weave. I found perfect buttons. They are bold and wooden. I'm so pleased to have made good use of this gorgeous yardage.
The storm collar converts to a nice open style that looks good with a polo neck. A jacket like this goes really well with jeans or a pencil skirt and especially well with the Cropped Palazzo Trousers. In the 60s we used to call this car coat length. I bought this fabric very many years ago and now I am loving wearing it. Cutting this bold weave on the cross was a stroke of genius as it adds extra interest. I was pleased that the pattern did in fact fit diagonally across the width. I already had lining that matches and fits in with my use it up policy. I used light weight non woven interfacing and only interfaced the collar, button band, cuffs and the pocket welts. I wanted the jacket itself to remain soft.
Once I was ready to start, I had to decide whether to use the right side or the wrong side? Both equally interesting. Watch the series to see the work flow from rough sketch to the final photos.
