I have been making a Gentleman's Victorian Waistcoat pattern from a Folkwear pattern for my husband for our wedding anniversary present. I have made such a disaster out of it so far.
In the end I put the fraying and unpicked original Chinese satin material pieces aside of rampant snarling back threaded dragons and started again. I had to buy more Chinese satin, different lining and iron on interfacing. I had used too thick lining, overstretched the satin when pressing it with too hot an iron, and cut the pattern in the wrong size even though I had carefully checked and measured it out.
So the following week, with husband in tow, we went to get more of the material he had specially picked out . Of course they had sold out and no they weren't expected any more. So we picked different pattern bright red with black cherry blossoms.
Sigh. Patience of a saint- and the new larger waistcoat version 2 that I had pinned, tacked and muslined first, still didn't fit right on him but did on the second duct tape manikin we made that weekend. Pooh. Its the neck fitting that is all wrong. So I have unpicked it across the back and collar to rethink about what went wrong. The muslin had sat right when I checked it out.
I get my newly overhauled sewing machine back to inspire me to try again next Tuesday. Third time lucky. I am determined to get it right sitting well and looking professional on him!
Then I will share the finished photos with you. All I have to show for many hours of work is a pile of unpicked, frayed material and a half finished waistcoat divided into two also unpicked.
I need a new unpicker now as my one has gone blunt from overuse!
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