Since I was down to only one jacket for sale, i decided i needed to make another one...or two.
This was a denim jacket that I found at the thrift store. (remind me not to do denim again....it is kind of thick on those seams.) I took it apart, covered it in brown selvages and put it back together again. I chose not to cover the collar and the button sections.
It had these cool dark blue buttons that said Navy on them. the back of the buttons had HBW on them. this button is an exact replica of a military button from the Civil War....except theirs were metal and not plastic.
The part I really loved was how the buttons were attached. I had to do a bit of goggling on this. seems the military had these types of buttons. they were made easily removable for cleaning. the only buttons....and connecting rings.....like these that i found are being made in the UK.
I chose not to line the jacket...but used variegated thread to add a bit of whimsy.
Too bad it is too small for me....i love it. but, i pretty much love all my jackets. haha
No comments:
Post a Comment