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The 1880s sports jacket is done!

A woman wearing a light blue linen-cotton outfit with an ankle length skirt with box pleats at the hem and a fitting jacket with a high collar and big applied pockets. Proper (almost) hiking boots (modern) complete the (historical) hiking dress, while the non-matching headgear and face mask interfere with the collar of the jacket (uooops).

Well, almost.

I still have to add half of the hooks and bars, and I don't have enough (nor I could go to buy them today), so the front closure is a bit strained; I have ideas on how to fix it, and on how to do it better the next time.

Also the pockets still need a bit of reinforcement embroidery on the upper corners.

Also, I need to finish writing instructions and publish them.

Same as above, this time one of the pockets is open to show a postcard peaking out.

However, the pockets are big enough to fit a postcard, which is quite fitting for #WorldPostcardDay :D and with some effort (not pictured) even a small watercolour pad / book to be able to do the victorian lady thing and take paintings while resting at the destination of the hike (yeah, right. as if I was able to draw, and I didn't just take pictures and trace those back home instead :D )

The towel and other necessary things go in the big pocket of the skirt, of course :D

And it needs a bit of washing and pressing after being manipulated for weeks, but the fit is better than it looks in these pictures, and I'm especially happy with the fit of the sleeve, which hugs the arm in just the right rest position, while also allowing a lot of movement.

Same as above, with arms stretched above the head; the jacket is still in the right position at the sides. We don't talk about the hook that has come undone at the front, that problem will be fixed :D

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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla''

Elena ``of Valhalla''
Elena ``of Valhalla''
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Oh, and I've found out that I will probably get a few more weeks out of it this year: it's October and I was still hot while dressed in something that is supposed to be lightweight summer clothing :(

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