My first big commission was completed several months ago, and I'm just now getting around to blogging about it. I have an excuse, though. In the intervening months I have taken on and finished two more commissions of similar magnitude, and I will be blogging about those soon.
Commission Number One was a tailcoat and waistcoat for a customer who wished to replace his kilt that he had been wearing to English Country Dances with a more suitable Regency ensemble. He purchased a shirt and pair of breeches from
Jas. Townsend, but came to me for a custom tailcoat and waistcoat. I also ended up making him a cravat to complete the outfit.
The only in-progress photos I took of the project are these three pics of the pad-stitched collar:
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| Pad-stitching from the top side |
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| Pad-stitching from the bottom side |
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| And with the excess interfacing trimmed away |
The final coat turned out rather well, if I do say so. We opted for a single-breasted front, closed with two buttons on a chain.
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| Behind the coat you can see the first two tailcoats I made for Brian the Engineer. I used them as reference while sewing. |
The red wool waistcoat provided a beautiful contrast to the navy wool coat. Both fabrics were purchased from
Burnley & Trowbridge.
The client requested all silver buttons.
When he came for his final fitting, the gentleman was kind enough to bring his full outfit so I could take these photos for my
website:
Looks rather good, doesn't he? He wore the ensemble to a ball the following weekend.
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