Starting the Project

This is the pattern I'll be making, Vogue V8991.  I'll be making the jacket in a black/gold/white tweed wool.  I'll be using Claire Schaeffer's book Couture Sewing: The Couture Cardigan Jacket as a reference. 

I've assembled the materials needed:

  • Jacket body:  Italian black/gold/white tweed wool from Mood.
  • Lining:  Gold China silk from Mood.
  • Trim:  three different trims from mood, final selection to be made when the jacket is farther along.
  • Interfacing:  Silk organza and Pellon Ultra Weft
  • Buttonhole silk twist thread from Superior Threads.
  • "Handcrafted by" labels from Label Weavers.
  • Gold chain weight and Japanese basting thread in four colors from Susan Khalje Couture.
  • Black and gold buttons from Benno's Buttons. I previously ordered two different gold buttons from Mood, but ended up deciding the black with gold stands out more. 
  • Other materials including pattern, Easy Pattern tracing material, muslin, thread, and stay tape from Joann's