A month of months

Immediately after making the blue jacket, I wanted another one, this time bigger than a size XS. I can't remember what size I did make. Oops.  This was also made in April. Or May. I wish I'd kept track. Oops again.

I actually bought fabric for the main color - black linen.*

The lining was a piece of vintage fabric gifted to me by a coworker.  It was narrow and a little over 3 yards, so there was some piecing happening there, too.


I don't wear it red-side out as it's not quite my color, but I do like the pop it gives at the cuffs.

*I used some leftovers for  the sleep mask I just made.

What do you do after a week of closet cleaning and mending?  You make an impulse purchase of a pattern, cut up some old clothes and stash fabric, and make a New Thing. 

The Wiksten Haori was shared with me by a coworker a few months ago, and I hadn't been able to stop thinking about it. I had a medieval linen tunic I made and wore once to an SCA event a decade ago hanging in my closet waiting for me to do something with it. The linings were harvested from a 20s robe I made out of velvet and silk lining that I never wore, and some silk dupioni that was a failed garment just waiting in my stash.

As usual, I did not take before photos.

I managed to eke out an XXS (I'm a Small, according to the measurement chart) and spent two days sewing and combining all the pieces into a very comfortable, lightweight jacket.

If I make this again, I'd probably try the S, or make the sleeves wider. I made it 7/8" longer, which corresponded to the largest size length, and it's just right.

Photos will get posted at some point.