This is essentially a free project. It also is a very quick sewing project for when I am recovering and unable to sew with a machine. Its actually been on my sewing pile for years and because I needed to hand sew the hem has stayed there. Every winter it comes out again. Every spring I put it back away not having finished it. I even wore it with dangly threads and a chopped lining inside it when I went out shopping a few times because I really like it but never got round to this small bit of hand sewing.
Anyway that does mean this project will not be a waste of time because it has been worn half-made for years!
Originally this waistcoat was a second hand fur coat which I bought to use a piece of the fur around the hood of a jacket.
I do not actually remember what the coat cost, but not much, which is why I used it for my trim. It was also much better quality fur than I could at that time source so it ticked all the boxes. It did seem a shame to waste the rest of the coat though.
And then of course I was left with the rest of the jacket. I took the sleeves off a while later - not too sure what happened to them but suspect somewhere in my fabric stash. If I find them I am considering making a muff. Anyway the jacket pretty soon became this waistcoat, just I never finished sewing it. I sewed around the armholes by zigzag ages ago. Probably after about a year of just wearing as it was around the house. But the hem just stayed this cut off frayed mess.
Then about a week ago it occurred to me that I am sitting here vegetating because I am not allowed to sew. I had a total hip replacement. Though as you can see I can now stand without crutches! I do not actually walk really as yet but physio will hopefully make me stronger very soon. I want to be normal again and really need to be able to use a sewing machine. Anyway, time to do the bits of hand sewing I can manage and this is very basic easy sewing because you cannot really see if I do not do perfect stitches and to be honest I am rubbish at hand sewing.
The waistcoat is worn here with a pair of my camo joggers and my green velvet top ( and my new hat!). Also because this was originally a coat it has more hooks at the front than most RTW waistcoats of this type making it much warmer to wear.
I am starting to feel very wintery now. I really need to find out the other items of hand sewing I need to do. I do not have many because using a hand sewing needle is something I actively avoid but there is a couple of other things I could do now that will mean I get stuff sorted out that has been left in most cases for years. Otherwise I am stuck with reading and doing the odd bit of knitting and I am very slow at that as well.
Have a great week and hope to see you again soon,
Take care
Bracken
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