Skele-jacket (Part I)
Buckle up kids - this one took me a while to make, so it's gonna take more than one post to document my progress.
(I'm also just really excited about it, so I'm posting about it before I've actually finished it ;-;)
My brother commissioned me, as this year's birthday/Christmas gift, to mod his black denim jacket for him.
When I asked him to elaborate he told me (among other things)
'Fab I want the sickest back piece you've ever seen'
'Fat'
'Mattive'
'Sick'
To which I responded 'U want fat sick?' Apparently that was not what he wanted.
When asked to send me photo inspiration so I could gauge the aesthetic he had in mind, he replied with
'No I give me thots 🥺'
'I'm not a creative ash'
'I only code'
As you can see, I didn't have much to work with, so I rooted around my fabric stash to see what ideas I could come up with that he might like. I suggested a few things, but the fabric we settled on for the back piece ended up being leftovers from the Franken-tee (which coincidentally I gave to him as a gift, so when this is done he'll have a matching set).
Thus the project began. First, I mapped out where I would put the pieces of fabric for the back piece. I only had half a skeleton t-shirt left to work with, so I ended up going for a split design made from three separate patches.
I trialled a design that filled the gaps with a black and white tartan, but we decided to leave the gaps blank in the end. I secured them with some quick running stitches and then bordered them with some simple chain embroidery.
Planning and beginning the skeleton window design.
After I'd finished the borders on the skeleton patches, I decided to continue the borders around the gaps as well, creating window-like effect.
Embroidering the borders of the window panels.
After the back piece was finished, I wanted to add more embroidery elsewhere on to bring the jacket together cohesively. I began by adding a decorative blanket stitch across the collar, some 'X' stitches across the top of the back panel and along the sleeves (avoiding the ends that would experience the most wear).
Embroidering the rest of the jacket.
We're definitely getting closer to the finish line. With the time I have left before Christmas, I want to add some finishing touches to the front of the jacket. I've already added some 'X' stitches to the pocket lining. Next up is to see what we can do with the pockets...
I'm playing around with the idea of using up the last bits of skeleton fabric, but I'm not settled on how I'd do that yet.
Vibe-check on using more skeleton fabric on the front of the jacket.
Part II of the skele-jacket will be posted sometime around Christmas, I'm excited to finally finish this project! :D