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My French Couture Jacket - It's Done!!!!!
My French Couture Jacket - It's Done!!!!!

Well, it's done and I have to say, I'm very pleased/relieved.  This jacket was an enormous amount of work and so easy to become distracted away from because of it.  It's been a serious commitment to get it finished this month before staring any new projects. AND, has definitely been a practice in patience for sure.  I must have done at least 20 hours of hand work, last week alone, in the push to get it finished.  My hands are a little broken, but they can rest for a little while while I do some decision making about future projects....

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French Jacket Progress - Ces Maudites Poches (those damned pockets)!
French Jacket Progress - Ces Maudites Poches (those damned pockets)!

One of the things that has been so daunting about completing my French Couture Jacket are all the buttonholes. There are 14 total - 4 on the front, 3 on each sleeve and one on each of the 4 pockets. Each buttonhole requires multiple steps. First you stitch a little rectangle (with your machine) using really tiny stitches, then you cut a slit and then proceed to hand finish this with lots of tiny blanket stitches around the entire hole.  If this weren't enough....

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unfinished objects, Sewing, coutureJennifer SerrThe Sewing Roomcouture, couture sewing, Sewing, sewing skills, chanel jacket, chanel style, chanel, outerwear, how to, handsewing, hand sewing